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'I ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION - OCTOBER 21. 1996 4 I After an extensive review of options available, various scenarios, and the public's .. perception of various avenues for the City Hall project to proceed, the consensus I of the Council was to pursue a building on the easterly edge of city-owned property on the south side of Highway 96. 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 offive architectural firms previously identified for their advice on the building, I parking, planning and zoning issues to avoid getting land-locked, It was 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 I possibility of two projects until further information is available regarding the TCAAP site, It was the consensus of the Council that staff 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 I to recoup as much of the City's initial investment as possible, or - if the situation dictates - for long-term use should the TCAAP property not be available for city ., use, Staff was also directed to get quotes on re-shingling of the roof of the existing I City Hall facility to prevent potential damage to equipment until a new facility is 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 I growth options, Worksession AgendalFormat I City Administrator Fritsinger provided comments to the Council regarding a change in the format ofthe Worksession agenda, with the elimination of the "Round Table I 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 in the public forum about any key issues their respective committees or staff are working I on. It was hoped that this would facilitate more public awareness. It was the consensus of the Council that this would be a positive attempt to improve I 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