Agenda - Council - 12/10/1996 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I anticipated in the building budget. It is estimated that the increase would be $3,430 and sufficient funds remaining in the Council Contingency fund that could be used for this. Motion by Coun~:ilmember Beyer and seconded by Councilmember Zimmerman to rex:, City Council adopt the resolution authorizing budget amendment for the construction of e and property storl, ge room in the Police Department facility. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Beyer, Zimmerman, Bea: Peterson. Voting No: None. Case #4: Authorization to Terminate Civil Defense Siren Maintenance Ce with Doradus Corporation and Enter into an Agreement Embedded Systems, Inc. Finance Officer Hart stated that the City has had a conwact with Doradus Corporation maintenance and m.onitoring of the civil defense siren system for the past several years. the cost was on a'~Ume and materials basis but the most recent contract was converted to price service agreoment. The Doradus Corporation, who has been the only option for this service, has been lacking severely in their attentiveness to the City's needs and the commu between their rep!dr agent and the City is terrible. Because of this, Ms. Hart requ proposal/contract ~om Embedded Systems, Inc. Their proposal is identical to that of Dora,J at a lesser cost. Chief Auspos contacted references and Embedded came highly recommen0- Motion by Councilmember Beyer and seconded by Councilmember Zimmerman to reco:: City Council authoi'ize Police Chief Mike Auspos to inform Doradus Corporation, in writi November 1, 1996, of the City's intent to terminate their contractual arrangements. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Beyer, Zimmerman, Bear_ Peterson. Voting No: None. Motion by Councilmember Beyer and seconded by Councilmember Zimmerman to recox~: City Council authorize the City Administrator to enter into an agreement with Embedded Sy ~ Inc. for providing maintenance and monitoring services for the City's civil defense siren sysv Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Beyer, Zimmerman, Beah( Peterson. Voting No: None. Case #5: Consider Alternative to Ramsey Resident Newsletter Administrative Services Manager Waite Smith stated that she has been approached by the Aha Ham Lake, Ramsey Times to consider buying two pages in their paper each month. The c $500 for the two pages per month plus 6¢ per household delivery charge. She presented comparisons: $11,675 per year printing seven issues of the Ramsey Resident versus $10,112 year printing our information in 12 issues of the Andover, Ham Lake, Ramsey Times. printed 12 newsletter~ per year, the cost of printing would be $20,014. The amount of staf: required to produce ~ monthly newsletter, however, would be beyond our current capabilities explained that the qu~antity of information would be significantly lower in the newspaper would be more focOsed specifically on items related to Ramsey. The paper quality c newsletter is better than that of the newspaper. The amount of staff time would be less wi~ newspaper option. One advantage the newsletter has over the newspaper is that it has a specific community identity. People know exactly what it is when they receive it. They ma take time to read a publication that has "Andover" as the first word in the title. Another adva of a community newsletter is that we have total control over what appears in print. We would control the na2es we t~av for in a newsrmner_ Finnll,, *~,,~ A~.-t .....