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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - MAY 8, 2006 4 . MOTION: Councilmember Grant moved and Councilmember Holden seconded a motion to discuss the warming house buildings at a future work session. The motion carried unanimously (4-0). Ms. Wolfe requested if the Councilmembers had any further questions, suggestions, or comments regarding the warming houses or maintenance issues, to inform her so staff would have those answers at the work session. C. Motion to Approve the Revised URS Contract Ms. Giga stated the City had a contract with URS for engineering services since January 1998. Since the original contract had been in place, changes had taken place at the City. The City had entered into a Joint Powers Agreement for engineering services with the City of Roseville. The agreement with Roseville included some tasks previously performed by URS; therefore, the URS contract needed to be revised accordingly. She indicated the most notable revision to the contract with URS would be the removal of the monthly retainer fee. Tasks identified in this section of the contract were now tasks that are incorporated into the agreement with Roseville, such as attending Council meetings and work sessions, providing day to day support to other City staff members, Councilmembers, and the general public, and answering resident questions and concerns. Tasks previously identified with the monthly retainer would be added to miscellaneous services that were available as . needed/requested by the City. She recommended approving the revised contract with URS for engmeenng servIces and authorizing staff to prepare and execute the associated documents. Councilmember Grant stated he was glad they were addressing the monthly retainer issue. Ms. Holden asked how the City was doing with their budget with the City of Roseville. Ms. Wolfe responded she believed they should be either within or below budget. She noted the first statement from the City of Roseville should be received soon. MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember Grant seconded a motion to approve the revised contract with URS for engineering services and authorize staff to complete and execute the associated documents. The motion carried unanimously (4-0). D. Motion to Approve the Indvkiewicz Propertv Loan Repavment Proposal Mr. Siddiqui stated in the late 1990's the City purchased the Indykiewicz property to develop the Round Lake area. This was part ofTIF District #2. The district borrowed $650,000 from the PIR Fund (inter-fund loan) in anticipation of paying back the principal in the future with accrued interest. As of last summer, the loan balance, including interest, amounted to $880,835. In the summer of 2005, the City sold a portion of this property to Holiday Gas Stationstores. The .