12-18-95 Council Workshop Minutes

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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL DECII"IBER 18, 1995 the building. Finsness pointed out that none of the existing restrooms satisfy accessibility codes. At a minimum the City would be required to put an acoessible bathroom on each level. Those improvements would quickly eat up the grant money. Fahey suggested that the City focus on that and spend some additional dollars to make the building more usable. Scalze asked if the LCRA could continue its use of the building. The City Administrator thought that would be possible, but pointed out that the City would not be able to lease out the lower level of the building. Scalze asked if the lower level could continue to be used for recreational programs. The Administrator thought that would be possible as long as the use is not intensified. He also noted that the Aistorical Society could continue to use their existing display area, but the rest of the building would have to remain as storage space. Morelan suggested that the City should have a long-term plan for the building. Scalze asked if the existing uses in the building are grandfathered in. Scalze specifically asked if the senior exercise class can continue to meet in the lower level. The Building Official replied that he does not know how the City is currently using the building. The Building Official stated that the fire inspection proqram or application for a building permit would trigger building corrections for a building currently in use. The Building Official stated that for now the building should be inspected from a fire safety standpoint. The Building Official stated that he would assume a fire inspection would classify the entire upper Eloor of the building as storage occupancy. The downstairs would likely be classified as an assembly use. Therefore, would have to meet certain requirements. The occupancy load is another factor in triggering certain improvements. LaValle asked if the City would make the same 6