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<br /> <br />2) Titterud Park Playground Replacement <br /> <br />Councilmember Strommen stated the Finance Committee considered the Titterud Park <br />Playground Replacement, which is part of the 2006 Park's Capital Impro,ve~ertt Program. <br /> <br />ParkslUtilities Supervisor Riverblood presented the proposed. TitierudPark PIBrygiound <br />Replacement. He reported the Park and Recreation Commission reviewed the proposals <br />submitted and unanimously recommended that St. Croix Recreation be awar;ded the proj~ct.' <br /> <br />Councilmember Strommen indicated the total cost of the project is estimated at $55,QOO 1tQ be <br />funded from depreciated earnings at $48,000, with the b~ance of $7,900' from the Park iTrust <br />Fund. The Committee recommended the City Council adopt the re~o~utionauthorizin:gi the <br />replacement of Titterud Park's Play Equipment and adopt the resolution declaring the: Titt~rud <br />Park Play Equipment thatis to be replaced as surplus property. <br /> <br />3) Authorize Funding for Architectural Renderings <br /> <br />Councilmember Strommen stated this case was to authorize the expenditUre of the arcmtectural <br />renderings used for the Ramsey Star Express Event on November 2, ~d ItO discuss the clmrent <br />. .. <br />policy for authorizing expenditures above not-to-exceed amounts. The,re ;weretwo patts Pi the <br />recommendation. The first was to direct staff to review the current pC/liey that allows'.th~ City <br />Administrator to authorize amounts not exceeding $500. The Committee directed stafftlj) go <br />back and review that amount, possibly raising the dollar amount or goij1g ]to a percentage of the <br />project cost. The Committee also recommended the requirement. for $ome sort of justifipation <br />memo when projects will exceed the not-to-exceed amount. The directipniof1jhe Committ~elwas <br />that the policy come back to the Committee at a future date. The COmnUttee al$o: reco11l111l,ended <br />that the Council authorize $5,500 from the Council Contingency F1imd for the architectural <br />renderings ordered from the Collage Studio of Urban Design. <br /> <br />(. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Olson, seconded by Councilmember $tromme,11' to tati{y the <br />recommendation of the Finance Committee inCase Nos. 1 through 3i artd.t~l1dopt R,eSQI1,ltion <br />#06-11-369 the Discretionary Expenditures Policy;.adopt Resolution #Op-l1-J10Authopz~g the <br />Replacement of Titterud Park's Play Equipment;. adopt Resolution #:06+11~371 Dec'a~:i~g the <br />Titterud Park Play Equipment that is to be replaced as: Surplus Property,; apd ~o ladopt Resql\ltion <br />#06-11-372 Authorizing $5,500 from Council Contingency for Arclritecmral RenderinS$ for <br />Ramsey Town Center. <br /> <br /> <br />Further discussion: Councilmember Cook stated this is the third time ithere. have been. overages <br />of not- to-exceed authorizations. With this recommendation two of the 111 Will~ay~hee~p~d,;and <br />with the first only a portion was paid. He requested that the. C01p1Cil review. the s~rvices <br />performed by the first vendor. He stated it doe~not seemfair thai in nyO Fases,with over~ges on <br />expenses the Council approved the overage and that they did not au*orize;tlie paym;entl i1P the <br />one vendor. Mayor Gamec indicated he was contacted by.individua1s~boft thissubje9twtd City <br />Attorney Goodrich will discuss their concerns with them. Councilmember Cook .statep his <br />conscience tells him he cannot vote to pay this person when the Counc~ll1as voted in the past not <br />to pay another vendor. <br /> <br />P54 <br /> <br />City Council I November 28, 2006 <br />Page 14 of16 <br /> <br />