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MEMMIM
<br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATEA 1/26/88
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<br />Department Approval. Manager Reviewed.& Agenda Section'.
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<br />It,em Description: Study on potential post office sites.
<br />Attached, 'is a, memo from, Mayor Rog instructing that an "in-depth study',
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<br />be made of pot,eint,ial, post office siites,i
<br />Mr.. Dah1gren, was contacted to provide, a "not to exceed amount'! for
<br />conduict,ingi such a stud Mr. Dah1gren unable to provide a "not t*1
<br />exceed amount," Instead, he provided an estimate of $-
<br />1 51000 - $7r5001
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<br />assium,ing the post off uld cooperate with the study.
<br />He, further stated, that such a study could not be completed until late
<br />Fleibruary or March 1. This would, necessitate continuing the apulica-
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<br />tion, to rezone and redeveloip the Lex-Lngton School site to the Rarch
<br />Planninig Cornmission, and City Council meetings if the study resu_1.+,.--,S;,
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<br />were to assist "in m,ak,.,,-n,g a decision on the application,
<br />Contact was made with the architect today, and the applicant d.1d not
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<br />know what information the post of'f'ice was going to present to the
<br />F-Ilann ng Commission or the City Council in February The post off e
<br />representative could, not be contacted,,,
<br />The alternative to the above, would be for the Community Development
<br />Department, to pirepa,rie a listingi of potential sites. Th.1-s would provide
<br />only very preliminary, results,,
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<br />The staff Is un;clear what -is expected from the Dah1gren study, and
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<br />what riole the staff 'Pis to, play lun managing and participating lan that
<br />process.
<br />COUNCIL, ACTION REQUESSTED:
<br />Motion apprioving/denying, the retention of Dahlgrien, Shardlow, & Uban,
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<br />Inc. to conduct an .0-n-depith study, on, alternative potential post office
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<br />sites
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