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Mounds View City Council October 25, 2010 Regular Meeting Page 4 Mayor Flaherty indicated this report would provide valuable information as the City’s numerous 1 buildings were in need of repair. 2 3 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7684, 4 Authorizing INSPEC, Inc. to Prepare a Roof Management Program and Perform Roof Repair 5 Administration Services. 6 7 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 8 9 D. Resolution 7686, Approving Interior Improvements for the Mounds View 10 Community Center. 11 12 Public Works Director DeBar stated that the Mounds View Community Center was built in 2 13 phases in 1997 and 1998. Since that time the Community Center has had very minimal 14 improvements or changes to the interior. The following bullet points are improvements that Staff 15 has been made aware of through the YMCA Advisory Committee or has determined through 16 evaluation of the building. 17 18 • The furniture is basically of the same quantities and design. The patterns and colors on 19 the furniture are reminiscent of when the original carpet was installed in the Community 20 Center in 1997-98. Through the years the furniture fabric has been torn, stained and 21 defaced. 22 • The wooden chairs that are present in the commons area located by the vending machines 23 have been repaired numerous times and are now in need of replacement. 24 • The accent tables in the commons area were donated some time ago and are in need of 25 replacement. 26 • Due to the nature of the business, the Community Center receives many brochures, 27 magazines and newspapers. At this time, all of the literature is on a table with minimal 28 organization and it is not user friendly in trying to find a specific item. 29 • The 2 televisions that are in the commons area are precariously mounted due to the nature 30 of their size and weight and have been in existence for many years. 31 • The 2 entrance floor mats have been identified as a medium to again implement the City’s 32 logo and give the building ownership. (The mats would have the logo woven into the 33 fabric. Many establishments such as restaurants, military recruiting offices and 34 corporations have these rugs at their entrances.) 35 36 Public Works Director DeBar explained the 2010 budget includes $25,000.00 for furniture 37 upgrades for the Community Center. As outlined previously, there are a few other items in 38 addition to furniture that Staff has been made aware of and has embarked on receiving quotes for 39 them also. Staff has been in contact with MinnCor Industries to assess the furniture needs at the 40 Community Center. The City can purchase furniture through the Cooperative Purchasing Venture 41 (CPV), a members-only program that enables participating governmental units, such as Mounds 42 View, to purchase goods and services under competitive contract terms established by the State 43 of Minnesota. 44