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Regular City Council Minutes - 06/16/03 <br />Minutes -Page 5 <br />Project Manager Duane Schwartz reviewed the potential <br />upgrades for the City Council Chambers to bring it into <br />compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act <br />(ADA) and to make it a more user-friendly room, and <br />included installation of a ramp for handicap access to the <br />Council.. dais. Staff and Ankeny Kell Architects <br />representative Pam Anderson, provided two (2) <br />alternatives for Council consideration; seeking Council <br />direction for the final design process. <br />Mr. Schwartz advised, in response to Mayor Kysylyczyn's <br />question regarding when a decision needed to be made, <br />that given the upcoming Council recess and the bid <br />package schedule, a decision on which design the Council <br />preferred would be needed at tonight's meeting. <br />Discussion included budget ($30,000) for Council <br />Chamber upgrades in addition to reserves in the Cable <br />Franchise Fee Fund specified for audio and technology <br />improvements; <br />Councilmember Maschka opined that the proposed <br />Alternate Plan's "horseshoe" design .appeared to be most <br />functional option with the presentation screen in the front <br />and presentation table in the middle. <br />Mayor Kysylyczyn concurred opining his preference for <br />the bringing the room into ADA compliance, including <br />room exits, and doing it correctly even at added expense. <br />Councilmember Maschka provided a historical perspective <br />on the original room being designed by Jerome Frank for <br />multi-use purposes. <br />Councilmember Kough opined his support of the Alternate <br />plan. <br />Councilmember Klausing sought clarification from Project <br />Manager Schwartz regarding the presentation table and <br />facilitation of monitors and Commission and other groups <br />using a round table format and the ability for expansion. <br />Council Chamber <br />Renovation Options <br />