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Mounds View City Council September 23, 2024 Regular Meeting Page 5 1 2 Council Member Meehlhause explained he could forego his raise as well. 3 4 Council Member Gunn and Council Member Clark supported foregoing the raise. 5 6 Council Member Cermak commented she supported the raise remaining in place. She feared that 7 if the raise was given back to balance the budget, this would set a precedent. 8 9 Finance Director Bauman reported the Council would continue to review the budget in October 10 and November. She anticipated the Council would have a utility discussion in October and would 11 go through the budget line by line in November. 12 13 Mayor Lindstrom indicated he was the one that suggested raising the street levy and balancing the 14 budget and he did not need the entire Council to support foregoing their raise. He stated he was 15 fine doing this on his own and noted this could be further discussed in November. 16 17 F. Resolution 9987,Approving Service Contracts with Architect Mechanical Inc. 18 for Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) at the Public Works 19 Facility, Park Buildings and Water Treatment Plants. 20 21 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson requested the Council approve a Service 22 Contracts with Architect Mechanical Inc. for Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) 23 at the Public Works Facility,Park Buildings and Water Treatment Plants. He explained this would 24 be an HVAC contract for five years with Architect Mechanical. He reported this contract would 25 cover preventative maintenance at the Public Works Facility,Park Buildings and Water Treatment 26 Plants. Staff recommended approval of the contract. 27 28 Rebecca Scholl, explained she was a proud member of Pipe Fitters #539 Heating and Air 29 Conditioning. She reported Trane Mechanical Services was a union contractor using well trained 30 vendor. She indicated union contractors provide on the job training with qualified people and 31 livable wages. She asked if Architect Mechanical was a union contractor. She questioned if this 32 item should have been put out for bid. 33 34 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson stated this item was not put out for bid but 35 rather was a renewal of the current contract the City has with Architect Mechanical. He reported 36 he was not sure if Architect Mechanical was union or non-union. He discussed how it would be 37 quite expensive to migrate to Trane. He noted the City has been using Architect Mechanical for a 38 number of years. 39 40 Council Member Clark reported in researching Architect Mechanical it states they are a union 41 affiliated company. 42 43 MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Clark. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9987, 44 Approving Service Contracts with Architect Mechanical Inc. for Heating Ventilation and Air 45 Conditioning (HVAC) at the Public Works Facility, Park Buildings and Water Treatment Plants. 46