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--r ~. MINUl'ES OF '!HE ARDEN HILIS COUNCIL ~ION MEEI'ING MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1991, 4:30 P.M. - CITY HALL . CALL 'IO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Sather called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. ROLL CALL 'Ihe roll being called the follCMing members were present: Mayor 'Ihamas Sather, eouncilmernbers Nancy Hansen, Paul Malone, JaAnn Growe and 'Ihamas MahcMald. Also present: Clerk Administrator Gary Berger and Deputy Clerk Catherine Iago. AOOPr AGENDA eouncil1nember Malone requested a discussion of the new city lDgo be placed on the Worksession Agerx:la. Malone moved, se=nded by Growe, to adopt the JW1e 17 Worksession Agenda, as amended to include discussion of the new City Logo. Motion carried unanimously. (5-0) NEW CITY LOGO eouncil1nember Malone ni<:rUSsed and displayed samples of paper to be utilized in conjunction with the new City Logo. Council concurred to use recycled paper for the City stationery. eouncil also determined that the new City Logo should be ready for presentation at the first Regular Council Meeting in July and a press release should be prepared for distribution to the local newspaper. . DISCUSSION ; CITY HALL FACILITIES eouncil was referred to a mem::>randwn fram the Clerk Administrator dated 6-14-91, relative to drafting an RFP for selection of an architect to prepare a plarming study for construction of new City facilities. 'Ihe Administrator discussed the benefits of hiring a construction manager to work for the City and hire the subcontractors on the project. He indicated several cities have utilized a construction manager to oversee the construction activities and report this individual has proven to be extremely beneficial in assisting staff on daily decisions regarding the b..1ilding construction. Council1nember Hansen reported on discussions she has had recently with architects. She suggested if the project costs are under one million dollars, a construction manager may not be nec€SEary. Mayor Sather advised he preferred to view architectural drawings of the facility, as proposed by the city Hall study Canunitteei suggested this may be helpful to eouncil when determining a site. He questioned if there are sufficient IIDnies available to include drawings in the RFP. Ralph Oliver, architect and resident, was present and advised his firm was involved in the rerocx:leling of the existing city Hall facility. He suggested eouncil hire an architect on an hourly basis and stipulate a max:irmnn dollar figure; further expeniitures would be authorized upon negotiation with Council. He explained the RFP may be worded to request a "site Evaluation study", a Space Program, and architectural renderings. Oliver offered to forward infonnation to staff to assist in preparation of the RFP. . '!here was discussion regarding whether or not the City Hall and Public Works facilities should be on the same site. Council and staff members favored both facilities at the same location.