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Page 4 April 9, 1979 Council Meeting fair State Aid allocation. A general discussion regarding this issue was held. It was the Council's ,consensus to hold a meeting at Ramsey Municipal Center on Wednesday, April l~k, 1979, at 8:00 P.M. Councilman Cox is to contact the Mayor of Ham Lake and the City of Anoka. Mayor Wihdsch~tl is to contact the City of Coon Rapids and East Bethel. Mayor Gamec and/or Administrator Schnelle to contact our State Representative. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the State Aid issue and ascertain if these communities will be willing to join the City of Ramsey and the City of Andover and City of St. Francis to take whatever steps necessary in getting some positive Legislative action to equalize State Aid funding. OLD BUSINESS PHIL NERESON, RE: EDA GRANT ON RAMSEY MUNICIPAL CENTER Mr. Phil Nereson was present regarding the authorization of final payment on the EDA Grant for Ramsey Municipal Center. He reported that of the original grant amount of $595,058, the remaining unspent funds are $8,701.63 and the only outstanding payable to his knowledge is Estimate #7 to Setter, Leach and Lindstrom Inc., in the amount of $2,860.98. He pointed out to the Council that on this billing it is for a percentage of construction cost as per our contract with them however it does speci- fically deduct $1,684.00 by Council action to withhold CO #7 the incurred cost to the City on the pump system and they have agreed to that. Included in the final payment billing are reimbursible expenses from Nov. 1977 to July 1978 listed as mileage at 20¢ per mile, a total amount of $111.20 and printing and postage cost of $33.73, for a total of $144.93. Mayor Gamec questioned if mileage is an authorized expense since reimbursible expenses have been paid all the way through the project. He expressed concern because the boiler is still not operating properly. Mr. Nereson said the system was fairly new or the firm involved was fairly new and he agreed as long as the boiler issue is not resolved that holding back final payment is the only lever the City has left on them. Councilman' ~6~mann said the furnace itself maybe okay but the water is getting into the boiler pot and cracking it. Mr. Nereson said of the balance of $8,791.63, with the exception of the audit procedures, assuming the $2,860.98 will become an expenditure, leaves a balance of $5,840.65 and with an estimate of $600 to have an audit, there is a balance of approximately $5,200 unappropriated monies from the grant. He su.ggests the Council authorize work originally planned for the project and then deleted because of cost overrun. For instance, the blacktopping in the parking area, and finishing the downstairs was a hugie deletion. Councilman Reimann noted that the landscaping was also a deleted item. Mayor Gamec asked if the boiler replacement could be paid out of part of this.