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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 13, 2016 Page 6 bid option No. 113, 2, 3, and 6 is $6,614,700. Construction will begin in September 2016 with start-up anticipated for July /August 2017. Councilmember Stille asked about the builder and their experience in this type of project. Mr. Hubmer stated Gridor Construction specializes in water and wastewater treatment facilities. 7 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve Resolution 16- 8 067, a Resolution Awarding a Bid for the Advanced Oxidation Process Water Treatment Plant 9 and Appurtenant Work including the Rehabilitation of the Ground Storage Reservoir to Gridor 10 Construction for $6.614,700 11 12 Mayor Faust commended City Engineer Hubmer for his work on this solution. 13 14 Motion carried 4 -0 15 16 C. Request to Create a Collaborative Work Group to Conduct a Formal Racial Bias 17 Assessment of Policing by the St. Anthony Police Department and the City of St. 18 Anthony 19 20 City Manager Casey reviewed a letter dated September 7, 2016 received from Kristine Lizdas, 21 J.D. requesting the creation of a Collaborative Work Group. The letter was also signed by 42 22 others. 23 24 Ms. Kristine Lizdas, J.D., 3013 Townview Avenue, thanked the Council for giving her the 25 opportunity to speak and a positive civic engagement response. She reviewed the reason for the 26 letter. She had heard about task force discussions held by Falcon Heights City Council. They 27 have some concerns with the Tri -City Task Force. The group (Ms. Lizdas and the 42 others that 28 signed the letter) are in support of the creation of a collaborative Work Group tasked with 29 conducting a formal racial bias assessment of policing by the St. Anthony Police Department and 30 the City of St. Anthony. This Work Group would consist of representatives from the St. Anthony 31 Police Department, including the Chief; the City Administrators and/or Managers of St. 32 Anthony, Lauderdale and Falcon Heights; as well as residents, business owners, and other 33 substantially invested individuals from the three cities. The Work Group would consult with non- 34 governmental organizations experienced in conducting racial bias assessments of public 35 institutions and avail itself of existing tools and processes for identifying and mitigating racial 36 bias in said institutions. 37 38 It was noted the letter suggested the first activity would be for the proposed Work Group to take 39 part in a six -month intensive assessment of the St. Anthony Police Department. Some data has 40 already been requested by residents of St. Anthony, and Work Group members would have full 41 access to the St. Anthony Police Department's Standard Operating Procedures and policies, 42 including insurance policies and relevant City contracts. Work Group members would be 43 provided access to Police Department staff and relevant City staff /officials for interviews and 44 shadowing opportunities. 45 46 The letter continued the second activity would involve the analysis of the data collected over the 47 six -month period. The Work Group members, including the St. Anthony Chief, other officers of