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Motion carried unanimously . Mr. Hamer reiterated .he inf ormation he had p rovided in his June 6th memorandum related to the need to replace the connecting sections of Chelmsford Road and Penrod , . Lane which, when the intersections of those streets with 37th Avenue N.E . were exca- vated in connection with the reconstruction of 37th, proved to be almost "hollow'' and "sunken in places. The Public 'Works Director reported he had conferred with the Ramsey County engineers and the Buesing Company, the project contractor, who had both agreed that Buesing could do the necessary concrete replacement on Chelmsford as a change order to the county project without taking additional bids . The City Attorney agreed that would be possible as long as Ramsey County entered into the agreement. The Public Works Director told Councilmember Makowske he considered Buesing ' s bid of 517,922.26 to replace Chelmsford to Edgemere to be very reasonable since it would cost the City at least 25% more if the work- weren't done in conjunction with the county project. Mr. Childs agreed, saying mobilization of equipment is always one of the biggest items of expense in a road construction project. The Manager also indicated he perceived it would be consistent with past policy not to assess either improve- ment to the abutting properties because "structural failures" in the 20 year old streets in that area, and not normal wear under which the streets could be expected to last about 40 years, was the reason the streets had to be replaced at this time. Mr. Hamer added that many of the streets in that area had been constructed by the developer and were in the same shape as Chelmsford a'nd Penrod. The Council agreed with his recommendation that the 520,792. 15 Buesing had bid for, the concrete replace- ment of a portion of Penrod should be budgeted for 1987. Motion by Councilmember Ranallo and seconded by Councilmember Makowske to award the contract for replacement of concrete-on Chelmsford Road from 37th. Avenue to Edgemere Street N.E. to the Buesing Company for 517,922.26 and to de'lay certain expenditures relating to the sealcoating program until 1987 to help defray the cost 'of this projeco Motion carried unanimously. A general summary of lease terms the Liquor Manager had been able to negotiate with the C. G. Rein Company for 9,116 square feet of the former LaBelle Store next to the Apache Country Store had been included in the agenda packet and discussed with M . Nelson, who was commended for negotiating a return to the 51. 75 per square foot rent for the first year and reducing the total package cost for rent., utilities, real estate taxes, common area maintenance and membership in the Apache Merchants Association to close to 55.50 instead of about 56.00. The Liquor Manager was requested to negotiate further regarding the elimination of the requirement ' to belong to the merchant' s organization, which would be of little value to the liquor store because its hours of operation and advertising. are regulated by the state. Mr. Nelson was also requested by the Mayor to clarify with Rein that the City would only have to pay for the maintenance of the outside area near the Country Store and nothing towards the internal maintenance of the mall itself. Mr. Nelson indicated he anticipated it would take from six to eight weeks to get the cooler installed so he %�.ouldn't like to have the process delayed too long . He said he would expect the cost of the cooler to run about the same as the one in the SAV ,7l warehouse, which -had been 540,000. Motion by Councilmember Ranallo -and seconded by Councilmember Enrooth to direct the staff to continue to negotiate a lease for the space next to the Country Store which would be beneficial to the City and to eliminate the requirement that the new store belong to the -Apache Merchants Association and provide for membership at the City' s_ option. Motion carried unanimously.