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Mayor Hanson and Members of the City Council <br />February 22, 1991 <br />Page 2 <br />approximately $2,000 in light fixture costs due to <br />the opportunity to eliminate special order light <br />fixtures verses a lay -in fixture similar to what <br />is in the new Council seating area. <br />By having a suspended ceiling, we eliminate the <br />need for ceiling fans and improve energy <br />efficiency by requiring less cubic feet of the <br />area to be heated and cooled. <br />The suspended ceiling system also offers the <br />advantages of improved lighting for employee work <br />areas by bringing light sources closer to the work <br />areas as well as having a better background from <br />which the light originates. <br />Improved acoustics should also result from having <br />a lower ceiling in this area. It should serve to <br />deaden any reverberations which may occur in the <br />present situation. <br />It should be noted that we also considered the fact that we <br />would be covering up the present wood paneling finish on <br />the existing ceiling. Obviously, no one likes to see that <br />type of surface rendered useless. However, when one <br />considers the other advantages offered by the suspended <br />ceiling system, we feel those outweigh that of retention of <br />the existing wood surface. When coupled with the fact that <br />a ceiling fan installation would cost between $600 and $700 <br />per fan, I think this choice makes not only the most design <br />sense, but also the most economical sense. Therefore, I <br />would ask that the Council ratify this decision at <br />Wednesday's meeting. <br />JRH:kpv <br />Enclosures <br />Page 46 <br />