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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JANUARY 8, 2001 <br /> <br />15 <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson concurred with Mr. Stafford regarding climbing the tower. He stated he <br />had climbed the water tower and they were exhausted when they reached the top of it. It would <br />have been very nice to have a cage around the ladder. <br /> <br />MOTION: <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson moved and Councilmember Aplikowski seconded a <br />motion to approve making the necessary repairs to the north water tower in the <br />amount of$II,500.00 plus an additional $9,200.00 for AEC Engineers <br />specifications for repair and inspection costs, and to provide for ladder cage <br />installation at a cost of$10,000.00. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). <br /> <br />F. Metro East Development Partnership, Membership Renewal Request <br /> <br />Mr. Lynch advised he had received the 2001 invoice for the Metro East Development Partnership <br />investment in the amount of$I,OOO.OO. <br /> <br />Mr. Lynch stated he had previously encouraged the Councilmembers to join last year and to <br />evaluate the services they received. He indicated the City had received information on <br />businesses that were in the process of relocating or were looking to locate. He stated there were <br />professional opportunities to review what other cities had done. He stated he did not have strong <br />feeling one way or another as to the continued membership. <br /> <br />Mayor Probst stated he concurred with Mr. Lynch's evaluation that since they were not active in <br />this at the moment, he believed the question was if they wanted to leave the organization at the <br />present time with the possibility of rejoining at a later date. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant stated he would be voting no on this because he did not think they had <br />received enough benefit for this compared to the amount of dues. He did not believe the City <br />was getting the $1,000.00 benefit from the dues. Councilmember Larson concurred. He stated if <br />staff was not enthusiastic about this, he could not think of any reason to renew this at this time. <br /> <br />Mr. Post replied he concurred with the statements of Councilmembers Grant and Larson, and <br />stated most of the prospects out there were looking for land to purchase or land to build on. <br />Rarely, was there anybody looking to lease space. He stated the City did not have any suitable <br />sites available for purchase at the present time. <br /> <br />MOTION: <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant moved and Councilmember Aplikowski seconded a motion <br />to not participate in the Metro East Development Partnership for the year 2001. <br />The motion carried unanimously (5-0). <br /> <br />G. City Hall Construction <br /> <br />1. Combined Change Order # 1 <br /> <br />Mr. Lynch stated the total amount of Change Order #1 was $12,443.00. This included $2,891.00 <br />for underground duct board insulation, $3,195.00 for PVC coated ductwork, $3,653.00 for costs <br />associated with underground ductwork, $1,081.00 for air supply into basement toilet rooms and <br />$1,724.00 for 6 ml polyethylene vapor barrier under the slab on grade. Staff had met with <br />