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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 11, 2000 • Page 8 1 Mr. Tankenoff began by stating that the bus tour scheduled with the Planning Commission mem- 2 bers, the City Council, Staff and John Shardlow(City's consulting planner) had been a success 3 and provided an opportunity for viewing past projects completed by Hillcrest Development. He 4 believed it gave the participants a vision of what the Apache redevelopment could become. 5 Additionally, Mr. Tankenoff stated that Hillcrest has completed due diligence regarding Apache, 6 and has become aware of the physical issues and environmental aspects of the building. The 7 next few weeks will be critical as far as progress, he stated. Furthermore, Mr. Tankenoff stated 8 that he had an excellent introductory meeting with the Silver Lake Homeowner's Association, 9 who is also involved with the water quality task force. He felt he had obtained a clear 10 understanding of the goals and objectives those residents are searching for and he anticipates 11 additional meetings. Mr. Tankenoffs anticipates that the Apache project will solve some of the 12 residents' concerns and issues. 13 Horst wished to express his appreciation for the opportunity to have visited some of Hillcrest 14 Development's completed projects. He was impressed with the staff and with the high quality of 15 work that Hillcrest has accomplished. He was also delighted with the vision those properties 16 provided in respect to the potential for Apache Plaza. 07 Sparks agreed with Horst's comments and felt it was comforting to view the quality of Hillcrest 18 Development's work. 19 Cavanaugh thanked Mr. Tankenoff for his presentation and input. 20 VIII. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL. 21 A. Resolution 00-029, re: Award Construction Bid for 29th Avenue NE Improvements. 22 City Manager Michael Morrison began by stating that bids were received for the 2000 Street and 23 Utility Reconstruction project.. However,the contract for sidewalks, landscaping, and street 24 lighting would be separate and would necessitate the need for a change order that would be nego- 25 tiated between the lowest bidder and WSB & Associates. The lowest bid (and 10 bids were 26 received) was from Barbarossa and Sons, Inc. in the amount of$2,049,838.66. 27 Morrison directed the Council's attention to Todd Hubmer's letter of April 10, 2000 to Bob 28 Thistle, Springsted Financial, wherein Mr. Hubmer set forth a summary of the financial needs for 29 the City's public improvement projects for the year 2000. Morrison stated that approval of 30 Resolution 00-029 would not be requested at this meeting. This is in light of the fact that the 31 previous Council had determined not to award the contract until funding was in hand. Currently, 32 the City is awaiting the results from the ongoing legislative session regarding funding. 33 Morrison invited Mr. Hubmer to address the Council in connection with this matter. Mr. Hubmer 04 briefly reviewed the letter of April 6,2000 and the various amounts of bids received for the proj 35 ect. Mr. Hubmer was impressed with the number of bids received.