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Council Minutes of 2/21/2006 requirement that all Council votes be by roll call, au;d ,feauhrg~,~ a~laa ly tie final vote on or~~ ,~1;,~„r ~at~.. cam. thereby enabling Council to provide by rule for other authorized rriethods of voting upon issues before it; and" and amended at Article N, Sec. 9 Rules and Journal of Council: "Council shall adopt its own rules, regulations or by-laws and shall keep a Journal of all its proceedings. The Journal shall be open far public inspection at all reasonable times. The fla vote ve~g upon any ordinance or resolution eF-as~i~ shall be by roll call and the vote of each Councilman shall be entered upon the Journal." The committee unanimously recommended that the legislation be amended and approved by Council under suspension of the rule. • Resolution 2005-175, a resolution to inform individuals who would like to video broadcast Council meetings that City Council would be receptive to such a procedure. The committee unanimously recomme approval by Council. • A discussion of changes to the Rules of Council. The committee will request by motion that the changes be formally referred to the Intro-Governmental Relations Committee. 2) Councilman Ryan moved that Ordinance No. 2006-1 be amended as recommended by committee in the third Whereas clause and in Article IV, Section 9 as previously stated. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Dailey Jones and passed unanimously. Councilman Barker, chairperson of the Recreation, Public Parks & Buildings Committee: 1) The committee met on Tuesday, February 14. Present were committee members Barker, Dailey Jones and Gareau; President Kennedy and Council Members Miller, Ryan, Orlowski and Tallon; Mayor O'Grady, directors Dubelko, Farver, Limpert, Terbrack and Wenger, and Recreation Commissioner DiSalvo; Ray 5preng from Middough Consulting and Jce Hyland from the city schools. The following items were discussed: Resolution No. 2006-44, a resolution to direct the Director of Service to advertise for bids for the construction of the new Ciry Hall ADA compliant front entrance as per specifications on file in his office, and authorizing the Mayor, subject to approval by the Board of Control, to enter into contract for same with the lowest and best bidder, and declaring an emergency. This project will tear down the existing entranceway and replace it with atwo-story addition. The first floor entrance will have ADA sliding accessible doors on the north and south with ramps and handrails. The inclines will be heated to prevent snow and ice buildup during the winter. The entrance through doors will have an inlaid walk-off mat to help remove snow and wet from shoes for a safer walk on the the which is also being replaced throughout the main floor of City Hall. The the is being replaced as tyre are some problems with the buckling of the concrete, which needs to be addressed for safety reasons. The roof of the addition will also have heated areas and cables in the gutters to help prevent the dumping of snow and ice in front of the doors. The view of the main lobby from the second floor will be eliminated as the upstairs will be extended to create a floor to the front of the new addition so that a new caucus room will be built. The new room wilt be approximately 18 x 30 feet, and the current caucus room will become the City Council office. The outside of the new addition will be brick and E.F.LS. to match the existing building. There was discussion on the possibility to go to all brick. After a lengthy debate, it was decided to keep plans as they are. The cost of this project will be approximately $200,000. The original estimate was a little lower, but due to some additions far safety and, because of Hurricane Katrina, material costs have increased. The funding for this is coming from the sale of the old library. That money was set aside to fund projects such as this. The ADA entrance to City Hall is a long time coming and has been discussed for many years. The project wilt start about April, will be a positive far the city and will help with same needed space requirements at City Hall. The blueprints are on file with the Service Director or the Planning Director. Thanks to Planning ~v~