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Regular Meeting March 28, 2005 premises access to heating and cooling systems, so if needed, a remote change could be made from a distance. That is one feature; there may be more to it. Ms. Brot’s third question related to “redoing the microphones” and asked if it is included here or is someplace else? Mr. Ollendorff said it is not included and will be done separately. Ms. Brot noted that the sound system should remain a high priority and Mr. Ollendorff agreed. Ms. Brot’s final question was about her request for moveable seats, like at Webster Groves, so that the Council Chambers could be rented for special events, such as her daughter’s engagement party. She asked the City Manager if he was still discussing this with the architects and the contractors about it. He replied that this issue is still pending further study and additional options and recommendations will be presented to the Council, probably in the next few months. It is another item that is not included. That decision could be made in the next two or three months after a report is submitted. Ms. Brot moved that “we follow through with what we have suggested with the understanding that the steps will be repaired as soon as possible.” Mr. Wagner said it had already been moved and the Mayor confirmed it, as well. Mr. Wagner said there is something Councilmember Brot said that he agreed with and it was her description of the stairs in the front, with their appearance and their danger. He underscored the need to emphasize their repair. He complimented the City Manager for his detailed answer and then he called the question on the motion. Mayor said “all those in favor of approving the contract for the repair of this magnificent facility for the anniversary our City” and the vote carried unanimously. Mr. Ollendorff thanked the Council for that vote and then reported that the first floor Finance Department has completed their relocation to the 630 Trinity building, in the lower level where the Senior Center used to be and said it will be the location of the Finance Department from now until August. The second floor of City Hall will move in the next ten days or so to the EOC Room and will include the City Clerk, the Mayor, the Human Resources Department and the City Manager’s and the Assistant City Manager’s offices until August, when the contractor will, hopefully, be finished with the basement, first and second floor, and these offices can move back in. Then the third, fourth and fifth floors will be relocated for a period of about three months. The City Council meetings will continue in the Council Chambers until roughly the first part of August; after that City Council meetings will have to be relocated. Meetings usually held in the EOC room will be sent to other places for the next four months. He urged citizens and Councilmembers to verify the location of meetings customarily held in the EOC room, because they have been relocated. Ms. Colquitt commented that at the last City Council meeting there was a Resolution relating to Community Development Block Grants. Two weeks ago, she and the Mayor Page 12