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Regular City Council Minutes - 06/16/03 Minutes -Page 6 Ms. Anderson provided various design options to enlarge the presentation table, while still allowing for it to be wired for technology and sound. Councilmember Schroeder opined that, while less expensive to achieve, simply upgrading the existing plan appeared less than ideal, and expressed support of the Alternate. Ms. Anderson concurred, discussing the difficulty in achieving the grade necessary for ADA compliance for the ramp, with the dais area between staff and Councilmembers, as well as one room exit, still not ADA compliant, opining her preference for Alternate Plan. Mayor Kysylyczyn provided several concerns he had with the Alternate Plan that would need adjustment, including revisions to the presentation table making it two-tiered to allow most presenters to stand in order to save time, while allowing presenters who may need the handicap accessibility to use the lower level. Mayor Kysylyczyn also addressed a possible second portable podium or microphone; existing audio problems in Chambers; presentation levels and grade changes; and considering more of a curve for the Council bench, or consideration of a U-shaped table, and suggested several examples he had seen. Councilmember Klausing concurred with the grade issue and needed sight line improvements. Mayor Kysylyczyn noted that a Special Council meeting had been called for June 30, 2003 for processing the construction bid package; suggesting that staff return with the minor revisions discussed tonight to the Alternate Plan, at which time the Council can give their approval to proceed with the remainder of the bid package. Councilmembers concurred with the proposal for revising the Alternate Plan for final presentation at the June 30, 2003 Special Council meeting.