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Mounds View City Council June 12, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 21 Public Works Director Lee addressed. the issue of the gate that was not included and stated there was an additional cost incurred by the City. He stated Staff is recommending approval of Change Orders 27 through 30 and is looking for direction. Acting Mayor Stigney stated the automatic door openers were taken out and that SEH said it was decided. not to include them because of cost issues. He said not including the automatic doors is not acost-saving issue, it is an issue of it being accessible to those in wheelchairs. He explained someone made a blunder, because the doors open out instead of in and that the automatic doors should be re-installed at SEH's costs. Acting Mayor Stigney addressed the front vestibule and stated that it is a problem because it looks different than the rest of the City Hall. He stated that as far as the $4,000 is concerned, someone should have addressed the issue of the bricks matching before it was done. He stated that he believes the architect or whomever made the decision should make the corrections without charge. Acting Mayor Stigney also said the front of the chambers look bad. and asked who authorized the new front. He asked how it came about. He stated it is his opinion that all they needed was wheelchair access and now they got the entire new front. He asked that the people who made the mistake fix it. Councilmember Flaherty agreed with Acting Mayor Stigney, particularly with the bricks on the • front vestibule that do not match. He said of course the Council wanted it to match and believes it is something that could be taken care of, or at least considered. He asked if the City still has the automatic doors, and Public Works Director Lee said he does not know. He said they were eliminated because they were a cost saving measure and because they cost a lot to maintain. Councilmember Gunn said she cannot believe the automatic doors are not required. Acting Mayor Stigney said the current doors might minimally meet the standard, but the City is taking a step back without the automatic doors. Public Works Director Lee responded he will look into what happened to the doors and get a quote. Councilmember Flaherty said that he is bothered that the Council may have change orders that will eventually equal the original amount. Acting Mayor Stigney asked when it will stop, and stated he believes the additional costs will end at $1.6 million, which was originally proposed. Public Works Director Lee stated that in the packet there are all outstanding Change Orders and that it should be a complete list. Councilmember Flaherty asked Public Works Director Lee to look into the automatic doors, whether the City still has the old ones, and if they will get bids for new ones. He said he would not have voted for it as a ``cost saving measure" • MOTION/SECOND: FLAHERTY/GUNK. To waive the reading and adopt Resolution 6845, A Resolution Approving Change Orders No. 27 through 30 for the City Ha11 Rehabilitation Project.