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TO: <br />FROM: <br />DATS: <br />Mayor and City Council <br />Ron Moorse, City Administrator <br />May 5, 1993 <br />/. <br />counolhsim <br />MAY 1 0 1993 <br />CnYOfOMNO <br />SUBJECT: West Hennepin Pioneer Museum (Marge Gasch) Presentation <br />Regarding the Former City Council Chambers Building <br />Marge Gasch has presented a proposal to City staff concerning the <br />preservation and relocation of the former Council Chambers <br />building. The proposal is as follows; <br />1. Relocate the Council Chambers building to the northwest <br />corner of the new city facilities property. <br />2. Develop a shared parking arrangement with the school <br />district for use of the church building parking lot. <br />3. The building would be used to display items related to <br />the history of Orono. The building would be readily <br />available to students as well as the general public. <br />4. Funding for this project would be obtained from a number <br />of sources both public and private. <br />5. One proposed funding source is the sale of one building <br />site at the current location of the council chambers <br />building. A portion of the proceeds would go toward the <br />expenses related to the relocation of the building. <br />Staff's response to the prop, sal was as follows: <br />1. The City Council does not currently have plans to <br />demolish the city council building. <br />2. The Crystal Bay neighborhood residents have suggested the <br />building could be used for a park related use in its <br />current location. <br />3. The proposal for relocating the building to the new city <br />property would have to be reviewed by the Council. <br />4. The Council is currently weighing two other options for <br />the use of the Crystal Bay property including the site of <br />the council chambers building. One option is to retain <br />all of the property for public use. The other option is <br />to sell a portion and use the proceeds to assist in <br />funding of the new city facilities project. <br />Ms. Gasch has requested that the Council respond to item #1 of her <br />proposal - relocating the council chambers building to the new city <br />property so that she knows whether to proceed with the other items <br />in her proposal.