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MINUTES MARCH 18, 1998 advertise for bids on a project. The plans are complete and require acceptance by the Council. He has stressed that there will be no change orders on this project. The proposal will be written with the clause, "not to exceed...". Dave summarized the work to be done. 5C. Consideration of Resolution No. 98 - 28, Order Improvement, Approve Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids, Black Duck Lift Station - Chris asked Dave to "dress up" the area where the new lift station will be constructed. He noted that the well house on Birch Street needs to be "dressed up" too. Kim suggested that the Council could do this on Earth Day. 5D. Consideration of Resolution No. 98 - 40, Accept Bids and Award Construction Contract, Lilac Street Utility Extension (Between Apollo Drive and 4th Avenue) - Dave explained that bids were opened on Tuesday and the low bid was about 3% under the engineer's estimate. This is very good. 5E. Consideration of Resolution No. 98 - 41, Accept Bids and Award Construction Contract, Lakes Addition Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation - Bids were opened today and they were very competitive. Previously the Council had authorized Dave to pursue a $40,000.00 grant to cover a portion of this construction. It appears that Lino Lakes could be granted the entire amount. 5F. Consideration of Resolution No. 98 - 42, Approve Change Orders 1, 2 and 3 and Payment No. 7 (final), Centennial Middle School Street and Utility Project - Dave detailed the change orders and noted that the cost of the change orders are all recoverable with the assessments. 19. Discuss Compensation for Interim City Administrator, Mayor Sullivan Kim explained that Dan had call several other cities to see how they handled compensation when a city employee stepped into a higher position until that position could be filled. There was not any good comparisons. She suggested doing as North St. Paul did. They paid the difference between the employees current salary and the entry level of the position that the employee was stepping into temporarily. In addition, additional time off after the vacant position was filled was set. Every Council Member gave their opinion regarding compensation. Dave Pecchia's union status was discussed. Kim explained that she had received a letter from the union attorney describing Dave's temporary withdrawal from the union. Kim was asked to get the City Attorney's opinion on this matter. PAGE 8