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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - NOVEMBER 13, 2001 6 about gaps on the health side. He noted one such issue was quarantine. He added there is no . excess capacity in hospitals. He stated on speaker raised the concern about being locked out of building and not having access to computers or data. He noted they did not have a prearranged gathering place for all staff to meet so could communicate with them quickly. He added there also needs to be a plan to get back in business. He stated communication was the single greatest problem. He noted cell phones were a life saver, yet in New York the system was overloaded and useless. He added there has been some discussion of a priority for the Chief of Police, etc. He stated everyone should consider putting key numbers for people on their persons so as to be prepared. He noted it was time well spent. He added Representative McCullum started the meeting with news that an aircraft was down in New York. He stated there were certain risk issues that have to be dealt with. He noted the Postal Inspector pointed out that since September 11,2001,30 billion pieces of mail had been processed. He added yet only three pieces have been found to have Anthrax. He stated that out of 350 billion pieces of mail, there have been only three bombs. He noted that in all three cases a spouse was sending his wife a bomb through the mail. He added a lot of money has been allocated to the post office. He stated they were spending lots of money in response to the war. He noted there were some tough issues out there. Mayor Probst stated he had received calls from people curious about the location of the new City Hall. Councilmember Grant stated he would like the Council to look into that. He noted there were a number of people voicing their surprise at the location of the building so close to Highway 96. . He added staff should research the issue. He stated it would be a lot easier to research the issue now than later on. He noted he realizes that they cannot move City Hall. He added the decision about City Hall was made before he was on the Council. Mayor Probst stated he did not believe there was a change. He noted the location was controlled by the need to be 150 feet from Sunfish Lake. He added he was not sure what value there is to chase this issue too far. He stated that the only way to verify absolutely the location was to have a survey done. Councilmember Aplikowski stated the comment might have come from an earlier version of a mock up, which had a parking lot on south side. She noted this design brought the building closer. She added since people have been asking, the question has to be answered. She stated she did not want staff to do a lot of research. Councilmember Rem stated that was definitely one of the first questions she was asked. She noted even Planning Commission members have questioned it in Planning Commission meetings. She added since there was confusion, it would be nice to get an answer. Councilmember Aplikowski stated she had received an email from Phil Cranke that he was interested in reintroducing a bill. She noted the bill would require that local elections be on odd numbered years. She added that out of 800 cities, only 81 of them have this policy now. She stated Mr. Cranke is always trying to pinch pennies, but this would cost a lot of money to have . two elections. She noted she thought the city should formulate some response to this proposal.