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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />August 8, 2006 <br />Page 4 <br />1 Motion by Councilmember Horst seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve Ordinance 006- <br />2 004, an Ordinance amending Chapter 5 of the City Code, Being the Licenses, Permits and <br />3 Business Regulations. <br />4 <br />5 Councilmember Stille commented he is for the recycle change; his only concern is with the <br />6 larger container and a resident's ability to comply with ordinances to keeping containers out of <br />7 view. He believes the Council should put some thought into this and suggested the haulers <br />8 educate and perhaps subsidize enclosures for the containers. <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />Mayor Faust stated if residents are in violation they need to be aware the Fire Department would <br />be notified of code violations. <br />Motion carried unanimously. <br />Mayor Faust stated the final reading would be at August 26, 2006 meeting. <br />C. Resolution 06 -067A; Reiecting the Bid for the Foss Road Lift Station <br />Mr. Todd Hubmer, WSB & Associates, Inc., reported on the Foss Road Lift Station and Utility <br />Improvement project bids. Mr. Hubmer reported receiving four (4) bids for the Lift Station <br />Improvement project and two (2) bids for the Utility project. <br />Mr. Hubmer informed the Council the engineer's estimate for the Foss Lift Station was <br />$600,000; however, the low bid was $848,500, approximately $250,000 more than the engineer's <br />estimate. Mr. Hubmer then stated the engineer's estimate for the Utility Improvement Project <br />was approximately $906,000 and the low bid received was $1,343,649; approximately $440,000 <br />over the engineer's bid. Mr. Hubmer reported six contractors stated they were too busy to <br />submit a bid or it did not fit into their current work program and some did not want to bid <br />because it included a building be constructed over the lift station. <br />Mr. Hubmer recommended, based on the small number of bids received and the high bid prices <br />received, City Council reject all bids for the Foss Lift Station and Utility Improvements projects. <br />He recommended revising the bid package to provide a building alternate that includes the <br />options of a building added to the lift station, no building and the third option of just some cover <br />in the location of the lift station. <br />Mr. Hubmer suggested a better approach and value for the City would be, due to pricing on the <br />pipe bursting and the underground tunneling work, to open the streets, replace it from curb to <br />curb and put in a new water main and sanitary sewer. He stated this could be done for the same <br />price as the pipe bursting technology estimate. Mr. Hubmer believes this is a prudent choice <br />given the condition of the roads. <br />Councilmember Thuesen asked if rejected, what time line does the Council have before it needs <br />to deal with this. <br />