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.. . Administrator Comments for the September 28, 1998 Council Meeting Page Three September 25, 1998 2. City H~lIlTpdate a. Old City Hall Staff is nearing completion on demolition specifications for old City Hall. Staff will be seeking bids shortly and is still intending to complete demolition this fall. With the other various code enforcement cases being resolved, staff does not expect to bid these as a package. b. Temporary City Hall Staff completed installation of the Department Secretary work area, which we received from the Teachers Retirement Association. The City still does not have cable playback of Council meetings or programming capabilities. We are continuing to work with North Suburban Cable Commission to have training completed, and the audio equipment hooked up in the Council Chambers, . c. New City H~lI The City Council reviewed the plans for the new City Hall and reviewed the budget estimate for the project. The Council authorized proceeding with the preparation of construction plans. In addition, the City Council subcommittee met to conduct further discussions on the construction budget, and suggested several minor modifications. Staff has also begun meeting with the Minnesota National Guard on the lease agreement for the site, Requests for Proposals (RFP's) were also prepared and received for the audio and video systems at the new facility. 3. Community Development The Administration Department has been very active in the various code enforcement cases this past month. This included negotiating an agreement with the currcnt and future property owners at 3171 and 3183 Lexington Avenue; numcrous conversations regarding 1369 Forest Lane; and meeting with U.S. West on the Vaughan tower case, a. TCAAP . Staff held several meetings with Department of Army officials regarding the long-term reuse of arsenal property and buildings.