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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Council Worksession <br />April 26, 2022 <br />5:00 pm <br /> <br /> <br />Present: Mayor Kari Niedfeldt-Thomas <br /> Councilmember Abdullahi Abdulle (attending the meeting remotely) <br />Councilmember Graeme Allen <br />Councilmember Emily Dunsworth <br />Absent: Councilmember Pam Axberg <br /> <br />Staff in Attendance: Devin Massopust, Craig Schlichting, Jennifer Fink <br /> <br />Guests in Attendance: <br /> <br />Review Site Plan for the City of New Brighton’s Renovation of the Public Works/Parks Maintenance Building <br />at 700 5th Street NW <br /> <br />Massopust reported Schlichting and Fink would be presenting this item to the Council. <br /> <br />Schlichting stated Kodet Architecture was hired in December 2021 to create plans and specifications for a <br />Public Works and Park Maintenance facility improvement project. On March 15, 2022 the site plan wa s <br />presented to the Planning Commission and recommended for approval, noting that it meets all zoning code <br />requirements. Staff discussed the history of the site and then presented the current status of the site plans, <br />noting key design elements, estimated costs and future legislative actions that would be required. <br /> <br />Councilmember Axberg stated she was curious to see the number of offices and asked if this area should be <br />more open/conference room space. Schlichting indicated these individuals need secured offices and could not <br />work from home. <br /> <br />Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas noted this space would benefit from having a conference room so that staff didn’t <br />have to always hold meetings at City Hall. She added that the proposed offices were less flexible or immobile <br />as needs evolve over time. Fink indicated flexibility was discussed and it was noted the storage closet space <br />could be flex space or be used to create additional offices. She noted the lunchroom was always available for <br />meetings. <br /> <br />Councilmember Dunsworth reported the supervisors within this building needed to have offices because they <br />could be having sensitive or confidential conversations in their offices. She indicated she was going to support <br />staff’s design plans for this space because they understood how their staff members worked. <br /> <br />Councilmember Abdulle questioned how many people would work from this building. Schlichting stated there <br />would be 35 City employees working from this building. He noted a number of these individuals would be <br />seasonal workers. <br /> <br />Councilmember Abdulle questioned if the office/multi-purpose room could be used for meditation or prayer. <br />Schlichting noted there were two differences spaces that could be purposed for this.