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Mounds View City Council January 9, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 12 He offered to answer questions, noting Building Official Osmonson is in attendance. 1 2 Duane McCarty, 8060 Long Lake Road, stated he raised issues on this at the last meeting and 3 didn’t see that it was addressed at the last work session. He asked if G & H Consultants LLC is 4 the company that would be filing with the Secretary of State. He also asked if anyone has 5 checked to see if they have filed with the Secretary of State as required with Statute 333. 6 7 Director Ericson stated the work would not commence until they have filed according to the 8 agreement and have the authority to execute this agreement under that name. 9 10 Mr. McCarty stated he assumes that staff has not checked that issue. He asked how long this 11 LLC has been in business. Director Ericson stated they have a combined service in this field of 12 expertise, plan review and fire review, for 44 years. 13 14 Mr. McCarty stated this is their first go around as far as the LLC and he assumes they have not 15 filed with the Secretary of State. He stated that qualifications are an important thing since this is 16 the biggest project Mounds View has ever done and with it goes distinct responsibilities on the 17 part of the City’s staff. Mr. McCarty stated he thinks City staff deserves the very best to protect 18 the tax payer against future litigation that comes from an error or omission in the process. He 19 asked why he did not see SEH in the lineup of bidders, since they are long time consulting 20 engineers and have expertise much beyond a start up entity such as these two individuals. Mr. 21 McCarty stated one individual is an employee of Blaine and while friendships of staff are 22 wonderful, he would like the consultants to have solid qualifications and experience. He stated 23 he is concerned whether their qualifications reach to the height of the City’s consulting 24 engineers, like an SEH firm. 25 26 Mr. McCarty stated the budget has $68,000 for plan reviewal and he assumes it will come from 27 the permit and licenses of the contractor so it is not something the City’s general fund is 28 concerned with. He stated Medtronic will be paying for these costs and asked why the City is not 29 considering a known commodity that they have dealt with for years to protect the taxpayer 30 against a fledging entity. Mr. McCarty stated he understands the two individuals have extensive 31 experience but he questioned whether their experience is as broad as SEH or other consulting 32 firms. He also asked whether tax payers are being protected to the best of the City’s ability. 33 34 Director Ericson stated he is not familiar with SEH providing plan review services from the 35 building and fire code aspects. He indicated that staff can look at that option but given the 36 familiarity of the two individuals in the agreement, staff has confidence with their skill to review 37 these plans in conjunction with Building Official Osmonson. Director Ericson noted that there 38 was no guarantee for staff to work with the other consultants during the plan review. He stated it 39 is correct that there are dollars available for the plan review so it is not an issue of coming to the 40 lowest cost. However, Building Official Osmonson would grain the experience and be able to 41 utilize the known experience of the two individuals who have formed this company. 42 43 Mr. McCarty stated he understands that this is new to the City’s Building Official and that it 44 would be good for her and the City in the long run. He explained he would like Building Official 45