1. the administration examines the accommodation of the meeting room for the Karlsruhe municipal council
and the Council Affairs department in Lammstrasse.
The option of receptions by the user should also be considered during the test.
Municipal Council of the City of Karlsruhe, press conferences of the city council groups and the press and
Information Office.
2. the administration calculates the costs for setting up and dismantling for meetings of the
council and the committees that meet in the citizens’ hall per year and compares them with each other.
with the creation of a permanent meeting room in Lammstrasse.
Reason
The connection between Lammstrasse and the city council groups’ building in Hebelstrasse offers the
The advantage of accommodating the municipal council in a prestigious location on Friedrichsplatz. the
The property already has a large hall with a grandstand. The creation of a fixed
meeting room in Lammstrasse, the amount of work involved in setting up and dismantling the
meeting room as well as a fixed cabling or power supply for the
The paperless operation of city council devices is guaranteed. The premises
could thus be used for joint events and public participation processes in the hall of the
municipal council can be used to bring the municipal council closer to the population. It
would also make sense to include the Council Affairs department and a press and media room.
of the municipal council in the premises.
Savings through a fixed, equipped meeting location
A further advantage would be that the committees, which previously met in the town hall for committee meetings
repeatedly have to be set up, converted and dismantled, which involves a great deal of effort in terms of
technology, seats, tables and electricity. Through the
The use of a permanent meeting room in Lammstrasse could significantly reduce this expense.
be reduced. It would also make it easier to use the meeting room in Lammstrasse
can be designed. Tables with connections and sufficient seating can be permanently installed. meetings in plenary seating, as is the case with the municipal council and
The same is the case with the municipal councils.
Essential end devices would have a direct power connection or connection to the municipal power supply.
network (intranet and the Council’s internal information system). We are currently working with power banks,
which require further maintenance and must be compatible with connections.
Accessible and better citizen contact
A permanent meeting room in Lammstrasse would make the municipal council, as the main body of the city
and make it more tangible and visible at a fixed location, as well as the
Press office and the Council Affairs department in one place. Thus
the building could be a local contact point or venue for local council matters.
will. This connects the administration with the municipal council and the citizens. In addition
could be municipal advice centers (e.g. StJA, SJB) and administrative offices with citizen contact
be housed on the upper floors of Lammstrasse 9. In addition
Barrier-free access to the municipal council meeting at ground level is possible.
Retail unrealistic alternative scenario
The argument for accommodating a retailer on the first floor of Lammstraße
Given the tense situation of the retail sector in the city center, we do not consider it possible to
feasible scenario in this situation. This is offset by a number of well-positioned, vacant
Real estate for retailers or chains on Kaiserstraße and
further inner city area opposite.
Implementing this proposal would both achieve financial savings and improve the
Citizen participation in the processes with the municipal council and the connection between
administration, municipal council and citizens.
Signed:
Juergen Wenzel
Friedemann Kalmbach
Petra Lorenz