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City Council Minutes April 22, 2002 · Construction Schedule · Public Use of Meeting Rooms · Budget Issues · 1992 CUP Chief Zerwas reviewed the issue relatmt recommended against installing the war Page 4 ; to the warning flashers on Orono Parkway. He ~ing flashers, as he does not believe they are necessary. He also noted that to activa~ the flashers, full lights and sirens would be required; this is in conflict with the wishes of the ]neighbors. He noted that Firefighters and police officers would use care when exiting O~ono Parkway. The City Administrator suggested that the warning flashers could be installed i~ the future if traffic conflicts become a problem. The City Administrator suggested that the roof material concern be addressed by having Timberline shingles added as a bid alterFative. In this manner the Council can select their roof preference once bids are opened. The Council agreed with this approach. Pat KIaers reviewed the construction schedule. He noted that the City is two weeks behind schedule for bidding. He noted that thelpositive side of the delay is that it would keep the project from interfering with the Count~ Fair and the July 4th celebration. Discussion was held regarding public u~e of meeting rooms. The City Administrator recommended not having the meeting r security and staffing reasons. Councilm, Lion's Park. Councilmember Kuester h: allowing the rooms to be open to the p~ long term planning of the facility take ti ~om available to the public in the evening due to ,.tuber Dietz indicated that these groups could use dicated that she would be uncomfortable never ~blic in the evening and would, like to ensure that ds issue into consideration. The City Administrator recommended riot charging SAC and WAC fees, as this is essentially an internal transfer of funds, i~ The City Administrator informed the Cpuncil that the committee is recommending total replacement of the existing flat roof be(~ause of problems the City has experienced. He noted that this replacement is necessar~ but is not in the budget. He informed the Council that that the City may have to use interflal loans for the roof replacement until funds become available for this additional expenditure. The City Administrator informed the C~uncil that the public safety budget has been exceeded due to the additional square footage for the EOC and fire station and because cabling and security costs were under~s~xnated. He reviewed what has been done to date to begin reducing the cost and discussed possible additional bid alternates that would be considered to bring the cost down. The City Administrator reviewed the 1992 conditional use permit conditions for the existing City Hall. Councilmember Dietz indicated that condition of 80% opacity has not been accomplished. He suggested adding more trees to accomplish this. Councilmember Tveite requested staff ~o pursue the possibility of recovering some reimbursement for the existing roof. The City Administrator indicated that this is being done.