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MINUTES City Counci1 May 13, 1981 Remodel~ng Mr. Gary Nielhouse an architect with Thorsen & Thorshov Flrchitects Of Kellogg appeared before the Council to report thlt the School Distr{ct is Fiigh School p7anning some interior remodeling of both Kel1ogg and Ramsey High Schoo1s. Mr. Nielhouse reported that he has submitted the plans for remode1ing to the City's Building Inspector. The total costs of the remode1ing will be $537,779. $182>320 will be spent on Ramsey hligh School and $355,459 will be spent on Kellogg. Maryhouse Mr. Char1es Cody, representing Mary House, appeared before the Counc9l, Mr. Cody reported that the ladies at Mary House are not happy with the situation that the warming house the City recently built was found to be 1ocated on Mary House property. Mr. Cody stated that the ladies at Mary House are anxious to rectii`y the situation, as the City has createci a cloud on the title of their property. Mary House is also concerned that the City gave no consideration to the c7oseness of the warming house to the Mary Flouse prior to starting construction of the building. Mary House 9s requesting that they be provided with a letter holding them harmless of any 1iability that could occur from the warming house and a1so stating that any legal fees that might be incurred would 6e the responsibilit.y of the City. The Mary Flouse would like this protection until the situation of the warming house is resolvecl. P4r. Cody also stated that this situation was created by too hasty a decision on the part of the City and no neighborhood input. Mr. Cody felt that there were other 7ocations in the City that would be more appropriate for the location of the skating rinks and warminy house, Mr. Flanson also read to the Counci7 a letter submitted by Mr. Gillis, who rents a house from Mary House. In the letter Mr. Gillis expressed concern over the noise caused by the warming house and a1so concern about flying pucks that have been found in his yard and hit his house from the hockey rinl<s. Mrs. Scalze pointed out that even the Mary House had assumed all these years that the property in question belonged to the Water Works, The Water Works also made this same assumption. It was only in fi7ing the building permit that it was found that Mary House owned the property, Mr. Cody repl9ed that a survey of the property should have been macle before any construction began. Mr. Cody stated that this was a poor location for the warming house. Councilman Fahey replied that the hockey rinks have been located in this area for 15 or 20 years. Mr. Forsberg stated that the City has not received any complaints about the location of the warming house and rinks in the past. Page -4-