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- 14 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • January 9, 2001 Page 14 1 there has been miscommunication between the_Commission and BRW so they want to involve 2 Mr.Anderson in the process. Thuesen stated there may be situations where Mr: Anderson holds 3 a different opinion than Bob'Cost of BRW so a process will need to be established. The 4 Commission also discussed at what point they sever ties with Mr. Anderson. If the Council 5 approves using Mr. Anderson, some parameters need to be established. Thuesen commented on 6 the need to be proactive. 7 Morrison stated his understanding there has been some misunderstanding between the Park 8 Commission and BRW, and he feels Mr. Anderson may be a positive link to resolve those issues. 9 He recommended the Council approve the hiring of Mr. Anderson at an hourly rate and to allow 10 the Park Commission Executive Board to work out the details. 1 l Hodson stated he thinks this is an excellent idea because he has concerns with regard to BRW 12 and some of the specifications they have put together. He would like to assure there is a separate 13 opinion on those specifications. Hodson stated this will be an excellent opportunity for some 14 "checks and balances" in this process. 15 Mayor Cavanaugh stated a meeting was already held with Mr. Anderson who had questions 16 about qualifications to review specifications. He sated he believes this hourly rate is more than 17 reasonable and would improve communication between all parties. 18 Horst noted the Parks Commission is a body that makes recommendations and its responsibility 19 is not necessarily one of oversight. He also noted there are differing opinions within the Parks 20 Commission. 21 Thuesen stated he thinks that Mr. Anderson will help to bring those differing opinions together. 22 Thuesen stated when the bid was put out, a question was raised to bid the building separately so 23 that will be further discussed. He presented the estimated time line and advised that Bob Cost 24 felt the project was about two weeks behind schedule. 25 Motion by Hodson to approve a contract with Maurice Anderson at the indicated rates. 26 Motion passed unanimously. 27 Sparks commented on the e-mail messages she had received about dissatisfaction of the quality 28 of ice at Silver Point Park. She asked if something can be done to remedy.the bumpy ice 29 condition and commented on the desire to provide high quality service. 30 Morrison stated the other two rinks have smooth ice. He noted that the Park Commission was 31 advised that it would be difficult to create smooth ice at Silver Point Park due to the slope of the