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Home My Public Portal About19990111 specialSPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 11, 1999 1 CALL TO ORDER A Special Council Meeting was convened at 7:00 P.M. on January 11, 1999, by Mayor Duane Schreimann. ROLL CALL The following Council Members were present for roll call: Present: Blaney, Jackson, Jaynes, Landwehr, McDowell, Nelson, Nilges, Stella and Vincent Absent: None A quorum was declared present. CONVENTION CENTER PRESENTATIONS Mr. Darrell Dunafon, representing Capital Convention Center Group (CCCG), gave an overview of his group's proposal for a convention center. Issues he addressed were as follow: 1. Ownership 2. Community Aspect(s) 3. Cooperation with CVB and other hotels 4. Flood plain level concerns 5. Ballroom Following Mr. Dunafon's presentation, Mr. Homer Williams, architect with WSR of Kansas City, made a presentation regarding the design of the facility. Mr. Vaughn Prost of Prost Builders, addressed the construction of the facility, and Ms. Theresa Riley of the Ramada Inn, spoke about operation of the facility. At the close of these remarks, Mr. Dunafon returned to the podium to answer questions at length from the City Council. At the close of the CCCG presentation, Mayor Duane Schreimann announced a five - minute break in the proceedings. When the meeting reconvened, Mr. Dan Gordon introduced Mr. Richard Groner who highlighted differences in his company's proposal and the CCCG proposal. The issues addressed by Mr. Groner included the following: 1. Convention Center Space 2. Expansion Capabilities SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 11, 1999 2 3. Parking 4. Expanded Parking Capabilities 5. Integration Across Hwy. 50 6. Quality of Building 7. Management 8. Number of Hotel Rooms 9. Expansion of Hotel Rooms Capability Following Mr. Groner's remarks, a lengthy discussion was held regarding CCCG's use of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) for the project. At the conclusion of Mr. Groner's presentation, he then answered questions at length by City Council Members. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council at this time, a motion was made by Councilman Rick Nilges for adjournment, seconded by Councilman Larry Vincent, and approved unanimously at 9:20 P.M.