07-05-2017 Council Work Session Minutes

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION July 5, 2017 APPROVED 134 Council Member Rafferty recalled the department's early recommendation on the 135 purchase from Woodbury and asked if those trucks were intended for training from the 136 onset? Director Swenson recalled the development of the need for training. Mayor 137 Reinert said he's comfortable with the fact that the equipment has served a purpose and 138 may provide revenue to the city. 139 140 Director Swenson said he would proceed with working with the Brinlee Mountain 141 Company on the marketing of the equipment. Mayor Reinert directed staff to try and 142 make as much off the trucks as possible. Council Member Manthey asked if there is 143 time to work the market and Director Swenson said it's tied to the timing of the 144 requirement for recertification. 145 146 Director Swenson also received council concurrence on donating some hard suction host 147 that is no longer useful to the city. It was agreed that the equipment would be donated to 148 the Centennial Fire District. He will bring the matter to the council for official 149 authorization. 150 4) Public Works Facility Audit Payment and Proposal for Additional Architectural 151 Services - Public Services Director DeGardner reviewed his written staff report, 152 including the history of this project to date. 153 154 Mayor Reinert remarked that the council wants to receive the information that they paid 155 for. The work received didn't include what was specifically requested. Now the 156 council is receiving this (representing the work originally requested) with a request to be 157 paid for the "additional" work. He suggests that the council work session recording of 158 previous council consideration will tell the tale. He clarified that he has stated in a 159 previous meeting that he isn't interested in new buildings. He sees the goal as getting the 160 citys equipment out of the weather. He didn't see anything representing that option 161 brought back. 162 163 Council Member Manthey said he recalls the three options brought forward and actually 164 that was what he expected. He would like to see additional information but he doesn't 165 necessarily recall that request. He recalls discussion about what the city will need 166 looking ahead to the future. 167 168 Mayor Reinert suggested that providing only three $12 million options isn't what he 169 wanted and isn't appropriate. This is the difference between a want and a need — the 170 need being to get equipment out of the weather and repair the public works building. 171 172 Council Member Kustennan suggested that he got what he expected, not to say that he's 173 interested in spending that much money. 174 175 Mayor Reinert said he recalls specifically his request and he feels it was ignored. He 176 doesn't think that the bill should be paid until the job is finished. 177 0