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Case #13: Report from Finance Committee <br /> <br />1) Attorney Contract <br /> <br />City Administrator Schroeder reported that the current three-year contract with the firm of <br />Randall, Dehn and Goodrich is set to expire on December 31, 1997, and the Finance Committee <br />recommended negotiating the same firm for an additional three-year contract. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Beahen and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to direct staff to <br />begin negotiating with the firm of Randall, Dehn and Goodrich for an additional three-year <br />contract. <br /> <br />Further discussion: Mayor Gamec noted that City Attorney Goodrich has been with the City for <br />many years and he (Gamec) feels there is a benefit to the years of background and knowledge. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Beahen, Beyer, and Zimmerman. <br />Voting No: Councilmember Haas Steffen. (Councilmember Haas Steffen felt there is always a <br />benefit to going out for bids. She added that if Council would have voted to go out for bids, she <br />would have asked that the law firm of Barna, Guzy and Steffen be excluded from the bid <br />process.) <br /> <br />2) Recycling Contract <br /> <br />City Administrator Schroeder noted that the current two-year contract for the residential curbside <br />recycling program with Ace Solid Waste, Inc. is set to expire on December 31, 1997, and the <br />Finance Committee recommended going out for bids. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Beahen and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to direct staff to <br />prepare proposals for the provision of the curbside recycling program for a minimum three-year <br />contract. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamee, Councilmembers Beahen, Beyer, Haas Steffen and <br />Zimmerman. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />3) Financing County Road #116 (A.K.A. Transportation Projects) <br /> <br />City Administrator Schroeder reported that the Finance Committee discussed extending, for <br />grant purposes, the current T.H. #47 project from 142nd, beyond the current limits of C.R. #5, to <br />153rd Avenue. They also discussed the extension of C.R. #116 and beginning acquisition of <br />land for it. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Beahen and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to authorize staff to <br />contract with the engineering firm of SRF in an amount up to $7,000 to prepare a pre-design and <br />application for funding of an improvement project on T.H. #47 between 142nd Avenue and <br />153rd Avenue and to direct staff to gain environmental wetland delineations for extension of <br />C.R. #116 and decide on the alignment based on that delineation. <br /> <br />City Council/July 22, 1997 <br /> Page 10 of 12 <br /> <br /> <br />