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SPECIAL MEETING CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY A special meeting to consider the addition to and alteration of the City Hall and alteration to the Public Works Building was called to order by Mayor Neisen at 6 :30 P.M. on February 25, 1974. Present: Mayor Nelsen Councilman Hodges Councilman Baumgartner Councilman Johnson Councilman Pickar Also Present: Clerk- Administrator Zylla Mayor Nelsen announced that notice of the hearing was published in the rebruary City Newsletter and called attention to in stories written in the New Brighton Bulletin and the St. Paul Dispatch. Mayor Neisen introduced Mr. Kenneth Walijarvi, architect, who made the presentation for the City to the approximate 15 persons in attendance. Mr. Walijarvi explained that he was commissioned in October to work with the Administrator in formulating a solution to the City's lack of space problem. Based on his study, he found it more economical to remodel the present structure and use it for police purposes, and to build an addition onto the south of the existing facility which would house the Council chamber and the new administrative offices, than to build new. A basement which would serve as an emergency operating center would be planned under the administrative offices and federal money would be sought to share in its cost. The police department would move out from the existing public works building and it would be remodeled for use exclusively by,public works. Using an overhead projector, Mr. Walijarvi showed transparencies of the addition and remodeling. Mrs. Isabelle Wille, 7911 Spring Lake Road, asked if there was room for expansion. Mr. Walijarvi replied that in addition to the basement area, there was room to expand out from the administrative offices south toward the highway. Mr. Robert Glazer, 2375 Hillview Road, asked if the Council was planning on holding a referendum. Mayor Neisen replied that a referendum was not necessary since no bond issued was planned. Mr. Walijarvi stated that the total construction cost of the upper level including the remodeling for the police was $178,523.00. The estimated cost of construction with lower level was $234,683.00. With fees and contingencies, the total estimated cost of the project without lower level came to $210,657.00, with lower level $276,926.00. Councilman Donald Hodges arrived at 6:50 P.M.