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Mounds View City Council May 22, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 19 research. Mayor Marty stated that would be a nice feature and he was not aware that it was not 1 included. 2 3 Mayor Marty questioned the layout of the brick foyer and asked how it got approved. He 4 explained that all the bricks on one side are straight up and down until the foyer and then the 5 bricks are all staggered. He stated with the white grout it stands out as being different. Public 6 Works Director Lee stated he can ask the architect why they went with a different brick pattern. 7 Mayor Marty stated it appears to him to be piecemeal. 8 9 Councilmember Thomas stated the power assist doors are a necessity on a public building. 10 11 Councilmember Gunn asked if the doors are timed to lock at a specific time. Public Works 12 Director Lee answered in the affirmative. Councilmember Gunn advised that tonight the door 13 was locked when she returned. Public Works Director Lee stated the timing will be adjusted for 14 meeting nights. 15 16 Councilmember Stigney suggested staff ask the architect if they specified thicker grout for the 17 entrance area of the building. He also asked why the cable to the podium is not under the carpet. 18 City Administrator Ulrich stated that is how it was designed to work with a portable podium for 19 the public meetings, noting the podium is removed for other types of meetings. Councilmember 20 Stigney suggested a floor outlet would have provided the connection without being something 21 that could be tripped over. He stated it seems to him to be a poor plan. He noted project will 22 increase in cost to $1,493,373 once the window blinds are added. Councilmember Stigney 23 suggested the City ask why the podium microphone cord was not replaced as it was originally 24 instead of creating a safety hazard that someone can trip over. 25 26 Councilmember Stigney asked about the Public Works gate issue. Public Works Director Lee 27 explained that it was overlooked and not included in the original bid so there is not much 28 recourse. He noted the cost to include the gate did not add much more than if it had been 29 originally included. Councilmember Stigney stated the architect made a lot of money on this 30 project and maybe they should absorb the cost for these corrections. 31 32 Councilmember Gunn noted that City staff was overseeing this project. Councilmember Stigney 33 stated it is different because the architect is being paid to assure the project and if they make an 34 oversight then they should cover the cost to correct it. 35 36 City Administrator Ulrich stated staff will look into those issues. He commended staff for 37 staying on top of this project and keeping it in line to assure it meets budget with the original 38 estimate, noting the project is below the budget at this point. 39 40 Mayor Marty referenced one change order relating to the fire system, noting the panel was reused 41 so a credit will be forthcoming. He agreed that staff has done a great job to catch items like this 42 that has resulted in this project staying within the budget. 43 44 MOTION/SECOND: THOMAS/GUNN. To waive the reading and adopt Resolution 6825, A 45