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Asst. City Administrator/Economic Development Manager Brama explained the process for change orders that has been followed in other instances, noting that the item would appear on Council consent agenda after the fact. He noted that if a change order exceeded the $15,000, staff would bring that forward to the Council. Motion by Councilmember LeTourneau, seconded by Councilmember Riley, to Adopt Resolution #16-11-230 Accepting Bids and Awarding Contract for Ramsey Municipal Complex Site Demolition. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Strommen, Councilmembers LeTourneau, Riley, Johns, Kuzma, Shryock, and Williams. Voting No: None. Motion by Councilmember LeTourneau, seconded by Councilmember Johns, to authorize an additional $15,000 project contingency budget to be administered by the project manager. Further discussion: Councilmember Riley reviewed the steps that the Council has followed to avoid contingency and therefore did not support the request. Mayor Strommen noted that if the funds are not needed they will not be spent. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Strommen, Councilmembers LeTourneau, Johns, Shryock, and Williams. Voting No: Councilmembers Kuzma and Riley. 7.04: Fire Station #2 Update Asst. City Administrator/Economic Development Manager Brama provided an update on the Fire Station #2 project, which is now complete, and reviewed the staff report. Mr. Schwartzman stated that there is no perfect project as there is always give and take in a construction project. He stated that the project did come in under budget, noting that his firm worked on behalf of the City to review change order requests and project progress. He stated that the City should be very proud of the phenomenal staff members that were a part of this process and were always looking out for the best interest of the City. Fire Chief Kohner provided an overview of the new fire station. He reviewed the different spaces including the different activities that have been, or will be, held in the meeting space. He stated that this is a multi -disciplined building that can be used collaboratively by fire, police and ambulances when needed. He stated that this station was carefully planned to provide efficient and effective deliveries of fire protection and emergency services to the Ramsey residents of today and the future. Councilmember Riley asked if Allina has been using the station as a substation. Fire Chief Kohner stated that as of January 1, Allina will be occupying that space. City Council / November 22, 2016 Page 8 of 10