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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 16, 1972p. 109 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Special Meeting May 16, 1972 The meeting was called to ord~ at 8:10 p.m. Jeska, Heintz, Nawrocki - All present. Roll Call: Land, Norberg, Bids on Seal Coating Project #7203. It was reported this matter was tabled at the last Council meeting for further study of the recommendation to award the bid on seal coat project #7203 to the second low bidder. The City Engineer stated in his opinion, the low bidder, Bituminous Construction Company, does not have the equipment and cannot show evidence of experience to perform the contract. He recommended Allied Blacktop be awarded the contract. Motion by Norberg, seconded by Land that the bid be awarded to Allied Blacktop Company, the low responsible bider, that the Mayor and City Manager be authorized to enter into a contract for same. Roll Call - All Ayes. Bids on Ball Park Lighting. It was reported bids on ball park lighting for Huset Park were considered at the last meeting and tabled on the basis that they considerably exceeded the budget. Since that time the City Manager andPark Superintendent went over the park secti~ of the budget and found it hard to transfer any funds to cover the additional costs. $8,000 was the big item which would cover roof repair, but that item was not investigated yet. The Park Superintendent also reported there will be additional costs involved in the lighting installation because of soil conditions. A representative from Wolverton Engin~ing was present and a lengthy discussion was held on the project. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Jeska to award the bid to Ba~lie Electric in the amount of $28,651, that the Mayor and City Manager be authorized to enter into a contract for same. Roll Call - Land, Norberg, Jeska - Nay. Heintz, Nawrocki - Ayes. The motion failed. It was suggested to table the matter and in the meantime, try and pin down the extra costs on the items discussed. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Land to table the matter until the next regular meeting. Roll Call - All Ayes. p. 110 Letter of Resignation from Councilman Jeska? A letter was received from Councilman Jeska stating he would be moving out of the state and would be resigning from the Council effective June 30, 1972. Motion by Land, seconded by Heintz to accept with regret the resignation from Councilman Jeska, and place the letter on file. Roll Call - All Ayes. Report from Housing Authority. Tom Sherohman was present and said interviews were held last Thursday for someone to work with the Housing Authority on the senior citizen housing project. The Authority members felt Mr. Drews, recommended by the Hopkins Housing Authority, was qualified to do the job. He will submit a contract for his services and when this is approved by H.U.D. he can be hired to do the work. Recess was called at 9:35 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 10:00 p.m. Report on Grading Plans for "Southwest Park" Representatives from the :'Southwest ParR' Committee were present and the grading plans for a park~west of the alley west of Main Street were discussed at length. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Norberg that the proposed grading plan as presentedtonight, and recommended by the Committee, be approved. Roi 1 Cal 1 - All Ayes. Motion by Norberg, seconded by Jeska to adjourn at 10'.40 p.m. Cal 1 All Ayes. . /~ Bruce G. Nawrocki, Mayor Roll ,i,.~6~ ~f~ ~,. ~.~Z~_- ~'ecre/t'~b~ry to the Council