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HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000036_pg026_3r February 10, 1975 MSP (Pickar - Hodges) To approve the licenses: General Contractor Lee Holthans, Construction Coordinator for Bridgeman's; Sign f Billboard Triad Sign Company; Heating & Air Conditioning -- Buck's Sheet Metal; Cigarettes at Retail -- Tom Thumb Superette #110; Non - Intoxicating Liquor "Off Sale" -- Tom Thumb Superette #110; Solicitor & Peddler -- Cub Scout Pack 167. 5 Ayes MSP (Pickar- Baumgartner) To waive the license fee for Cub Scout Pack 167. 5 Ayes Administrator Achen read the bids for the automatic sprinkler system which were opened at 2 :00 p.m., Friday, February 7, 1975: Industrial Sprinkler Corporation $4,707.00 Axel Newman Heating $ Plumbing $6,000.00 Viking Automatic Sprinkler Co. $5,325.00 United Sprinkler $4,640.00 Eagle Automatic Fire Protection Co. $4,440.00 Sunrise Fire Protection Co. $5,110.00 Midwest Fire Protection Co. $5,175.00 Mr. Glen Gausman, consulting engineering for Walijarvi & Associates, stated that there is a considerable difference in the prices between the January 7th and February 7th bid openings. He feels Eagle Automatic is a competent company with a good reputation although he has had no direct association with them in the past. MSP (Johnson - Shelquist) to recommend the bid be let to Eagle Automatic with the proviso that this amount offset against the retained architect's fee. 5 Ayes Mayor Johnson asked the clerk to inform the architect of the bid award and direct the architect to confirm the bid to Eagle Automatic so they can begin work as soon as possible. Administrator Achen presented the 1974 delinquent utility accounts for which meter deposits are to be confiscated. MSP (Hodges - Pickar) to so confiscate meter deposits to pay these 1974 delinquent accounts. '`' 5 Ayes MSP (Hodges - Pickar) to appoint the First National Bank of St. Paul as paying agent for the City for Improvement Bond of 1974 in accordance with Resolution No. 650. 5 Ayes MSP (Hodges- Baumgartner) to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute the paying agent agreement. 5 Ayes Administrator Achen presented the proposed agreement with the State for the installation of signal lights at County Roads I and H2 at Highway 10. Engineer Bearden explained the formula used by the State in determining the cost of the signals. Where there are two state or two county legs as the case is on County Road I and Highway 10, the agreement between the State and County is that the State requests the County to pay for relamping, painting of lights and power. The County in turn is trying to transfer some of the cost to the local communities such as Mounds View. Councilman Baumgartner asked what the cost would be if we have to bring the utility service to the lights.