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• Ir 1 *the external wall as well as heating, cooling and ventilation • 2 systems are all installed; 3 *the frame for the rear doors is in but the new doors have not 4 been installed because some of the interior fixtures have to be 5 brought in first; 6 *the ceilings and bar joists have all been painted but the sheet- 7 rock walls have to be taped and painted after the lighting 8 fixtures have been installed; 9 10 *the floor tile will then be laid; 11 *most of the work remaining to be done is waiting for the new 12 door which has been ordered and is included on the December 6th 13 Change Order to be considered later .in the agenda. 14 In relation to whether or not the City'snegotiating position would be 15 improved by withholding payment on the contract, Mr. Childs indicated 16 the payment due that evening only covered work the contractor had 17 completed by December 4th and the work remaining to be done would be 18 much less than the $67 , 567 still due on the contract. He indicated he 19 perceived that fact made the possibility of the contractor walking 20 away from the job very remote and the City Manager pointed out that 21 the bond would provide further protection from that ever happening. ')2 Mr. Childs reiterated that , although the City' s expectations had been 03 raised by the contractor ' s promise to get the work completed in 24 October , as a practical matter , Fullerton - had only been legally 25 required to be done by December 1st , which would have been too late 26 for the City to make the transfer and to open before the holiday sales ")7 period. Councilmember Ranailo agreed that , since the warehouse was 28 not operating in the new space by December 1st, there was little 29 chance of the City collecting loss of business damages before January 30 1st because it would have taken at least 30 days for the City to get 31 the store operational. However, he said he now perceived the City 32 should have every right to make the contractors pay the rent which 33 would be due from January 1st on at the present location. The 34 general consensus was that the Council would deny any further exten- 35 sions of the contract when the Change Order was brought up again later 36 in the agenda. 37 Council Action 38 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to approve payment of the 39 following claims as listed in the December 22nd Council agenda packet: 40 *all November 30th City accounts payable and November 30th and 41 December 15th Liquor accounts payable; 42 *$61 , 078 . 00 to the Fullerton Lumber Company for construction 43 services on the Stonehouse liquor warehouse addition; is 2