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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION Deeember 20, 2004 6 e City Couneil direeted City Staff to eontinue negotiating with the potential developer. Council Chamber-Sound Enhancements Murtuza Siddiqui, Finance Direetor, reported that the upgraded sound system in the Couneil Chamber has worked very well and has improved the sound quality. It has been noted that when the tables are arranged in the middle of the Couneil Chamber for work sessions and other meetings, the existing sound system is not eapable of transmitting sound through the audio system beeause there are no mierophones set-up on the table. It ean be very diffieult for people to hear the dialogue between City Couneilmembers and staff from the baek of the room. City staff presented the City Couneil with the following two options to eonsider: . Utilize existing eordless mierophones and a wireless lapel mierophone. . Purehase boundary mierophones that would be plaeed in the eenter of the room and would have the eapability to piek up sound from all sides of the mierophone. The estimated eost for four boundary mierophones is $1,600 (ine1uding eost and labor). Couneilmember Holden suggested that the tables and ehairs be set-up in a U shape. This would allow members ofthe City Couneil and staffto faee the audienee. e City Administrator Wolfe mentioned that City staff eould ereate an L or U shape when setting up the tables and ehairs for work session meetings. Mayor Aplikowski stated that she would prefer not to pass around a eordless mierophone. Couneilmember Grant said that the City is very limited on the number of items that it ean purehase using the Cable Fund. The City eould purchase the boundary mierophones using this fund. Overall, this is a very small dollar amount. Couneilmember Grant asked staff members if they have eheeked into purehasing a wireless boundary mierophone? Finanee Direetor Murtuza Siddiqui said that the City has not explored this option, but he eould eontaet the vendor and see if this option is available to the City. Members of the City Couneil requested that the Finanee Direetor eheek into the possibility of purehasing a wireless houndary mierophone. City staff will report baek to the City Couneil with the different wireless mierophone options that are available. 2004 City of Arden Hills Election Discussion Assistant to the City Administrator Sehawn Johnson provided a brief overview of the parking " eoneerns at City Hall and Presbyterian Homes on Eleetion Day. City staff believes that the parking issues at Presbyterian Homes ean be minimized in the future. In order to minimize the traffie problems at City Hall, members of the Ramsey County Sheriffs Department and O&M Department were ealled-in to direet traffie on Highway 96 and the City Hall parking lot. City