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<br />Minutes of the Arden Hills Regular Council Meeting, 8-12-91 <br />Page 6 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />IANDFILL (Cont'd) Attorney Filla reported on the extent of potential <br />responsibility by the City and the extension of the <br />negotiation date to August 22, 1991. He recommended Council consider directing <br />staff to proceed as follows: <br /> <br />1. Advise city insurance carrier of the potential risk. <br />2. Review City records, if any, frOlll 1975 relating to transportation of materials <br />to the Oak Grove site. <br />3. Review newspaper records on or near the dates of receipts of materials <br />transported to the Oak Grove site, to determine if there were any unusual <br />stonns that may have caused fallen trees to be hauled to the site. <br />4. Review city procedures for disposal of hazardous waste and attempt to <br />determine if there were any procedures followed by the City in 1975. <br /> <br />There was discussion related to the receipts for items hauled to the Oak Grove <br />site. <br /> <br />Councilmember Growe questioned if the time period has elapsed for the statute of <br />Limitations. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Attorney Filla advised there is no time restriction men dealing with EPA <br />violations. Filla explained he would keep Council and staff informed of <br />develofXl1el1ts related to this matter. <br /> <br />Growe moved, seconded by Mahowald, to direct staff to proceed with <br />Items 1 through 4, as listed in the City Attorney's letter dated 7-31-91. Motion <br />carried unanimously. (3-0) <br /> <br />Mahowald moved, seconded by Growe, to table discussion <br />of the 1991 Market study and Compensation Plan and <br />schedule a Closed Session on Tuesday, August 20, 1991, <br />at 4:30 p.m., at city Hall, for the purpose of reviewing <br />union and nonunion compensation plan. Motion carried unanimously. (3-0) <br /> <br />RES. #91-49; ADDPI' <br />1991 Ml\RKEI' SIUDY & <br />ro1PENSATION PIAN <br /> <br />REX:lUEST PllRaiASE <br />PARK EQlJIlliENl'; <br />'rooo l>:O'IERS <br /> <br />Acting May= Malone referred to the mernoranchnn fran Park <br />Direct= John Buckley dated 8-8-91, requesting Council <br />authorization to purchase park equipment. <br /> <br />Malone explained this item was moved frOlll the consent calendar to determine the <br />neoossity of a bid for the equipment, since the dollar amount to be expended <br />exceeds $15,000.00; also wished to receive further information on the equipment. <br /> <br />Park Director Buckley stated it is the intent of the staff to separately purchase <br />eadJ. of the items listed. He explained that small dealerships whidJ. have the Toro <br />brand do not provide quotes on the mower, since the regional distrirotor of Tore <br />is local and offers a lower price quote. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Buckley stated that purchase of the Toro brand provides staff the ability to <br />interchange the accessories between the new and existing equifXl1el1t. <br /> <br />Attorney Filla reviewed the purpose of the public =ntracting law. He advised <br />staff should either prepare a bid specification and obtain bids = request price <br />quotes frOlll other manufacturers and identify that this brand of mower is the only <br />type that provides the capability to interchange parts. <br />