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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 3, 2011 3 MOTION: Council Member Smith moved to delay decision on the cleaning contract until the May 17th meeting in order for staff to verify insurance and background checks on the top two bidders. Council Member Park seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-1 (Mayor Johnston voting against.) Review Forestry Consulting Contract/Consider RFP The City Council was asked to review the current Forestry Consulting Contract and determine if solicitation for future services is warranted via the proposed RFP for Forestry Consulting Services. In reviewing the contract, no significant issues with the service provider were noted. To the contrary, both the services provided and the service provider had received positive comments from residents and staff. MOTION: Council Member Park moved to renew the 3-year contract with Forestry Consulting Services, capping the service amount at $10,000 to work only on public land and land used for public purposes. Council Member Emmons seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0. Out-of-State Travel Request – Fire Department The Council considered a request for out-of-state travel for the Fire Chief and District Chief to attend the IAFC Conference in Florida in November 2011 for Volunteer and Combination Officers. The Council will review this request when it comes to them in 2012. MOTION: Mayor Johnston moved to approve Out-of-State Travel for two Fire Chiefs to attend the IAFC Conference in Florida in November 2011 for Volunteer and Combination Officers at a cost of $2,976. Council Member Park seconded the motion. The motion passed 3-2 (Council Members Emmons and Pearson voting against.) Lake Elmo Avenue Infrastructure Project I-94 to 30th Street – Resolution Accepting Bids and Awarding a Contract The City Engineer presented the results of bidding for construction of the Lake Elmo Avenue Infrastructure Project, I-94 to 30th Street, including ongoing efforts to acquire necessary easements. The Council discussed the City receiving assurance that permanent and temporary utility easements can be successfully acquired in a timely manner such that contractors’ delays are not included. Permanent and temporary utility easements are required form nine separate parcels under the ownership of six property owners. If any of these easements are not acquired amicably, the legal process would take 6-7 months to obtain these easements.