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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER 10, 2001 12 . Councilmember Rem asked ifthe City is bound to the recommended changes. Mr. Filla responded Councilmember Rem's changes would be made before its publication this month. He stated he did not think the changes were very significant. He noted the administrative staff would only take a few hours to make the changes. E. City Hall 1. Pay Request #14, Rochon Corporation Mr. Lynch explained the Pay Request #14 for Rochon Corporation for its work on City Hall. He stated they have checked and double-checked the numbers due to past problems with the pay requests. He noted Mr. Post has examined the numbers and finds them to be accurate. He added that after meeting with the architect, staff would make a recommendation to hold up a substantial amount of money. He stated there has not been much progress in finishing the punch list items. He noted the city considers some ofthese items to be either Rochon Corporation's or the architect's responsibility. Councilmember Grant asked if the Council had seen change order #6 referenced in the letter from Mr. Vesterholt. Mr. Lynch responded that change order has not been presented to the Council yet. He stated staff is still verifying the receipt of credits and the accuracy of the numbers. . MOTION: Councilmember Larson moved and Councilmember Aplikowski seconded a motion to approve Pay Request #4 in the amount of $107,994.81 to Rochon Corporation, as recommended by staff. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS Mr. Lynch stated he had no comments. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Grant stated the Operation and Finance Committee would meet December 20, 2001 to continue the discussion on the maintenance facility. He noted he would appreciate an update on the TCCAP property and the documents authorized to be developed for presentation. Councilmember Rem stated as a reminder that the Arden Hills year end message is due today. She noted last Monday the Restoration Advisory Board for arsenal met at City Hall. She added it was the Board's understanding it would be able to meet at City Hall for the near future. Councilmember Rem stated she attended the State Human Rights Day Conference last Friday. She noted there are some timely things going on with human rights issues. She added the Northwest Youth and Family Service Board would be having its regular monthly meeting on . Thursday. She stated the big topic of conversation is going to be the state of the state's finances. She noted the article in the paper this past week that indicated that five of seven grant requests were turned down. She added this was due to the foundation endowments not making the returns expected.