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HomeMy WebLinkAbout#07 City EngineerSTAFF REPORT DATE: January 3, 2017 CONSENT ITEM #: 7 AGENDA ITEM: Appoint City Engineer SUBMITTED BY: Kristina Handt, City Administrator BACKGROUND: Per City Code 31.01, at the first regular council meeting in January of each year the Council shall appoint a city engineer. ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL: Who should the Council appoint as City Engineer? PROPOSAL: Mr. Jack Griffin of Focus Engineering currently serves as the Official City Engineer and primary provider of professional engineering services. Focus Engineering and the City have an ongoing agreement for professional services effective 7/19/2011. This appointment would be a continuation of that agreement. An updated fee schedule is attached. RECOMMENDATION: If removed from the consent agenda: “Move to appoint Mr. Jack Griffin, of Focus Engineering, Inc., as the official City Engineer and principal provider of professional engineering services for 2017.” ATTACHMENT: 2016-12-27-Letter-Lake Elmo-Rates                         December 28, 2016        Ms. Kristina Handt, City Administrator    City of Lake Elmo    3800 Laverne Avenue North    Lake Elmo, Minnesota 55042      Re:  FOCUS Standard Hourly Rate Schedule  Via Email    City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota       Dear Kristina:    Attached please find a copy of our Standard Hourly Rate Schedule to be used for 2017. The  billing rate for Municipal Engineer I (Chad Isakson) and for Construction Field Engineer  (Hyperion Consulting LLC) have both increased to $85/hour from $80/hour. There are no other  billing rate increases proposed for 2017. We appreciate the continued opportunity to serve the  City of Lake Elmo.  Please contact me should you have any questions or concerns.    Sincerely,        John (Jack) W. Griffin, P.E.  Principal, Senior Municipal Engineer    Enclosure  Cc:  Cathy Bendel, Finance Director    Julie Johnson, City Clerk    FOCUS ENGINEERING, inc.  Cara Geheren, P.E.   651.300.4261 Jack Griffin, P.E.                651.300.4264  Ryan Stempski, P.E.  651.300.4267  Chad Isakson, P.E.  651.300.4283  J Griffin     FOCUS ENGINEERING, inc. – Standard Hourly Rate Schedule          REV 01.01.2017                                 FOCUS ENGINEERING, inc.  Standard Hourly Rate Schedule      Standard Hourly Rates include salaries and wages paid to personnel in each billing class plus the  cost  of  customary  and  statutory benefits,  general  and  administrative  overhead,  non‐project  operating costs, and operating margin or profit.      Sr. Municipal Engineer III – Jack Griffin      $120 / hour   Sr. Municipal Engineer II – Cara Geheren      $112 / hour   Sr. Municipal Engineer I – Mark Scholle     $105 / hour    Municipal Engineer III           $98 / hour   Municipal Engineer II – Ryan Stempski        $90 / hour   Municipal Engineer I – Chad Isakson        $85 / hour    Project Engineer – Frank Borich         $72 / hour    Project Engineer – Amanda Groh        $72 / hour   Graduate Engineer          $65 / hour   Interns            $48 / hour     Construction Field Engineer – Hyperion Consulting LLC (Dave Klocker)        $85 / hour      Reimbursable Expenses Schedule     Vehicle Mileage reimbursed at the current Federal IRS Rate.   Identifiable printing and reproduction costs when incurred in the direct performance  of the City’s work.   Other expenses for items and services as may be required by the City to fulfill the  terms of a specific authorization.