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Mounds View City Council June 26, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 22 MOTION/SECOND: THOMAS/GUNN. To waive the reading and adopt Resolution 6860 1 Approving Change Orders No. 27 through 34 for the City Hall Rehabilitation Project 2 3 Councilmember Flaherty brought up Change Order #27 and asked if the contractor missed that 4 they had to tie the walls together. Director Lee stated they did miss some areas. Councilmember 5 Flaherty said he believes it should have been in original bid. He said that #34 should have been 6 foreseen as well. 7 8 Mayor Marty stated his is not happy with such change orders and asked if the engineers and 9 consultants could be held responsible. Councilmember Stigney agreed with Mayor Marty. He 10 asked if the handicap access will be an additional $6000. Public Works Director Lee stated the 11 old ones were demoed, and the new handicap access controls would be $6000. He stated that to 12 re-install the old doors would have cost more. 13 14 Mayor Marty stated he wants the handicap access controls back so that City Hall is accessible. 15 Director Lee responded that the final total may be less than $6000. 16 17 Councilmember Thomas stated that the issue wasn’t to go back to get the doors, but that it was 18 an unacceptable design from the beginning, that the handicapped doors should not have been 19 removed. 20 21 Mayor Marty commented that the “MV” is back in the Council Chambers, but asked if the “City 22 of Mounds View” will be added. Public Works Director Lee stated the “MV” is back on a 23 temporary basis, and different letters have been ordered. Mayor Marty stated he does not want to 24 buy new ones. City Administrator Ulrich stated it is the old logo that was used and that a new 25 logo will go in the back. Mayor Marty stated he does not know why it was changed. City 26 Administrator Ulrich stated it has already been ordered. 27 28 Councilmember Stigney asked if there would be a change order for the electrical box to be 29 corrected, and Public Works Director Lee responded that there would be no change order and 30 that the company would fix the box. Councilmember Stigney also asked about the electrical cord 31 on the floor. 32 33 Councilmember Stigney stated he believes this money is wasted and does not support it. 34 35 Aye – 4 Nay – 1(Stigney) Motion carried. 36 37 H. Resolution 6866 Including Various Items in the Feasibility Report for the 38 Street and Utility Improvement Program / Public Informational Meeting 39 Update 40 41 Public Works Director Lee stated that on May 22, the Council authorized a feasibility report for 42 street improvement program. He stated the City wanted to meet with residents to determine 43 issues and concerns. He said an informational meeting was held on June 13 and about 50 people 44 attended. He said one of the items had several mini-topics and a feedback form. 45