HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969 12-11 CCM Special Session with Citizens Architectural Advisory Committee Minutes of the Proceedings of the City
Council of the City of Brooklyn Center
In the County of Hennepin and State of
Minnesota
December 11, 1969
The City Council met in special session and was called to order by
,Mayor Philip Cohen at 7 :38 P. M.
Roll Call: Philip Cohen, john Leary, Earl Rydberg and Howard Heck.
Also present were: Donald Poss, ftul Holmlund, Charles Van Eeckhout,
Eugene Hagel, Henry Davis, Arthur Anderson, Arnold Mavis and B.E. Peterson.
Members of CAAC present were: Ed Theisen and Gil Engdahi.
Members of Cerny Associates, Inc, present were: Richard Gilyard,
and Robert Pierce.
This eleventh special meeting of the Brooklyn Center City Council and
the Citizens Architectual Advisory Committee (CAAC) with the Cerny Associates,
Inc. was conducted for the purpose of appraising bids received for the East
Side Fire Station and Municipal Service Garage as well as to further consider`
the proposed depressed floor concept for the social hall of the Community Center.
The City Manager explained the bids received for the East Side Fire
Station on December 11. He stated that the base bid plus alternates exceeded
initial Capital Improvements budget but was within the proposed revised budget.
Since Councilman Willard was absent, Mayor Cohen suggested that the Council
defer action on the bids and rather examine the scale model of the tri -level
social hall as presented by Cerny Associates, Inc. Richard Gilyard explained
and illustrated with scale furniture some of the suggested schemes for the
social hall.
Councilman Willard arrived at 8 :04 P. M.
Mayor Cohen called upon Park and Recreation Director Eugene Hagel to
discuss the various potential uses of the social hall. After an extensive
discussion it was the consensus of the participants that most of the proposed
uses for the social hall would adapt to the depressed floor concept or be
enhanced thereby without any major restrictions.
The Council recessed at 8 :59 70 M. and resumed at 9 :09 P.M.
Mayor Cohen suggested that the Council should make a decision on
whether to approve the tri -level concept for the social hall. After individual
comments from each of the Councilmen and CAAC member Engdahl, it was the
unanimous consensus of the City Council and CAAC member to approve the
tri -level social hall concept.
The City Manager then asked the Council to consider auxiliary uses off
the social hall area, specifically the size of the kitchen area. Pierce presented
for the Council's review a schematic drawing of the entire social hall area
showing an enlargement of the kitchen area to 360 sq. ft. The City Manager
o Efered his opinion that the space allocation for kitchen facilities was exhor-
bitant considering the anticipated infrequent use for banquet catering. Council -
man Willard stated his concern that the facility be minimally capable of
accomodating catered banquets and suggested that a previous proposal providing
approximately 160 square feet of kitchen space would serve such purpose.
Pierce asked the Council how sophisticated they wanted the kitchen
facilities to be, for example what kind of dishwasher would be needed.
After some discussion among Council, City staff and Cerny representa-
tives, the Council agreed to -have Cerny Associates provide roughing --in
space for a residential type dishwasher, Pierce then suggested
to the Council that they let Cerny Associates
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present to the Council the equipment layout and design needed for the kitchen
and on this basis it would be easier to determine the size of the kitchen area.
At this time Mayor Cohen requested the City Manager to re- explain bids
received December 11, 1969 on the East Side Fire Station that were earlier
discussed in the evening. After discussion among each of the Councilman, the
City Manager stated that if the Council tentatively concurs with the recommended
base bid and alternates, a resolution will be prepared awarding bids for the
East Side Fire Station for consideration by the Council at its December 15th
meeting.
The Council next considered bids received on November 20, 1969 for the
Municipal Service Garage. The City Manager explained to the Council the
general, electrical and mechanical low bids and offered recommendations for
acceptance of the certain alternates. Following this the City Manager called
upon Public Works Director Van Eeckhout to present to the Council a justification
for the 2 -bay storage space alternate. After some discussion among the Council
and City staff it was the consensus of the Council to direct the City Manager
to prepare a resolution awarding bids for the Municipal Service Garage with the
2 -bay alternate for consideration by the Council at its December 15th meeting.
Motion by Howard Heck and seconded by john Leary to adjourn the meeting.
Vhting in favor were: Philip Cohen, john Leary, Earl Rydberg, Howard Heck
and Theodore Willard. Voting against were: none. Motion carried unanimously.
The Council meeting adjourned at 10 :58 P.M.
ler Mayor
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