08-28-1991 Council Minutes City Facilites Public Hearing

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-,4 PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPOSED CITY FACILITIES — AUGUST 28, 1991 ROLL The Council met on the above date with the following members present: Mayor Barbara Peterson, Councilmembers Edward Callahan, J. Diann Goetten, Gabriel Jabbour and Mary Butler. The following represented the City staff: Acting City Administrator John Gerhardson, Building & Zoning Administrator Jeanne Mabusth, Finance Director Tom Kuehn, Police Chief Stephen Sullivan, City Attorney Tom Barrett, City Clerk Dorothy Hallin and City Recorder Teri Naab. Jack Boarman, Boarman & Associates, architect /consultant; and Carolyn Drude, Ehlers & Associates, financial advisor to the City were present along with Ron Moorse newly appointed City Administrator. Mayor Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. OPEN PUBLIC HEARING — AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION The Affidavit of Publication was noted. Mayor Peterson opened the meeting and introduced Edward Callahan as the first speaker to give a summary of the events which have taken place to date regarding the proposed facilities. INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION PRESENTATION Callahan welcomed all for coming to the meeting. He went on to explain that the City has come to the final chapters of the proposed facilities planning. He summarized those events as follows: In approximately 1985, Callahan was a member of the Planning Commission and there was an opening on the City Council. The Mayor at the time, Mary Butler, and City Administrator Bernhardson asked Callahan at that time if he would like to be on the City Council for which he responded enthusiastically. He was asked at that time what his feelings were on a new City Hall. He explained that after living in the area 10 -15 years, he barely even knew were City Hall was located. It hadn't occurred to him that changes were needed. He asked the following: a) what City Hall; b) why do we need a City Hall; and c) how much will it cost. The need and costs were explained to him, and things have not changed much since then in regards to the general plan or need for the facility. At this time it was close to an election and he received a call from a member of the Council explaining an uproar from the citizens was expected regarding a letter in the paper which said $2.5 million was to be spent that evening to build the new building. At the meeting, citizens did show up and it was explained to them the Council was not approving any expenditures at that time for a new City Hall. 1