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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - DECEMBER 11,2000 15 COUNCIL COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE ACTIVITY REPORTS . On behalf afthe Parks, Trails and Recreatian Cammittee, Cauncilmember Grant expressed their appreciatian far approval af and funding the Camprehensive Park and Recreatian Plan and awarding afthat project to. Ingraham & Assaciates, Cauncilmember Larsan reparted an actian taken at the last Planning Cammissian meeting. Cauncilmember Aplikawski cammented an her attendance at the staff/public celebratian and reparted she was asked by many to. thank the Cauncil far the Christmas gifts which were mast appreciated. Cauncilmember Aplikawski asked staff to. draft a letter af appreciatian to. the retiring Caalitian for Healthy Y auth Chair Timathy Thampsan far his wark with that caalitian. She also. nated the great cantributian af Thomas House, Ruth Fingerson, and Ady Wickstrom and stated she wanted to publicly thank them for their time and effart. She commented that the Coalition may not continue once the Chair retircs since other groups have taken aver those respansibilities. Councilmember Aplikowski stated she wauld like to. keep the logo discussian on the agenda for December 18th sa it can be moved forward far the new year. Councilmember Aplikawski raised the issue of the Surface Water Management Plan and . recammendatian to. have BRW withdraw as a candidate far this project and write the scape of services. Mayar Prabst nated that someone with expertise is needed to. draft the request and assure its accuracy. He stated he is comfortable with staffs recammendation. Mr. Lynch stated staff discussed this issue and same of the same cancerns were raised abaut lasing a patential service provider who. knaws Arden Hills best and may be able to develap a plan in the shortest amount af time. He noted the benefit to. be gained with BR W writing the scope of services is to. get the best price on the contract. He noted the other two. applicants are widely knawn and have dane a lot of municipal work in ather cities, Councilmember Grant stated he has no objection as long as there is an adequate number of bidders, He agreed the best use of BR W may be to write tbe scope of services. Mr. Lynch stated staff discussed the passibility af going to other engineering firms who. did not respand. Hawever, the RFQ was sent to. ten to. twelve firms and anly three respanded so it was felt to. be fair to invite responses from thase three responders, Councilmember Larson stated he is comfortable with staff s propasal and believes it wauld be a goad use of BR W' s expertise to layout the scape af services and negatiate samething with the . two. other firms. lie suggested a larger issue is what the Council sees within the scape of services with the City Engineer and what services are not within the scope of services.