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1 1 1 24 January 26, 1981 Mr. Jaworski moved to table this request for more information. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion carried unanimously. There was a recess at this point in the meeting. Mr. Schumacher went through the financial report for the month of December. He re- minded the Council this is an unaudited report indicating a figure of $18,652.00 as the end of the year balance. Several items under both expenditures and disburse- ments were discussed. The Towing Contract for the Police Department was presented by Chief Myhre. Two had been received - Auto Medics and Gene's Towing. They are very close in costs and Chief Myhre recommended Auto Medics. There was discussion on the various charges and questions that Chief Myhre answered. Mr. Kulaszewicz moved to accept the towing contract as proposed by Auto Medics. Se- conded by Mr. Jaworski, Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Schumacher presented a summary sheet on the four Engineering proposals that was submitted. He read his memo to the Council on the need for an Engineering firm qualified in the many areas of concerns of this City. Mr. Schumacher went through his analysis of the four firms and explained his reasons for his recommendation of 0.S.M. Mrs. Elsenpeter moved to accept the recommendation of Mr. Schumacher and contract 0.S.M. as the City's Consulting Engineer. Seconded by Mayor Gourley . Mr. Jaworski said one important factor that had been left off of the analysis sheet in relationship to Milner Carley was the 20+ years of experience in this City. Mr. Schumacher pointed out this was reflected in the ratings that he had done. Mr. McLean asked if this evaluation had been done on an individual and Mr. Schumacher said, Yes, this would be the person representing the City. Mr. Kulaszewicz asked if Mr. Schumacher had compared the rates for each firm. Mr. Schumacher said, Yes, Milner Carley is the lowest, but he felt the Council must con- sider the City Representative in order to compare on an equal basis. Mr. Kulaszewicz felt that Milner Carley could compete with any of the other firms. Mr. Schumacher pointed out this City is going to have a major decision to make, dealing with major agencies, Milner Carley hasn't had the experience, they do not have the expertise of the larger firms. They have done an excellent job for the City, but pre- ssures for multi - family home, industrial growth, etc., the Council will be making a decision on these major issues and should have the best representation possible. Mr. Schumacher pointed out that he was not critizing Milner Carley, he was thinking of the future of this City - just who can do the best job for the City - not who is the best firm of the worst. Mrs. Elsenpeter said she did a similar chart at home - she felt that all the firms were competent - felt the City has reached a point where a change is needed - Engineer- ing can be done by any one, what this City is hiring is a City Representative. In no way was this down grading the engineering abilities of Milner Carley.