City Council Minutes 07-08-1975 SpecialSpecial Meeting of Monticello City Council
City Hall 7:30 P. M. July 8, 1975
Present: Con Johnson, Denton Erickson, Dick Martie, and
Gene Walters.
Absent: Stan Hall.
Mayor Johnson announced meeting would be taped.
1. Award of bids - 1975-1 Sanitary Sewer and Watermain Improve-
ment Project.
Motion by Erickson, seconded by Martie and unanimously carried
to award bid to Hood, Inc., at cost of $504,136.10. (See
supplement 7-8-75 #1 for entire list of bids.) Completion date:
November 15, 1975. Penalty clause for late completion: $50 a day.
2. Call for Sale of Bonds - 1975-1 Sanitary Sewer and Watermain
Improvement Project and Maintenance Building and Equipment
Bonds.
Motion by Martie and seconded by Walters to adopt resolution
calling for sale of $130,000-00 General Obligation Bonds for
Maintenance Building and Equipment and $615,000 General Obli-
gation Bonds for the 1975-1 Improvement Project. Motion with-
drawn. by Martie on recommendation of John Badalich, consulting
city engineer that $615,000 Bonds for the 1975-1 Improvement
Project should be increased to allow for utility extensions of
sewer and water to the proposed maintenance building and Ritze
Plat. Both of these projects would be assessed over the required
20% and the change order would result in less than the 25% of
original bid of Hood, Inc., should a contract be negotiated on
a unit price basis. Ronald Lagness of Springsted, Inc., bond
consultants, stated amount of increase could be used for another
project that was assessed at least 20% if the above utility
extensions are not carried out.
After a review by John Badalich of the cost of adding the two
projects, a motion was made by Martie, seconded by Walters, to
adopt resolution calling for sale of up to $775,000 in Bonds for
the 1975-1 Sanitary Sewer and Watermain Improvement Project,
unanimously carried. (See supplement 7-8-75 #2•)
Motion by Martie, seconded by Walters to adopt resolution
calling for sale of $130,000 in General Obligation Bonds for the
Maintenance Building and Equipment, unanimously carried. (See
supplement 7-8-75 #3•)
Special Meeting of Council - July 8, 1975 - continued.
3. Bond Rating application.
Motion by Walters, seconded by Erickson and unanimously carried
to have Springsted, Inc. apply for a bond rating for the City
at a cost of $650.
4. Preliminary report -Sewer and Water extensions to proposed
maintenance building.
John Badalich presented feasibility report to the council indi-
cating construction costs of $35,935-50 plus indirect costs re-
vised to 20% or $7,187.10 for total project cost of $43,122.60.
Motion by Martie, seconded by Walters and unanimously carried
to adopt resolution calling for public hearing July 28 on pro-
posed extensions. (See supplement 7-8-75 #4•)
5. Review of final plans and specifications for Maintenance
Building and call for bids.
After review by John Badalich some changes were recommended
by the council which would be made provided all applicable
building, electrical and plumbing codes are not violated.
Motion by Walters, seconded by Erickson and unanimously carried
to call for advertisement of bids to be opened July 25, 1975 at
2:00 P.M.
6. Sidewalk Project.
After review by John Badalich a motion was made by Martie,
seconded by Erickson and unanimously carried to have City
Administrator contract necessary property owners and obtain
written permission for construction of required sloping.
7. Inspection program for 1975-1 Improvement Project and neces-
sity of Public Works Director.
After review by John Badalich of the requirements necessary for
the inspection program and in reviewing the City's needs for a
Public Works Director it was council consensus to have John
Badalich come up with recommended candidates for position of
Public Works Director. This individual would have a strong
Public Works background and would also serve as inspector on
the 1975-1 Improvement Project. Until such time as this
individual was hired and instructed by Orr-Schelen-Mayeron
and Associates, the consulting engineers would provide for the
inspection work.
Special Meeting of Council - July 8, 1975 - continued.
8. Improvement of Broadway Street in front of hospital parking
lot and dental clinic.
Council consensus was to have portion of the street paved with
2 inch mat with a slope to the south for drainage. John Badalich
estimated costs at about $1300 and council consensus was not to
assess property owners any portion provided actual costs were in
line with estimate.
9. Local Government Aid Agreement with Township of Monticello.
Motion by Johnson, seconded by Martie and unanimously carried
to adopt resolution approving payment by Department of Revenue
to the Township of Monticello the remaining portion of state
aid payment of $35,766.46 in 1975 and subsequent years with
the Township of Monticello paying the City of Monticello the
portion of the payment in excess of the formula as arrived at
in the annexation order. (See supplement 7-8-75 #-c)'•)
10. Approval of minutes.
Minutes of the June 23 and June 26, 1975 meeting were approved.
Motion to adjourn by Martie, seconded by Walters and unanimously
carried.
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City Administrator
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