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ITEM � � A
April 27, 1990
TU: Mayor Napper
Council Members; Klassen
Oxborough
Willcox
Wippermann
FKOM: Stephan Jilk, City Administrator
R�: Armory Project Update
Fallowirig are a few items of updated information regarding the
Armory #�rajact:
1, The spe�ial lec�islation, to gr�nt Rosemaunt suthority to
special levy for an amount up to $95,000 per year was
�pproved as an �mendment to the omnibus tax bill. I do not
h�V� a copy of that bill but it is the same as you had
�pproved except for some minor changes to cl�rify the
intent. ReQresentative Ozment informed me of this approval
late Monday evening.
In order to keep this project moving we should consider
action to utilize the special authority saon; as it does
have th� reverse referendum capability in it with a 30 day
waiting period follawing publication of Notice of Intent by
ths City Council to levy a certain amount. Prior to
request�.ng any action by Council on this I will provide
further information on the affects, the project cost and
procedure involved to approve the levy.
2 . The Minnesota National Guard has received approval from the
Federal Guard Bureau:
a, To ewitch thie project from New 9righton to Rosemount
b. Received confirmation to expect construction in 1992
c. To deeignate an architect for the project. This was
done and the same architect that was assigned at New
Hrighton is assigned to the project in Rosemount
d. To begin actual design of the project for Rosemount and
to complete at least 35$ of the design work by 8-1-90.
3. The staff architect for the Minnesota National Guard (nat
the pxoject design architect) has provided two scenarios of
design which included thoee items on the Armory Committee' s
list.
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A1so, estimated costs were presented at the April 23, 1990
Armory Committee meeting. These were reviewed and the
consensus was reached that the staff architect would revise
the drawings and cost estimates to reflect the addition of
c�dditional classrooms to be paid for and used by the high
school and a multi-purpose arena of such proportions to be
able to house an ice sheet and tennis courts at different
periads of the year.
This information will be shared with the commit�ee on May 7,
1990. The Committee will review that information and will
then formulate a recommendation to you on which items and
how to finance those items to be added as enhancements and
�dd-ons to the armory. Complete informatian, as best we
can put together� ae to costs, saurces of funding and
ramificatiane on levie� will be reviewed.
Q� . I bave had meetings with representatives of the school
di�trict and they haue asked that the concept of adding 8 to
10 classrooms ta the armory be conside�ed. (See item 3. )
The idea is that the school district would have the
�v�ilability of the classrooms, gym and locker/shower rooms
�t the cost of the classrooms . We are continuing discuseion
on this concept.
5, Th� Guax'd wishes to proceed wit� design, and their
cq�sulti�g arc�itect is ready to meet with the City to begin
as soon as �ur list of enhancement� and add-on� is complete.
W� will probably proceed with a design that will allow
expat�eion �nd add-ons with out complete redesign so that if
�u�ds �re not available at the time of design and
constructian to complete all items on our liet we wilZ be
abl� to "phase" the project without jeopardizing any of it.
Ma�e �.�formation wi�l b� forthcoming on these possibilities.
I am optimi�tic about the passibilities of the project and highly
r�Gommend our cantinued support for it,
I wi�.l. be plea�ed to �nswer a�y questions you may have an this
�.nform�tion.
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