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1 Columbia Heights to Continue to Provide Certain Engineering Services For <br /> •2 St. Anthony <br /> 3 In his January 2nd memorandum, Mr. Hamer had indicated he would like to <br /> 4 continue these services which for the most part meant Columbia Heights <br /> 5 would continue to print the City's zoning, sewer and street maps just <br /> 6 as they had done for many years. <br /> 7 Council Action <br /> 8 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to accept the recommendations of <br /> 9 the Public Works Director and authorize execution of the proposed <br /> 10 Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Columbia Heights for <br /> 11 supplemental engineering services. <br /> 12 Motion carried unanimously. <br /> 13 Maier Stewart & Associates Designated As 1989 State Aid Engineer <br /> 14 Attached to the Public Works Director's January 5th memorandum <br /> 15 recommending the above, had been copies of the proposals he had received <br /> 16 from four engineering companies to perform the necessary state aid <br /> 17 engineering services the City would require in 1989 including an annual <br /> '18 inspection of the St. Anthony Boulevard Bridge. Two engineering firms, <br /> 19 including the one which had provided those services for a number of <br /> 20 past years, had submitted proposals for which they would charge <br /> 21 $2,000.00 and a third had proposed a fee of $1,800.00, all of which are <br /> 02 more than the Maier Stewart proposal. Mr. Childs assured the <br /> 3 Councilmembers that Mr. Hamer had ascertained that the low bidder had <br /> 24 done satisfactory work for the other communities for whom the firm. had <br /> 25 provided similar services. He also indicated that he thought Maier <br /> 26 Stewart was probably a growing firm who was anxious to become associated <br /> 27 with as many communities as possible. The City Manager also pointed <br /> 28 out that the City always has the option of choosing a lower bid from <br /> 29 another engineering firm if this company raises those fees next year. <br /> 30 Council Action <br /> 31 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to designate Maier Stewart & <br /> 32 Associates as the City's State Aid Engineer for 1989 for a fee not to <br /> 33 exceed $700. 00. <br /> 34 Motion carried unanimously. <br /> 35 Conditions Suggested for Allowing Temporary Storage Use of Vacant <br /> 36 Restaurant Building at 2905 Kenzie Terrace <br /> 37 Mr. Childs indicated he had included a copy of the December 28th letter <br /> 38 from Tom Fruth, St. Anthony Chem Council, and an agent for Gunga Din, <br /> 39 Inc. owners of the above building in the agenda packet for guidance from <br /> 40 the Council as to the response he might make to the request. As stated <br /> 41 in the letter, the request was to only temporarily store a small <br /> • 11 <br />