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. . . Minutes of the Arden Hills Regular Council Meeting, 5-28-91 Page 6 CITY HALL (Cont'd) Probst noted the School District expressed interest in shared facilities; suggested staff =ntact representatives from the school district to determine need for use of proposed. city facilities. Probst stated the general condition of City b.llldings and the site are less than desirable, the city Hall is inadequate for staff and public needs, the exterior of both b.llldings is deteriorating, storage space is almost nonexistent, and parking is insufficient. Probst briefly r'li"'-'lSSed financing alternatives listed in the report. Canunittee Chair Probst recommended Council retain a consultant to review the infonnation provided and detennine space re:}llirements and future site analysis. Councilmember Mahowald thanked Chair Probst and carnmittee :members f= their service on the carnmittee and for the report. He supported the carnmittee fin:tings and recanrnendation to retain the services of a consultant. Councilmember Malone questioned if sufficient fun::ls are available to retain a consultant as recommended; noted $20,000.00 was b.1dgeted for this purpose. Probst advised the amount b.1dgeted should be sufficient to retain a =nsultant for site analysis, to perform an assessment of square footage for the facilities and to complete block diagram floor plans. He also discussed procedures for reviewing architectural qualifications and offered to submit documentation for Council review. Mahowald moved, seconded by Growe, to accept the report of the City Hall study Canunittee and direct the Clerk 1\dm:inistrator to forward a letter on behalf of Council, thanking the members for a fine job on the study. Motion carried unan:i1nously. (5-0) REQUESI' STREEI' LIGHI'S; ELGEWATER ESTATES rrMNHOOES, BRUEBERRY lANE & PARKSHORE DRIVE Council was referred to a memorandum fram Deputy Clerk Iago dated 5-24-91, relative to a request fram Etlgewater Estates Tarlnhomes for awroval of street lighting installation and maintenance of lights in the dedicated street right-of-way. The Deputy Clerk referred to the Planner's memorandum dated 5-13-91, which explains this plan is consistent with the previously approved plan, with the exception of the height of the light poles; a four foot increase is proposed. Bergly explained in his report that the standard NSP light pole is 18 feet and the taller poles are acceptable from a lighting and visual point of view; the report recommends awroval of the plan. Deputy Clerk Iago explained in further reviewing this matter, she located :minutes from the 8-10-87 Council meeting relating to this matter. Iage indicated the minutes reflect that placement of the lights should be behind the right-of-way and payment of the installation and maintenance costs are to be the responsibility of the developer. Councilmember Malone advised the street lighting plan adopted by the city authorizes the payment of maintenance costs only f= those lights installed at major intersections, such as the one light to be installed at parksh=e Drive and Brueberry Lane. He stated he is not opposed to the installation of the lights as proposed and expressed a willingness to consider maintaining the light at the main intersection.