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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-20-2021 Council PacketEXPANDED AGENDA CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Special Meeting – December 20, 2021 *********** 6:00 p.m. City Council: Mayor Rafferty, Councilmembers Cavegn, Lyden, Ruhland and Stoesz City Administrator: Sarah Cotton ADVISORY BOARD INTERVIEWS, 5:00 P.M. Council Workroom (not televised) (Applicant information will be distributed to council by email prior to meeting) SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING, 6:00 P.M. Call to Order and Roll Call - Lyden, Cavegn, Ruhland, Stoesz and Rafferty Pledge of Allegiance Open Mike / Public Comment (in person or received in writing prior to meeting) There were no comments Setting the Agenda: Addition or Deletion of Agenda Items The agenda was accepted as presented 1.PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT A)Consider Approval of Expenditures for The Rookery Activity Center, Rick DeGardner Action Taken: Motion by Ruhland, seconded by Lyden, to approve payments for the expenditures as presented, was adopted B)Consider Disposition of City-Owned Fitness Equipment, Rick DeGardnr Council directed staff to sell equipment until at least next week (council meeting on December 27th) to see what revenue is possible. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS None Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m. Community Calendar – A Look Ahead December 20, 2021 through December 27, 2021 Monday, December 27 6:00 pm, Community Room Council Work Session Monday, December 27 6:30 pm, Council Chambers City Council Meeting CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Special Meeting – December 20, 2021 *********** 6:00 p.m. City Council: Mayor Rafferty, Councilmembers Cavegn, Lyden, Ruhland and Stoesz City Administrator: Sarah Cotton CITY COUNCIL MEETING  Call to Order and Roll Call (City Council chambers)  Pledge of Allegiance  Open Mike / Public Comment (in person or received in writing prior to meeting)  Setting the Agenda: Addition or Deletion of Agenda Items 1. PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT A) Consider Approval of Expenditures for The Rookery Activity Center, Rick DeGardner B) Consider Disposition of City-Owned Fitness Equipment, Rick DeGardner UNFINISHED BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS None Adjournment Community Calendar – A Look Ahead December 20, 2021 through December 27, 2021 Monday, December 27 6:00 pm, Community Room Council Work Session Monday, December 27 6:30 pm, Council Chambers City Council Meeting CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM 1B STAFF ORIGINATOR: Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director MEETING DATE: December 20, 2021 TOPIC: Consider Disposition of City-Owned Fitness Equipment, Rick DeGardner VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 BACKGROUND Shortly after the YMCA decided to close the Lino Lakes location, the City acquired several pieces of fitness equipment for a cost of $15,000. Since the City has decided to incorporate a hybrid-management model and utilize Endurance Fitness to provide all fitness equipment and programs, the City does not have any useful purpose for the equipment. City staff has explored placing these items for sale on various listserv websites and on the city website with few inquiries. Some interested parties have offered prices far below than anticipated. The primary impediment of selling the equipment is the need to disassemble and move the equipment from the second level of the Rookery to the main level for eventual transport. Bids to disassemble and move the equipment down the stairs are around $10,000. A company has proposed taking possession of the fitness equipment in lieu of payment. After looking at different scenarios, staff is recommending the above arrangement. Rather than spending an additional $10,000 in hopes of being able to sell all of the equipment in excess of the associated costs doesn’t seem probable. The City will be retaining the three Matrix squat racks and the Torque X Rack for Endurance Fitness to use. RECOMMENDATION Direct staff to work with the city attorney in preparing a legal contract to dispose the fitness equipment at the Rookery at no expense to the City.