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Mounds View City Council January 25, 2024 Regular Meeting Page 6 1 delay has been recognized by the City. He further discussed the process that had to be followed 2 for change orders. 3 4 Mayor Mueller understood the project was running over time and inquired if this would lead to 5 additional costs for the City. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson stated staff 6 was working through this matter with the contractor. He anticipated there would be some give 7 and take for both parties. 8 9 Mayor Mueller questioned if the City bid Phase I and Phase II at the same time. Public Works/ 10 Parks and Recreation Director Peterson discussed the phases of the project and noted Phase II 11 was for the main water treatment plant. He indicated the Council bid Phase I of this project 12 separate from Phase II. He stated Phase I was to be completed in June of 2020 and Phase II 13 would begin in July of 2021. 14 15 Mayor Mueller asked if the City would have to consider a bid from the current contractor. City 16 Administrator Zikmund reported the City would be obligated to consider all bids. He noted this 17 does not mean the City has to accept the bid from the current contractor. 18 19 Mayor Mueller inquired if Phase I has to be fully completed prior to Phase II beginning. City 20 Administrator Zikmund explained Phase I would have to be substantially completed. 21 22 Mayor Mueller indicated she was concerned about the SCADA controls and wanted to assure 23 there was no disruption in the City's water supply throughout the completion of these projects. 24 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson discussed how staff would be addressing 25 this matter to ensure the contractor completes the project per the City's specifications. 26 27 Council Member Bergeron stated he had plenty of concerns and noted he would be watching this 28 project closely. 29 30 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson reported the Public Works Department 31 was looking for feedback from the Council regarding snow and ice removal. He discussed the 32 cost for salt and brine usage in Mounds View. 33 34 City Administrator Zikmund explained he responded to two residents (from the same household) 35 that had sent comments to staff and stated he drove the northern portion of the City from east to 36 west. He described his observations from this trip with the Council and noted parked cars create 37 a mess. He discussed how car traffic and sunlight improved street conditions. He believed that 38 Mounds View streets were as well plowed as any he has seen. He explained that without adding 39 more plow drivers and increasing the salt budget, the streets would not get better. 40 41 Council Member Hull commented he fully supported the efforts of the Public Works Department 42 and he believed they were doing a great job. 43 44 Council Member Meehlhause agreed stating the City's Public Works staff does a great job 45 clearing City streets during snow events. He commented on how the recent snow event which