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Wise expressed concern that the City would be spending money to market a building that is not very marketable. Councilmember Jeffrey concurred and added if the property sits vacant for too long, there is a chance for vandalism. Economic Development Coordinator Sullivan stated that the City has hired Premier Commercial Properties to maintain and market those properties the City purchased on Highway 10. He added the City pays $200 to $400 per unit to maintain these properties; Premier will market and fill tenants for the City and the City pays Premier $400 per month on this particular property. He requested clarification from the City Council on whether Premier should market this property as a mercantile (M) use. Mayor Ramsey stated the property should be marketed as a mercantile (M) use. Councilmember Elvig stated he was in agreement with the direction on this matter, but requested further discussion by the Council at a work session regarding use of RALF funds. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Ramsey, Councilmembers Dehen, Elvig, Jeffrey, Look, McGlone, and Wise. Voting No: None. Absent: None. Case #3: Consider Change Order No 1 and Partial Pay Estimate No.2 for Ermine Boulevard Culvert Replacement IP 06-30 City Engineer Jankowski stated this project replaces a six-foot diameter round concrete culvert which transmits flow from Trott Brook beneath Ermine Boulevard with a larger six foot by fourteen foot box culvert located several hundred feet west of the intersection with Ermine Boulevard. He noted the existing culvert had open joints, which was causing the loss of material from under the roadbed. He added the larger culvert will lower the upstream 100-year flood elevation; as a consequence, a residence constructed in 1987 will no longer be within the flood plain. He stated it was originally anticipated that poor soils would have been removed when the existing culvert was constructed in the early 1970's; however, organic soils unsuitable for a structural foundation were encountered up to eight feet below the bottom of the replacement culvert. He noted that it was necessary to direct the contractor to perform additional work to install this culvert and Change Order No. 1 is intended to compensate the contractor for this additional work, which included the removal of the unsuitable material and its replacement with good granular backfill beneath the base of the culvert. He indicated it was also necessary to dewater for this depth of excavation. He added due to the wet autumn preceding this project, the flow through a temporary bypass culvert was greater than the 12" pipe could handle and a larger 24" bypass pipe was needed. He stated staff has verified the trip tickets associated with the project and is satisfied that they are reasonable. Councilmember Dehen asked how the City protects itself from unforeseen consequences and whether there was anything that could have been done to avoid this expense. City Engineer Jankowski replied if borings had been done around the culvert prior to the project, the City could have anticipated that. He noted that dewatering would still have been necessary but it was difficult to know the extent of the materials in there. Councilmember Dehen asked if this is the only area where this culvert could be placed. City Council / January 27, 2009 Page 8 of 20