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Mounds View City Council Apri125, 2005 <br />Regular Meeting Page 11 <br />• or $1.6 million to make all improvements in two phases. She stated that the dollar amounts <br />Mayor Marty opened the public hearing at 10:09 p.m. <br />include the soft costs and reviewed with Council. She noted that the Police Department could <br />relocate with Ramsey County for $2000 a month during the construction process and the <br />Administration Services would relocate to the Community Center. She stated that construction <br />would begin in July 2005 and continue through January 2006. She stated that they kept the <br />process down to two phases to help keep the soft costs to a minimum. <br />Brian Amundsen, 3048 Wooddale Drive, stated that he was curious to know if the basement has <br />ever had flooding issues. He wondered if the costs for changing the space would be better used <br />to microfiche or digitize the documents for storage noting that it would resolve storage and <br />flooding concerns. He acknowledged their concerns regarding the cramped work environment <br />and the ADA issues stating he does understand that working in a cramped workspace is not <br />pleasant but the reality is, the City has to work within their financial means. He stated that he is <br />unclear of the costs for some of the remodeling and asked if the resurfacing is necessary or could <br />it be put off. He noted that dollars were spent from the Street Fund for other expenses and <br />suggested putting the funds back to help pay for City Hall. He asked Council to be frugal with <br />the funds spent on this project. <br />Mayor Marty stated that record storage has been an issue for a long time. He explained that the <br />• City did have an Intern scanning records for a period of time but the City ran out of funds and <br />was not able to complete the project. He stated that this has been an ongoing issue and agreed <br />that it should be addressed. He referred this issue to a future work session. <br />Public Works Director Lee explained that there were issues with ground water and two sump <br />pumps were installed to alleviate the water problem. He stated that an alarm is also in place in <br />the event that both pumps fail. He stated that in terms of record retention, some of the <br />documents have to be physically kept for a period of five years and historical documents can be <br />scanned for storage. <br />Mayor Marty acknowledged the concerns Council and residents have expressed with respect to <br />the office space and encouraging frugal spending. He stated that he spoke with S.E.H. regarding <br />the rehabilitation and explained that they are not adding any more space, they are trying to <br />restructure to make the space they have work better. He explained that most of the ceiling is not <br />insulated and the loss of heat in the winter and cool air in the summer has been a very expensive <br />energy source. He reminded Council that different colors of mold, growing in the ducts, was <br />pointed out to Council during their tour of the facilities and this is a health and safety issue that <br />has to be addressed. <br />Mayor Marty closed the public hearing at 10:18 p.m. <br />Council Member Thomas asked where they are at with the process and why they are working <br />• with the outside facade at this time. She stated that it was her understanding that the water <br />filtration issues had been addressed. She asked if the front could be done at a later time and deal <br />