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7 the Minneapolis project where Pfister had been selected to fit the 2 building into the surrounding area and the City's attempt to renovate 3 the existing building into a residential building. However, she 4 admitted at the same time that the lower price Buetow had submitted 5 certainly appealed to her, too. 6 Mayor Sundland told Councilmember Makowske Pfister Architects was his 7 second choice but the fact that they would be working on the Timber 8 Wolves building hadn't convinced him they should be moved up on his 9 list. 10 Councilmember Ranallo indicated that although he had been ill and unable 11 to attend the work session, he had been able to study all three 12 proposals and had only kept Buetow's for this meeting. He pointed to 13 that firm's experience with the Indianola City Hall expansion project 14 where fire and police departments had to be remodeled and improved as 15 an example of a project which would be similar to what the Council 16 wanted to do with the building they're already in. He said he 17 perceived Buetow was the only firm of the three who had designed and 18 remodeled buildings like the Carver County courthouse and the Ramsey 19 County Library. 20 Councilmember Enrooth indicated he had also found Pfister's proposal to 21 be very innovative and thought Mr. Pfister had a lot of good ideas. 22 However, he said he had a hard time perceiving how they would relate to renovating an old building as the City has to do. 24 He indicated the fact that Dave Hall, the architect who was with Mr. 25 Dunwell and specializes in space design, made Buetow's proposal seem 26 more relative to him. The Councilmember said he thought having someone 27 who can tell the City how to use the area which is available to the 28 maximum will be the most important part of the study. 29 Councilmember Ranallo agreed that he perceived a great similarity to 30 what the City wanted and what Buetow had provided with the renovation 31 of the Hennepin County District Court building where they had "evaluated 32 the existing facilities and identified space problems and needs." 33 Council Action 34 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Enrooth to retain Buetow Associates to 35 work with City staff on an architectural redesign and space study of 36 the St. Anthony Village Community Center building. 37 Motion carried unanimously. 38 1989 Goal Setting Session Tentatively Scheduled for January 20-21 39 The above date seemed to be the best for the Councilmembers who were ^r) present. The City Manager indicated he would let them know if any conflict developed later.