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City Council Minutes May 2, 1983 Page Eight B. Acquisition of Computer The City Administrator indicated that he, Councilmember Gunkel, Councilmember Duitsman, and the Deputy City Clerk have looked at various hardware and software, specifically Wang, IBM, and Texas Instrument to satisfy the needs of the City of Elk River. The City Administrator questioned the City Council as to where they would like to proceed from this point. Mayor Hinkle indicated that he felt the Committee should continue with the research into the needs of the City with regards to automation, and that it was not necessary to include the whole council. Councilmember Gunkel indicated that she felt it was a product that should not be bought by price alone. Councilmember Duitsman indicated that he felt the accounting and financial reporting for the City w~s not a reason in itself to purchase a computer, as he felt the costs are greater than the benefits. Councilmember Duitsman further indicated that he did recommend the City of Elk River purchasing a computer for mailing notices and various other applications that can be done and further indicated that he felt the City Council should make a com- mitment to purchase a computer, to budget annual costs, and pursue the additional applications that could benefit the City. Councilmember Gunkel indicated that she believed automation could provide quicker and more accurate reporting of the City's financial conditions as well as various other applications that the City could use. Discussion was carried on regarding costs, uses, and needs of the City of Elk River. It was the consensus of the City Council that the City Staff should complete a needs analysis and present to the City Council prior to recommendations of the purchase of computer hardware and software. C. New City Garage Construction The City Administrator indicated that plans for a city garage have been presented to the City Council, and further indicated that City Staff needs to know where they should proceed from this point. Councilmember Duitsman indicated that he felt the costs were very high and questioned the possibility of the construction of a city garage to be done in stages. Discussion was carried on regarding the possibility of phasing the construction of a city garage. It was the consensus of the City Council that the City Staff should look at various options with regard to the design and plan of the city garage. D. Highway 10 Improvement Project The City Administrator indicated that he, Councilmember Schuldt, and Council- member Gunkel had met with Mn/DOT regarding the concerns of the community expressed at the open meeting. The City Administrator indicated that Mn/DOT has revised some of the design of the Highway 10 project and has addressed some of the problems presented at the open meeting. The City Administrator indicated that Mn/DOT would be at the next City Council Meeting for review of the proposed Highway 10 improvement designs.