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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JULY 12, 1999 9 . With regard to the City re-keying the City Hall, Councilmember Malone suggested that staff consider access cards rather than keys. He noted that he did not actually need a key, as he had never used the one he has. Mr. Fritsinger stated that staff has considered different mechanisms and found that access cards were the worst option. It was suggested to stafJthat a code key would be a better option. However, the code key would cost an additional $500. Staffhad decided that this was not a large issue at this time. With regard to the issue of keys, Mr. Fritsinger stated that, with the new facility, one consideration would be how the City Council plans to utilize the space. He indicated that in other cities, some Councilmembers visit the City Hall on a regular basis. However, the City of Arden Hills' Council has not been interested in spending a great deal oftime at the City Hall. He noted that the Council and Committees are generally not required to lock the facility and it would be worth discussing whether or not the Councilmembers want keys. Mayor Probst stated that, as the City considers the new City Hall facility, it should consider the use of code access pads. He agreed that this would not be a worthwhile expenditure for the current facility, as this facility will not be used for a long enough period of time to warrant the expenditure for access pads. Mr. Fritsinger agreed that the new facility may need to be keyed differently, however, code access pads had not been included in the plan. Councilmember Aplikowski stated that the City Council should congratulate itself and Mr. Fritsinger because today marked Mr. Fritsinger's sixth year with the City of Arden Hills. . Councilmember Aplikowski stated that Operations Committee would be meeting for the first time on Thursday, July 15, 1999. She noted that not all members have been appointed yet and she hoped that this Committee would take off to a good start. Mr. Fritsinger asked ifCouncilmember Rem had any additional information regarding interest in the Parks and Recreation Committee. Councilmember Rem stated that she did not have any additional information and indicated that she would follow-up on this issue. With regard to the proposed Bethel College park project, Councilmember Rem noted staff had indicated that the Parks and Recreation Committee had unanimously been opposed to this project. The Parks and Recreation Committee had determined that it would not be worth while for the City of Arden Hills to make a financial commitment to be involved with this park project because the City would not gain regular use of the facilities. Mr. Fritsinger stated that this clarification was important, as he had not been aware that the Parks and Recreation Committee had only been opposed to the financial commitment to the park project. He had assumed that the Committee had been opposed to the entire project. Councilmember Rem stated that she would clarify this, however, the staff memo had suggested a much stronger opposition than she had recalled. . Mr. Fritsinger stated that staff had met with the Bethel College representatives and the last meeting was not very positive with regard to the Bethel College park project. Staff had left this meeting with Bethel College with the position that it was time to query the Parks and Recreation