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<br />Mayor Ramsey stated that if the old town hall is moved, it does lose its place on the <br />historical registry and that is the only negative he could see. He suggested there are some <br />citizens who would be willing to donate funds to work on that project. He added that the <br />park across from the current City Hall would be a great place to put the old town hall. <br /> <br />Councilmember McGlone asked if any TIF funds could be used for this project. <br /> <br />Mr. Ulrich thought possible site preparation. <br /> <br />Councilmember McGlone stated that moving it is one thing but questioned what its use <br />would be at its new location - a coffee shop - a meeting hall? <br /> <br />Mayor Ramsey stated it could be used for something - maybe a museum type facility. <br />His initial thought was it should have been put in the Municipal Center parking lot and it <br />could have been the Council Chambers. <br /> <br />Councilmember Look commented on all the memorabilia in the glass case in City Hall <br />and added that along with the old town hall - this is more of a time capsule - a way to <br />remember our roots. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig stated that if the notion is to locate it in the park across the street <br />and the well house is to the east - maybe we could butt the old town hall up to the well <br />house and create something out of that. Staff could come up with some grand ideas. <br /> <br />Councilmember McGlone asked how far we are planning to restore this. <br /> <br />Ms. Nelson replied that we do have bids to restore it to its period; however, these are old <br />bids so we would probably have to have it rebid. <br /> <br />Councilmember Wise inquired where the money would come from. <br /> <br />Mayor Ramsey felt it would be an amenity. <br /> <br />Councilmember Jeffrey stated he supports moving it and feels the Town Center is the <br />right spot - but he also supports giving the Park & Recreation Commission a shot at some <br />ideas as well. If TIF money could not be used, he asked if there are any park funds that <br />could help with this project. He stated he would like some history from where we were <br />to where we are now and he commended Councilmember Look on that idea. <br /> <br />Councilmember Look suggested maybe some contractors would be willing to invest <br />some time, etc. into this project - this could be a way to mitigate some of the cost. <br /> <br />Councilmember Wise stated he just does not want to see general fund dollars used on <br />this. He was in support of the rehab of the building, etc. but doing it with creative <br />financing resources. He expressed concern about even having administrative costs <br />generated from this project. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session - June 30, 2009 <br />Page 9 of17 <br />