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emergency and needed to get started as soon as possible. On October 10, because of the :'quote issues", the Finance Officer verbally advised an SMC manager not to proceed, however, this information apparently was not communicated to the right person, as SMC did commence chipping brush on October 14. This fact was unknown to staff at the time of the October 14 meeting. The Council to date has not authorized a contract with SMC. However, Mr. Goodrich's opinion was that SMC has a good legal argument to the effect that, notwithstanding a lack of City Council authorization, it relied on the Finance Officer's apparent authority accepting its October 3, 1997 letter proposal and a legally binding contract between the City and SMC does exist. As might be expected, SMC has taken the position that it has a contract with the City and wants to proceed. In the meantime, the City is advertising for formal bids for the brush chipping work. These bids are to be received on October 31, 1997. He suggested that the brush chipping be formally awarded to SMC and that at a subsequent meeting, all bids received be rejected. Motion by Councilmember Zimmerman and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to award a brush chipping contract to Southern Minnesota Construction, Co., Inc. pursuant to their letter of October 3, 1997 containing their written proposal and terms. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Zimmerman, Beyer, Beahen and Haas Steffen. Voting No: None. Case #10: Adopt Ordinance to amend Section 9.11.18 (Grading, Mining and filling Permits) of the Ramsey City Code Motion by Councilmember Beyer and seconded by Councilmember Haas Steffen to adopt Ordinance #97-15 to amend Chapter 9 of the City Code to allow for the construction of ponds under certain conditions. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Beyer, Haas Steffen, Beahen and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case #11: Appoint City Representative to Anoka-Hennepin Community Education Advisory Council Acting City Administrator Waite Smith stated that Dennis Carlson, Community Education Director for the Anoka-Hennepin School District, has requested that the City of Ramsey be represented on the Anoka-Hennepin Community Education Advisory Council. The purpose of the group is to assist the district in planning and making decisions that would improve the Community Education Program. Ms. Waite Smith volunteered to go to the next meeting and she will be talking with Mr. Carlson to determine if the representative should be a Ramsey Councilmember or if it could be an interested resident. Case #12: County Housing and Redevelopment Authority Levy Zoning Administrator Frolik stated that in the recent months, the Council has expressed some interest in the need for senior housing in Ramsey. The Council has allocated Community Development Block Grant funds to retain a consultant to do a senior housing needs assessment City Council/October 28, 1997 Page 12 of 16