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utilizes, and three bids were received. The Iow bid was received from DataSource Hagen in the amount of $21,060. Councilmember Hendriksen questioned when the bids were sent out to which Mr. Norman replied that they were sent out in June and received by the City the first of July. Councilmember Hendriksen stated that he would like to verify that the quoted prices are reasonable. Motion by Mayor Gamec and seconded by Councilmember Zimmerman to recommend to City Council to adopt the resolution receiving bids and authorizing contract for the purchase of computer hardware and software, contingent upon review by Councilmember Hendriksen. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Zimmerman, Hendriksen, and Anderson. Voting No: None. Case #4: Acquisition of Redevelopment Land South of Mate Precision Tooling City Administrator Norman stated that, for approximately two years, the City of Ramsey negotiated with Mate Precision Tooling to purchase redevelopment property to the south for the possible expansion of Mate. As part of those negotiations, the City purchased the Dickenson Bus property (d.b.a. Brake Alert), a 1.13 acre parcel, at 14010 Sunfish Lake Boulevard Northwest in October 1997. The remainder of the property south of Mate Precision Tooling was owned by Robert J. Hunt of Pine City, Minnesota. Mr. Hunt entered into a contract for deed arrangement with T & G, Inc., for most of the remaining acreage in the summer 1996, except for a northern .89-acre strip of land which had been encumbered by a driveway/roadway easement for the purpose of providing access to the Dickenson property. The .89-acre tract of land had been obligated by Mr. Hunt in 1988 to Dickenson, however, that obligation was never fulfilled because Dickenson did not pay the taxes on the tract. The City has recently received correspondence from the attorney representing Mr. Robert J. Hunt proposing to sell the .89-acre of property to the City of Ramsey for back taxes in the amount of $4,100. Mr. Norman explained that with the City's renewed interest in maintaining control of re-development properties, the offer put forward by Mr. Hunt's attorney would appear appropriate. Staff recommends entering into an agreement with Robert J. Hunt to acquire the .89 acre tract of land immediately to the south of Mate Precision Tooling. Mr. Norman noted that Mr. Hunt would propose selling the property to the adjacent property owner to the south if the City is not interested. The financing could be taken from the Council Contingency Fund. Councilmember Zimmerman questioned why Mr. Hunt would sell the property for $4,100 to pay for back taxes when it does not seem to be a fair market value for the property. Councilmember Hendriksen stated that he wants to make sure that there is a clear title to the property. Finance Committee/July 13, 1999 Page 5 of 9