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<br />~ Adding to the current City Hall building <br />~ Attached south facing doors <br />~ Additional fire department parking stalls <br />~ Courtyard <br />~ Expanded Council Chambers <br />~ Training room <br />~ Lunch room <br /> <br />The initial project cost for Scheme A would be $914,391.49. <br /> <br />There was much discussion on several issues of Scheme A. Future concerns addressed by <br />the Council included: <br /> <br />~ A possible increase in the ponding area due to a larger building <br />~ Driveway issues dealing with Anoka County <br />~ Storage of Public Works equipment <br />~ Space allocated for storage <br />~ Taxation <br />~ Old Public Works location - tax impact -long term vs. cost of new building <br /> <br />Mr. March questioned if the Council wanted to pursue the idea presented in <br />Scheme A. Council member Sweeney indicated he would like to receive some public <br />input before a decision is reached. <br /> <br />Michael Navin of Park and Recreation stated he would like to see the City keep the <br />old Public Works location for possible park use, youth center use, or leaving as open <br />space versus selling the property. <br /> <br />Fire Chief Bennett added that he felt future fire department expansion would not be an <br />issue. Any fire department expansion would entail a new location. <br /> <br />Mayor Wilharber and Council member Travis volunteered to serve on a research <br />committee focusing on the concerns facing the City with the expansion issue. Mr. March <br />will set up a meeting for next week with interested Council members. <br /> <br />Generator <br />Fire Chief Bennett informed the Council the Koehler Model generator will not be available <br />before January 1, 2000. The City will need to look at purchasing a different model. <br /> <br />Acorn Creek Park - Design and Grant Agreement <br />Doug Porter gave a brief overview ofthe recent decision made by Park and Recreation <br />and the Centerville Neighborhood Network to replace the original playground <br />vendor with Minnesota/Wisconsin Playgrounds Inc. - Garnetime. Mr. Porter noted the <br /> <br />Page 4 of 7 <br />