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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MAY 14, 1997 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITYADMINI.STRATOX TO L'XECUTE THB ACREEMENT ON I3EFIAI.F OF THE CITY The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by LaValle. Ayes (4) Scalze, LaValle, P'ahey, Pedersen. Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. LITTL~ The City Administrator reported that the owner of the Little Canada Hall CANADA has indicated that he would like to sell his property for $450,000. The HALL idea of loeaCing the Historical Society in this buildin~ has been discussed. However, the aslcing price for the building is more than what it would cost to put ai~ addition onto the City Center. Therefore, unless there are other programming uses for the Little Canada Hall, the Administrator did not feel the expenditure for the building was justified. Scalze agreed that the as]<in~ price was too lii~h. Scalze poinYed out that some of Yl~e rented space in the buildiug will become vacant within a year, and this may be difficult space to lease given there is no elevator to Yhe top floor. Pedersen asked what the Council would consider to be the right price for tlte buildii~~. Scalze felt that 1 price closer to the County's vlluation would be more appropriate. Fahey felt that unless there were additional uses for the building other than the Historical Society, other optio~~s should be explored. Fahey felt the building would req~iire a lot of mlintenance. Scalze reported that the Historica( Society was shoclced at the asking price and discow~ted tl~e entire idea based on that ~rice. It was Yhe consensus of the Council thaY Yhe City was not inYerested in purchase of the Little Canada Hall ui~less there was a substantial reduction in the asking price. OLD FI12E IIALL City staff pointed out that iu puYtin~ to~ether the use policy for the Old Fire Hall, the use of that building as 1 stonn/emergency shelter was omitYed. It was also pointed out that Children's Discovery has asked that they be allowed to use the Old Fire Hall as ~ti~ emergency shelter in the event tltat a disaster occurs at their building.