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SPECIAL LAKE ELMO COUNCIL MEETING, JULY 14, 1981 Mayor Eder convened the meeting at 7:13 p.m. with the following Councillors present: Fraser, Morgan, Mottaz and Novak. City Administrator Whittaker was also present. LIQUOR LICENSE: Helen Hurd'- M/S/P Fraser/Morgan to grant a liquor license to Helen Hurd for a non -intoxicating malt liquor license for the 3M International Audio/Visual Club at Green Acres. BUDGET: Administrator Whittaker passed around the summary of the Budget Priorities Survey completed by the City Council. OFFICE NEEDS: Novak - We are considering improvements to the. City Office because: A. We need additional space; and the present office building with the garage has more space than we need at, this time B. We want to make the office more attractive; and the present building could be made more attractive with things as simple as paint C. Expansion - the present building would provide for expansion. If need be, offices could be put in the area designated for a breakroom or the work area designated on the plan. For the long term, we could look at acquiring the house to the west as the budget permits. D. We need to improve the parking for the Fire Hall and the City Office. We could meet this need by improving the parking lot that we have and expanding to Lion's Park, if necessary. { E. Location - likes the present building because it is in the old downtown area. F. Prefers the present area because it consolidates the City complex. Fraser - Indicated she had examined the present building inside and out and came to the following conclusions: A. It is old; it was built for completely different purposes; may have been alright at the time it was purchased for the needs we had at that time but it would not be practical to convert it to meet present office needs. B. It is grossly inadequate for office purposes - could be reno- vated but the City would not have the same value for its dollars if it invested in remodeling as it would have if it built a new building. C. The building is poorly sited, unattractive and very un- economical to remodel. Morgan - He agrees with Novak that there is adequate room atthe present location; the area could be made more attractive if the entrance faced the central area between the Fire Hall and the City Office; it would eliminate the need to buy more land; it could be renovated for less cost than a new building and become attractive and have utility; and this is a reasonable compromise after considering all of the alternatives before the City Council.