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<br />BACKGROUND & OWR.-yIlDW <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Electronic Interiors, Inc. was commissioned by the City of Arden Hills to create this report in <br />order to discover ways in which the City can include technology in its new Council Chamber <br />space for better fimctionality and improved communications. <br /> <br />Current plans to construct a new Chamber combined with recent requests for higher technology <br />tools and an increasing expectation from the public to produce a more professional atmosphere <br />have, in part, led to this study. <br /> <br />GOALS <br /> <br />The gool of this study is to accomplish one primary task: <br /> <br />I. Set forth a recommended plan of action that takes into account budget necesSities <br />combined with the goal of presenting a design path that accomplishes appropriate media <br />technology implementation. <br /> <br />OVERVIEW OF SITE CONDITIONS <br /> <br />The Council Chamber will be relocated to a new space. The meeting style will of course <br />remain, SO the current meeting culture can be used as a guide to the requirements in the new <br />space. <br /> <br />Plans are currently underway to design a new COWlcil Chamber. This ground level space is <br />nearly square, and the architect has planned on designing the roool with a slightly cwved dais <br />configw"lllion. The biggest challenge filcing the media system design will be the ability to <br />produce a video display scheme to oover the andience and staff areas. This scheme will have to <br />take into consideration the size of the room and the ambient natural light that will enter the <br />space through windows behind the audience area. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Dais, staff tables, lectern, and furniture placements have not been completely finalized as of this <br />date, but this report will attempt to provide one possible solution for the placement of these <br />elements. <br /> <br />From the surveys received, it appears that the City prefers a lectern location at the side of the <br />Chamber. This location allows the audience to view the presenter more easily, and the location <br />suggests a more informal meeting style, which the Council prefers. The architect is currently <br />showing a center lectern for oral presentations and a side lectern for media assisted presentation <br />from the public or staff. <br /> <br />The staff that participates in the meetings will be seated (in chairs) along the side of the <br />audience near the front of the dais. Tables may possibly be added to accommodate <br />microphones and notes. Staff in this area will move to a presentation lectern to present. The <br />main dais will be raised above the main floor and is likely to be a continuous, built-in, curved <br />type of design. <br /> <br />The lobby area ootside this entry should be equipped with additional Chamber SOWld and <br />perhaps a built in video monitor for overflow and bulletin board information. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />2 <br />