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1 197 October 14, 1980 This item to be put on the November 10, 1980 Council agenda. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Meister reported that bids had been taken today on the Andall Street Improvement and he asked for consideration of these bids in order to give them time to draw up the contracts and get them signed. The low bidder was Bitumous Consulting. Mr. Meister said they had never worked with this company. This project will have to capitalized for one year since it is too late to certify assessments for next year's collection. Mayor Gourley moved to award this contract for this work with T.A. Schifsky. When asked why, he replied that he felt the best work would be done by this company even though they are not the low bidder. There was some discussion on this motion with Mayor Gourley pointing out that the Council does not have to accept the low bid. Mr. Schumacher asked Mr. Locher about not taking a low bid and Mr. Locher pointed out that the Council must have a valid reason for not accepting low bid. Mayor Gourley asked for a second to his motion. Mr. Meister felt that if the Council agrees to this, they could be creating a problem in the future. Mr. Jaworski seconded the motion for the purpose of discussion. Mr. Schumacher felt this action would put the City in a very bad position. He was very uncomfortable with this motion and he thought it was unfair. He felt that just because the City is unfamilar with this company, that is not a valid reason.for not awarding the bid. Mayor Gourley called for the question on his motion. The motion failed unanimously. Mayor Gourley moved to accept the low bid of Bituminous Consulting. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Jqworski moved to continuing the remainder of the agenda to be taken up at the end of the budget meeting scheduled for October 20, 1980. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion carried unanimously. This to include the pro- rating of fees and clarification of Ord. #22A; under new bus- iness - cable TV, sludge disposal in Lino Lakes. Mayor Gourley also gave the contract on HUD Cooperative agreement the City has with Anoka County to Mr. Schumacher. Mr. Jaworski moved to continue this meeting until October 20, 1980. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion carried unanimously. These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at a regular meeting held on October 27, 1980. Edna L. Sarner Clerk- Treasurer October 20, 1980 The special meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 8:15 P.M. on October 20, 1980 by Mayor Gourley. Mr. Jaworski and Mr. Kulaszewicz were absent. The first item on the agenda was the budget. Mr. Schumacher recapped the actions at the last meeting. Approximately $670,000.00 was set as the operating budget for the