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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION - SEPTEMBER 15. 1997 2 . attendance agreed and left the room at 4:56 p.m. and returned at 5:00 p.m., at which time the discussion regarding City Hall continued. Discussion included the pending land transfer of TCAAP property from the Department of Defense to the National Guard; optional site locations; additional design cost projections for relocating the potential City Hall site; staff morale, productivity, and management concerns; safety and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) issues in the existing facility; availability of temporary space to lease; and overall timing of the project. It was the consensus of the City Council that the building design be programmed for development on the TCAAP property, with the final decision to be made in the spring of 1998 prior to letting bids. City Administrator Fritsinger was directed to relay this information to the City's Architectural firm, Architectural Alliance, at their meeting on September 17. Mr. Fritsinger advised the Council that, following this meeting, he would be scheduling a meeting ofthe Council's subcommittee to discuss the next issues of the design project. . Mr. Fritsinger reported that the "Twin eity Army Ammunition Plant (TeAAP)" project has been relatively quiet over the past several months. Mr. Fritsinger stated that since previous conversations regarding delaying the Alliant T echsystems consolidation, the City had not been contacted by Alliant. Mr. Fritsinger advised the Council that it remained to be determined if this was out of respect for City staffs current workload, or if they were no longer interested in a cooperative relationship. Regarding the "Infrastrueture" portion of staffs workload, Mr. Fritsinger reported that this issue continued to bc a critical component of Mr. Stafford and Mr. Ringwald's activities and departments. Mr. Fritsinger cited several pending projects, including Fourteenth Street improvements within the GBD; 1998 street improvements; infiltration and televising of sanitary sewer lines; ditch drainage capital improvement plan; SCADA system; and commercial water meter replacement. Mr. Fritsinger stated that he is comfortable with staff s monitoring and current maintenance of each of these projects, but stated these items did represent a substantial workload for the Public Works Department over the next few years. Regarding "Eeonomic Development" issues, Mr. Fritsinger advised that the Gateway Business District (GBD) was a major issue for all Department Heads and their staff, in its various components, and that Wednesday, September 17, was the deadline for the staff and City Council to consider any issues at the Special Council meeting scheduled for . 8:00 p.m. on September 22,1997 at the Army Reserve Center. Mr. Fritsinger addressed the current development of the GBD, and pending completion of Phase I activity.