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2) Old Town Hall <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman stated that the City has been attempting to renovate the old town hall <br />located on Highway #47 for many years. A grant in the amount of $16,000 was received years <br />ago to assist with the renovation project. Staff recently has been discussing the renovation <br />project and wanted to discuss the matter with the City Council. Mr. Norman explained that the <br />original intention was to renovate the building and allow it to be used, but the difficulty is the <br />building is adjacent to a private road and there is no room for parking. Staff proposed that the <br />Council consider giving back the grant that was received to renovate the building and move the <br />building to the Town Center. He did not feel that if the building is moved it would lose its <br />historical significance. <br /> <br />Director of Public Works/Fire Chief Kapler noted that originally the building was designed to <br />access fi'om T.H. #47, which can no longer happen. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman stated that it was his understanding that the City has an agreement <br />with the bank to utilize some of their parking for the building. <br /> <br />Director of' Public Works/Fire Chief Kapler replied that there is an agreement with the bank, but <br />he was not sure how many parking spaces they were allowed to use. <br /> <br />Councihnember Zimmerman stated that a couple of years ago when the Council discussed the <br />renovation of the old town hall the Council wanted to make sure certain maintenance items were <br />done to keep the building from deteriorating. <br /> <br />Director of Public Works/Fire Chief Kapler replied that all of those maintenance items have been <br />completed. <br /> <br />Councilmember Pearson inquired as to how large the existing lot was. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman replied that staff could bring back a map at a future meeting. <br /> <br />Counci lmember Pearson stated that he attended school in the building until 4th grade and would <br />like to sce the building moved to a location where it could serve a better fimction. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman noted that Ramsey Town Center, LLC is interested in the building. <br /> <br />Councilmember Strommen stated that it is a great building, but the location is bad because it has <br />not been usable. She was not sure that she was ready to advocate moving the building without <br />more information, but would like to research the possibility. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig inquired if there was any historical significance to moving the building. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman replied that the building would lose the State designation with the <br />historical society. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session/January 27, 2004 <br /> Page 2 of 4 <br /> <br /> <br />