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City has made financial commitments to the success of the project. The project management role <br />would be to coordinate all the different stake holders involved in the core area, create a clear <br />process to address each individual project, and bring about a productive schedule for the <br />accomplishment of the vision the City and the Master Developer have for the Town Center. He <br />noted staff proposed that the City enter into a Project Management Agreement with Jim Lasher <br />of LSA Designs, Inc., because LSA Designs Inc. has such a critical role with the parking district <br />of the core development area of the Town Center. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman indicated the proposed fees for the project management services will <br />be based according to a normal hourly rate that the City is already paying LSA Designs for their <br />parking district services. An estimated cost for the first phase of the property management <br />services is a range between $75,000 to $120,000, plus expenses. The City Council had a brief <br />discussion during the work session and directed staff to work with LSA Designs to develop a <br />proposed payment. He advised staff would propose that the payment would come from the <br />Town Center Core Development District. Each project in the Core Development District would <br />be assigned a proportionate value that would be responsible for the future costs of the project <br />management, and future design services. It would be necessary to provide an internal loan for <br />the initial stages of the financing for the project management services, similar to the architectural <br />services in the design of the Municipal Center currently under construction. One of the first <br />assignments of the new project manager would be to complete the detail work on the <br />establishment of the Core Development financing plan. <br /> <br />Councilmember Strommen stated the Finance Committee recommended the City Council <br />approve the Project Management Services with LSA Designs for the Ramsey Town Center core <br />area. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Strommen, seconded by Councilmember Elvig, to ratify the <br />recommendation of the Finance Committee in Case No. 6 and to approve the Project <br />Management Services with LSA Designs for the Ramsey Town Center core area. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Strommen, Elvig, Cook, Jeffrey, <br />and Pearson. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Olson. <br /> <br />Case #23: Report from Personnel Committee <br /> <br />1) Consider Ending Probationary Period for Accountant I <br /> <br />Councilmember Cook stated Angel Hoeffner has fulfilled her probationary period as the City's <br />Accountant I. It is the recommendation of staff and the Personnel Committee that Ms. Hoeffner <br />be retained as full time staff as the City's Accountant I. <br /> <br />2) Consider Ending Probationary Period for Part-Time Fire Secretary <br /> <br />Councilmember Cook stated Frankie Jo McNallan has successfully completed her six-month <br />probationary period as the Part-Time Fire Secretary. It is the recommendation of staff and the <br />Personnel Committee that Ms. McNallan be retained as the City's Part-Time Fire Secretary. <br /> <br />City Council / December 13, 2005 <br /> Page 31 of 37 <br /> <br /> <br />