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Mounds view City Council Regular _,eetina t'i a , May 91 1988 O - ! 9 ----------- '-_�_ page Five tithCouncilmember Hankner pointed out this should give e Council an opportunity to work more closely with the people from the school district, and something Positive should come out of it. it Park and Rec Director Saarion reviewed the proposal for the placement of the Hillview Park 12. Consideration ' building foundation. She stated Staff proposes the original bid of Buzzell Masonry, cf Staff Memo`_; Regarding Inc. be accepted, with the change of six courses of brick rather than a Hillview Park- seven, and north entry stoop without stairs, with a wooden handicapped -accessible Building ramp to be built by the Public Works staff. She stated the Foundation proposal lowering of the courses of brick by one would reduce the length of ramp necessary to the building. Councilmember Hankner asked when the Park and Rec Commission would be addressing the handicapped access policy. Park and Rec Director Saarion replied it is on their agenda for May 26. She State Code explained that requires that any public building must be handicapped accessible. She added the Park and Rec Commission discussed the location of the building thoroughly and n unanimously agreed to leave it where it is. I-)Councilmember Hankner stated she was concerned with whether to proceed at this point, and questioned what the cost would be to make all the park buildings handicapped accessible. She suggested they first look into the priorities and where the spent. money should be Clerk/Administrator Pauley recommended that due to State Code, the Council adopt a policy statement that would go beyond the UBC. He explained the UBC does not require the City to go back to make all buildings handicapped accessible, but they must be brought up to standard when changes are made to them. He added this is the only warming house in the City which is not on a permanent foundation. Councilmember Hankner questioned whether it was more important policy -wise to put this on a permanent foundations or make the buildings handicapped accessible. Clerk/Administrator Pauley stated if the Council's concern is in making all buildings handicapped accessible, the only public buildings that are not so currently are the Hillview, Lambert and Groveland Park, and if Staff does "the work, it could keep the cost down considerably, at hopefully less than $500 in material.