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representing this area for almost ten years. Unfortunately,. the City of Ramsey Committee <br />member voted to keep the firm on board for~ another year. This firm .has been proven of <br />overcharging, and they are now representing all the development in the City of Ramsey. He does <br />not think most people understand the impact this will cause by having these people stay where <br />they are. He is asking the City to ask the representative at the LRRWMO to have more <br />consideration of what this firm is doing in relation to higher taxes caused by overcharging. For <br />example, Ramsey Town Center is being charged up to $125 per hour, while the company doing <br />the work is only being paid $75 per hour. This is all amounting to enormous amounts of money, <br />with bids and bonding that is way out of proportion to other communities. He has been <br />dramatically affected, but so has everyone else in this room due to the hundreds of thousands of <br />dollars the poor engineering has cost the City. As taxpayers they should demand answers. If the <br />City cannot persuade this individual to change his mind, maybe they should have another <br />individual represent the City at the LRRWMO that respects where the City is going. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec directed staff to provide the Council with information regarding the situation with <br />the LRRWMO and the engineering firm. <br /> <br />APPROVE AGENDA <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich noted the addition of the following cases: <br /> <br /> Case #14A: Approve Purchase Agreement and Loan.Agreement for the Purchase of <br /> Property Located in the Highway 10 Corridor <br /> <br /> Case #14B: Approve Purchase Agreement and Loan Agreement for the Purchase 'of <br /> Property Located in the Highway 10 Corridor <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Elvig, seconded by Councilmember Jeffrey, to approve the agenda as <br />amended. <br /> <br />Motion carded. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Elvig, Jeffrey, Cook, ©lson, <br />Pearson, and Strommen. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />CONSENT AGENDA <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig requested residents to make themselves aware of the overlays, crackfilling <br />and sealcoats under the Consent Agenda. He indicated he received two calls from residents on <br />160th Avenue expressing concern that the sealcoats were not done in a quality manner.. The <br />sealcoats included large rocks, and a lot of it is wearing off and is up in the yards. He noted the <br />need for the upcoming sealcoats to be done in a quality manner. <br /> <br />Assistant Public Works Director Olson explained there are contracts for the sealcoats that have <br />been done, and anything that falls under warranty can be corrected. Normally this work would <br />be completed in the following year. The resolution befOre the Council tonight would order the <br />public hearing for each of the assessments, which would provide the opportunity for public <br />comment. <br /> <br />P48 <br /> <br />City Council / September 13, 2005 <br /> Page 4 of 33 <br /> <br /> <br />