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404 <br /> <br />Staff Report re: <br />Economic Development <br />Group Request for <br />Consultant <br /> <br />Resolution re: Cable <br />Television <br /> <br />since this report was presented to Council some of the <br />members of Council have toured City Hall to see first hand <br />the space being used by various departments. The City <br />Manager reinterated the reasons for the original request <br />for additional space and stated that the proposed plan <br />would place those departments together which should logically <br />be close to each other and to over come some deficiencies <br />in the Social Services Department. He stated that if <br />we don't acquire this space there will be no other space <br />available in the near future. Mr. Gatewood stated that <br />he was with the group who toured the facilities and did <br />find in some areas it was quite crowded and in other areas <br />found that there was space available, but not enough space <br />to put a large department together as requested by the <br />City Manager. He stated that there were many good reasons <br />for the proposal as stated and also disadvantages to doing <br />other than what has been recommended, but he would favor <br />some alternative method of putting the departments together <br />including the Housing Authority by doing some moving around <br />and coming up with' space to accomodate these functions. The <br />Mayor stated that after looking at the situation he feels <br />that some alternative must be made by making the necessary <br />adjustments and asked the staff to make a survey and make <br />necessary adjustments and move. Mr. Buck stated that he <br />agreed with Mr. Brunton and Mr-.-Gatewood and would not <br />favor any expansion in the parking garage, but would like <br />to request the staff to submit a report with plans on how <br />to move the Housing Authority into City Hall. Mrs..O'Brien <br />stated she felt with some creative moving around there <br />was room in City Hall for those functions which are being <br />talked about and some consolidation of secretarial areas <br />might be effected even the way some of these groups are <br />presently located. The C~ty Manager stated that he would <br />have a report on the staffs recommendation for moving the <br />Housing Authority into City Hall by the first meeting in <br />August. <br /> <br /> The committee appointed to select a consultant for <br /> <br /> the Vinegar Hill Project recommended retaining Zuchelli, <br /> Hunter and Associates to study the feasibility of constructing <br /> a hotel/conference center complex on Vinegar Hill. On <br /> motion by Mr. Buck, seconded by Mr. Gatewood the foregoing <br /> recommendation was unanimously adopted. <br /> <br /> On motion by Mr. Gatewood, seconded by Mr. Buck, the <br /> following resolution and prefatory statement was adopted <br /> by the following recorded vote. Ayes: Mr. Brunton, Mr. <br /> <br /> Buck, Mr. Gatewood and Mrs. O'Brien. Noes: None. Abstained: <br /> Mr. Albro. <br /> <br /> <br />