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insufficient. He can review this with the Council on Tuesday. I have also forwarded this letter to the petitioning group. The charter requires the Council to respond to this petition by resolution. The petition included in your packet follows the determination of myself as clerk and the city attorney. However, if the Council does wish to go with the petition question, some discussion should take place with the city attorney first. Item D - Approval of New Drywall Bid for Community Center: I individually briefed Council members over the past week about the circumstances that led to the removal of a contractor on the community center site. Last Thursday I was informed that a problem existed at the site because a contractor was not paying prevailing wages. In working with the city attorney, it was determined that the best course of action was to negotiate to cancel the agreement with the contractor and proceed to the second bidder. The general contractor negotiated a settlement with the contractor Tuesday. The contractor was paid his expenses to date of$6,121 and $20,000 as a settlement. The general contractor then went to the second bidder and a new contract was arrived at. The cost of the new contract is essentially the same amount that was left on the first contract. I expect to have some cost summaries of how this relates to the budget expenses we have expected. Two concerns about this situation are being addressed. First, it was understood that prevailing wages were to be required of the contractors in this project, yet the language was not in either the specifications or the contracts. I am asking the city attorney, the general contractor (Flannery Construction)and the architect (WAI)to review their understanding of this requirement and how it came to be left out of the project's requirements. I do not anticipate to have all that together by Tuesday. Second, the state grant in this project does require the prevailing wages, and we are trying to determine how this effects that. Obviously this was not part of the plan for this project and as I figure out how this came to be I will report back to the full Council. In the mean time, the project is proceeding on schedule. Item E-Resolution 5239, 1999 Budget Calendar: It is that time of year again. The city typically adopts a resolution scheduling budget meetings for the rest of the year. We can review this Tuesday for your schedules. Item F-Review of Council/Staff Retreat: Carie has put together a summary of the discussion from last Monday night's retreat. I appreciate the discussion that took place and different points of view that contribute to the city's work. I was thinking of giving a short summary for the community's benefit and perhaps some follow up dialogue with Council members. Item G- Status of Golf Course Lawsuit: We again need to review the status of the suit at the golf course. This will have to be done in a closed session once again. That's it for now. Have a good weekend.