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I I ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION - OCTOBER 21. 1996 4 t' After an extensive review of options available, various scenarios, and the public's I perception of various avenues for the City Hall project to proceed, the consensus of the Council was to pursue a building on the easterly edge of city-owned property on the south side of Highway 96. I Staff was directed to pursue a short-term and/or long-term solution for facilities I by contacting potential developers. Staff was directed to work with the short list of five architectural firms previously identified for their advice on the building, parking, planning and zoning issues to avoid getting land-locked. It was I suggested that the architects be contacted and the interview process continued to discuss the City's options, with the initial intent being to proceed with the possibility oftwo projects until further information is available regarding the I TCAAP site. It was the consensus of the Council that statI seek architectural services for I provision of a design for temporary facilities, which would be owned by the EDA and leased to the City, with future sale of the building for commercial use in order to recoup as much of the City's initial investruent as possible, or - if the situation Ie dictates - for long-term use should the TCAAP property not be available for city use. I Staff was also directed to get quotes on re-shingling of the roof of the existing City Hall facility to prevent potential damage to equipment until a new facility is I available for occupancy. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS I The Council reviewed a variety of miscellaneous items including the Firemen's Benefit Association, Budget items, Code enforcement, business luncheon and Met Council future growth options. I Worksession Agenda/Format City Administrator Fritsinger provided comments to the Council regarding a change in I the format of the Worksession agenda, with the elimination ofthe "Round Table Discussion." This item will be added as Department Activities to the regular Council meeting agenda in the future, to provide an opportunity for Council Liaisons to comment I in the public forum about any key issues their respective committees or staff are working on. It was hoped that this would facilitate more public awareness. I It was the consensus of the Council that this would be a positive attempt to improve communication, with Mayor Probst suggesting that this would allow citizens to be more .. informed by broadening their knowledge, eliminating the "shorthand" conversations that often inadvertently occur between staff and Council. I -- ---------