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City Council meeting of December 9, 1992 Page .= REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (LEGAL SERVICES] Based on Council request, staff prepared a Request for Proposals for legal services for Council approval. Miron made motion, Barnes seconded, to advertise for Request for Proposals for legal services, with acceptance until January 8, 1993. A recommendation for appointments will be made at the Council meeting of January 19, 1993. All aye. Motion Carried. BIRCH TREE PONDS _(REDUCTION IN LETTER OF CREDIT) Requests have been made by Merila and Associates, representing Kenco Construction, for reduction in bond amounts required by the City for development of Birch Tree Ponds 2nd, .rd, and 4th Additions. Howard M::uusisto, City Engineer, recommends that the letters of credit requirements be reduced as follows: 1. Birch Tree Ponds 2nd Addition - reduced to $600.00. 2. Birch Tree Ponds 'rd Addition - reduced to $14,774.0i). 3. Birch Tree Ponds 4th Addition - reduced to $49,492.0i►. Lerou>: made motion, Stoltzman seconded, to accept the recommendation of the City Engineer for reduction of letters of credit for &TP 2nd, '=rd, and 4th Additions. All aye. Motion Carried. WHITE BEAR LAKE AMBULANCE CONTRACT The City has, for some years, contracted with the WBL Fire Dept., for ambulance service, which required a payment by the City, to subsidize the cost of providing service in our area. During 1991, the Council considered entering into a contract with District Memorial Hospital of Forest Lake for ambulance services. Final decision by the Council was to stay with the WEAL Fire Dept., but to pay no subsidy to the department. The City recently received a bill from the City of White Bear Lake for $12,030 to pay for ambulance services received durinq in 1992. In reviewing the circumstances of the agreement with WBL_, staff has been unable to identify any documents that indicate that WEAL was waiving its service charge. The circumstances surrounding this misunderstanding seem to be that during 1991, WEAL attempted to make its ambulance service self-supporting, but no such decision has been made to --date. A letter received from the WEAL City Manager indicates that such a decision is expected in the near future. Given the long-standing relationship of the City with the WEAL Fire Department ambulance service, the fact that the City did receive the services, as stated, and that there was no mutually agreed understanding between the two cities to waive the contract payment for 1992, staff recommends payment of the bill, as presented, as full and adequate payment for the services provided.