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HRA Meeting Minutes • August 27, 1996 Page 4 Commissioner Faust stated he believes the council chambers/conference room would be more "salable" with Option 2. The city could rent out a "conference center" size room. 3 Chair Ranallo stated for the amount of money in the budget for audio/visual equipment it should 4 be state-of-the-art. Commissioner Faust asked if changing to Option 2 would have an effect on 5 the A/V room. Mr. O'Brien stated it would not affect the AN room and the equipment will be 6 state-of-the-art. 7 Commissioner Enrooth asked if they had planned to go with Option 2 in the beginning would the 8 plans have been different. Mr. O'Brien stated one set of double doors would have been 9 eliminated. 10 Commissioner Faust asked if all the chairs would be movable. Mr. O'Brien stated they would. 11 Commissioner Faust stated he prefers Option 2. Chair Ranallo stated he too preferred Option 2. 12 Commissioner Wagner stated he does not think there is enough reason to make a change. If there 13 was a belief the number of residents in attendance at council meetings was going to increase 14 drastically, then the added space could be justified. Commissioner Marks stated he prefers the original plan as it would handle 98% of the council meetings. He prefers being closer to the residents and believes Option 2 is too "deep" - far from 17 the Council. 18 Mr. O'Brien stated an estimate received on the cost of the fountain was $24,884. Chair Ranallo 19 stated he liked the fountain idea but that is a lot of money. Mr. O'Brien stated an alternative 20 suggestion made by Commissioner Marks was an abstract map of the City of St. Anthony. 21 Commissioner Faust asked if there were other options. Chair Ranallo directed Mr. O'Brien to 22 look at some other options and obtain other bids for the fountain. 23 Commissioner Marks stated he would like to revisit the entry area after all the walls are up in a 24 couple of weeks. Commissioner Marks suggested possibly the City hold a contest as to what the 25 residents would like to see in the entryway. Mr. O'Brien noted the drain, water and wiring is 26 completed for the fountain. 27 Commissioner Wagner stated he would like the entire building completed prior to the open 28 house. 29 VII. OTHER BUSINESS 30 There was no other business to come before the Housing and Redevelopment Authority. VIII. ADJOURNMENT. Motion by Enrooth, second by Marks to adjourn the meeting at 9:05 P.M. 33 Motion carried unanimously,