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Finance Officer Lund replied there have been discussions of the City owning the Cinema and leasing it <br />back. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman indicated there is a proposal team in place. Staff will bring the available <br />options to the Council before it is proposed to the Muellers. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Olson, seconded by Mayor Gamec, to recommend that the City Council <br />approve the contract proposal by Mr. Paul Silk in the amount of $5,000. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Acting Chairperson Elvig, Councilmember Olson and Mayor Gamec. <br />Voting No: None. Absent: Chairperson Strommen. <br /> <br />Case #2: <br /> <br />Contract with D JR Architecture, Inc. for Masterplan Design Services of a Fitness <br />Center in Ramsey Town Center <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman advised DJR Architecture, Inc. has submitted a two-phase proposal <br />outlining their services for the community center/fitness center project. The first phase would consist of <br />gathering data, code and zoning review and preliminary site planning/programming. The second phase <br />would commence development of a master plan with a concept building plan that would provide the <br />basis for the preliminary building footprint/location. The total fee for the two phases is $69,100. He <br />advised the services of D JR Architecture will also be used for the exterior of the cinema, which is not <br />part of this proposal. <br /> <br />Acting Chairperson Elvig stressed the need to look at opportunities for the exterior architecture with the <br />high visibility projects. He inquired about the possibility of tying a hotel to this project, and to tie the <br />private enterprise to the public enterprise. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec commented on the need to apply pressure to proceed with the hotel aspect of this project. <br />Itc suggested it may be beneficial for the City to plan this better prior to hiring someone to work on this. <br /> <br />Motion by Acting Chairperson Elvig, seconded by Councilmember Olson, to recommend that the City <br />Council approve the contract proposal by D JR Architecture in the amount of $69,100 for masterplan <br />design services of a fitness/community center in the Ramsey Town Center Core, and to direct staff to <br />obtain a proposal from DJR Architecture for programming to include a hotel facility to be tied into the <br />/1tncss/community center. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Acting Chairperson Elvig, Councilmember Olson and Mayor Gamec. <br />Voting No: None. Absent: Chairperson Strommen. <br /> <br />Case #3: Continuation of Contract with The Tinklenberg Group for the Ramsey TH 10 <br /> Access Management Project <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman advised The Tinklenberg Group is asking for an extension of their <br />consulting services regarding Highway 10, which includes such items as lobbying for additional funds, <br />Trunk l~tighway 47 and the river crossing. The contract calls for a fixed retainer fee of $6,000 per month <br />lbr a total period of 12 months, or a total yearly fee of $72,000. Staff is recommending that the contract <br />be bascd on actual monthly billable time of $200 per hour, and not the fixed fee of $6,000. <br /> <br />Acting Chairperson Elvig commented The Tinklenberg Group has done a great job for the City. <br /> Finance Committee / July 12, 2005 <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br /> <br /> <br />