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-19- <br /> UNFINISHED BUSINESS <br /> City to Participate in Joint Powers Agreement for Hazardous Waste <br /> Response Vehicle <br /> Chief Entner briefly discussed what he perceived would be the benefits <br /> the City could derive from having this equipment available at a much <br /> lower cost than the City would have had to pay for its own vehicle. . <br /> Council Action <br /> Motion by Marks and seconded by Ranallo to adopt Resolution 87-010 <br /> subject to changes the City Attorney perceives are necessary in the <br /> agreement. <br /> RESOLUTION 87-010 <br /> A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS <br /> RESPONSE VEHICLE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT <br /> Motion carried unanimously. <br /> Engineering Firm Selected to do Study on Foss Road Lift Station <br /> The Council had asked the Public Works Director to get another quote <br /> for the feasibility and cost study for possible reconditioning or <br /> replacement of the pump controls and dry well at the Foss Road lift <br /> station from another engineering firm, Rieke Carroll Muller. In his <br /> January 23rd memorandum, Mr. Hamer had compared that firm' s bid with <br /> the one he had originally received from Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc. <br /> As he had stated in his memorandum, Mr. Hamer reiterated that the <br /> reason he had turned to S.E.H. originally had been because they had <br /> done the initial engineering on the equipment and already had much of <br /> the necessary data to repair or recondition it noel. As he had assumed, <br /> this had resulted in a lower bid from Short-Elliott-Hendrickson. <br /> Councilmember Enrooth commented that the reason the Council had <br /> requested another quote had been because they believed Short-Elliott- <br /> Hendrickson might not have done a good job on the equipment originally <br /> and the City had occasion to believe the engineering firm had not given <br /> the best service on other City projects in the past. <br /> Mr. Hamer said he had been very frank in letting one of the firm' s <br /> owners, Don Christoffersen, know the reasons why the City was hesitant <br /> to use their services on this project. He said . the engineer had . <br /> apologized for the poor presentation one of his firm had made on the <br /> St. Anthony Boulevard project and asked to be given another opportunity <br /> to serve St. Anthony. <br /> The Public Works Director said he was comfortable with Mr. <br /> • Christoffersen' s assurance that his firm would bend over backwards to <br />