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Item No: 7D Meeting Date: 10-25-10 Type of Business: CB Administrator Review : City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Tracy Juell, Public Works Administrative Assistant Item Title/Subject: Resolution 7686 Approving Interior Improvements for the Mounds View Community Center Introduction: The Mounds View Community Center was built in 2 phases in 1997 and 1998. Since that time the Community Center has had very minimal improvements or changes to the interior. The following bullet points are improvements that Staff has been made aware of through the YMCA Advisory Committee or has determined through evaluation of the building. • The furniture is basically of the same quantities and design. The patterns and colors on the furniture are reminiscent of when the original carpet was installed in the Community Center in 1997-98. Through the years the furniture fabric has been torn, stained and defaced. • The wooden chairs that are present in the commons area located by the vending machines have been repaired numerous times and are now in need of replacement. • The accent tables in the commons area were donated some time ago and are in need of replacement. • Due to the nature of the business, the Community Center receives many brochures, magazines and newspapers. At this time, all of the literature is on a table with minimal organization and it is not user friendly in trying to find a specific item. • The 2 televisions that are in the commons area are precariously mounted due to the nature of their size and weight and have been in existence for many years. • The 2 entrance floor mats have been identified as a medium to again implement the City’s logo and give the building ownership. (The mats would have the logo woven into the fabric. Many establishments such as restaurants, military recruiting offices and corporations have these rugs at their entrances.) Discussion: The 2010 budget includes $25,000.00 for furniture upgrades for the Community Center. As outlined previously, there are a few other items in addition to furniture that Staff has been made aware of and has embarked on receiving quotes for them also. Staff has been in contact with MinnCor Industries to assess the furniture needs at the Community Center. The City can purchase furniture through the Cooperative Purchasing Venture (CPV), a members-only program that enables participating governmental units, such as Mounds View, to purchase goods and services under competitive contract terms established by the State of Minnesota.