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• MEMO October 31, 1997 To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Chuck Whiting, City Administrator Re: November 3, 1997 City Council Work Session It has been an interesting week with the ring road meeting. Some may have noticed that the meeting did not get aired live. This was unfortunate and apparently due to a computer error at the CTV studios. In talking with Patrick Toth, the signal was in place 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting, but when the meeting started no one at the studio caught that it hadn't kicked in. Patrick has assured me that he will replay the video numerous times over the next couple of weeks. As for the agenda on Monday, here's what we have: Item 1 - Representative Geri Evans: Geri will come on Monday to talk with the Council about general stuff we may be interested in for the upcoming legislative session. As far as topics the Council may want to run past her,we may want to voice opposition to reductions in local government aid, continued support on the airport issue, resistance to further legislative tinkering with TIF laws, questions regarding the future of property tax reform and positions regarding the nature of and charge • to the Metropolitan Council. It may be interesting to hear her insider's insight to the stadium debate but that doesn't really effect Mounds View directly. Overall, this is meant to be an opportunity to stay in touch with our house rep. I will be contacting Senator Novak for a similar opportunity with him soon. Item 2-City Hall HVAC:Wold has presented its work to staff and will be present to review it with the Council on Monday. While their options are clear, not a lot of detailed analysis accompanied their report. I think the Council however can get a good idea of the scope of options and the nature of the problems with the building. Depending on your concerns, the Council may want to hold onto the report for a while before committing to any action. I would suggest this simply for two reasons, one, obviously the air conditioning doesn't have to be in working order this winter, and two, if something should develop with the ring road idea that impacts City Hall, we wouldn't have wanted to put more money into this building. Since we have some time, my suggestion will be to use it. Item 3-Spring Lake Road,Co.Rd.I Construction Design:Mike is addressing this item and will be seeking some feedback from Council members. Item 4 - Redevelopment Options for Mermaid Area: Cathy has been following up on the Council's previous discussions regarding a possible hotel and banquet facility project at the Mermaid and will discuss with the Council. • Item 5 - Consideration of Purchasing 8005 Groveland Road: Cathy has done some follow up work with this question as well and will present options on Monday.