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<br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - MAY 8, 2006 <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />MOTION: Councilmember Grant moved and Councilmember Holden seconded a . <br />motion to discuss the wam1ing house buildings at a future work session. <br />The motion carricd unanimously (4-0). <br /> <br />Ms. Wolfe requested if the Councilmcmbcrs had any further questions, suggestions, or <br />comments rcgarding the warming houses or maintenance issnes, to inform her so staff would <br />have those answers at the work session. <br /> <br />C. Motion to Approve the Revised URS Contract <br /> <br />Ms. Giga stated the City had a contract with URS for engineering services since January 1998. <br />Since the original contract had been in place, changes had taken place at the City. The City had <br />cntered into a Joint Powers Agreement for engineering services with the City of Roscville. Thc <br />agreement with Roseville included some tasks previously performed by URS; therefore, the URS <br />contract needed to be revised accordingly. <br /> <br />She indicatcd the most notable revision to the contract with URS would be the removal of the <br />monthly retainer fee. Tasks identified in this section of the contract were now tasks that are <br />incorporated into the agreement with Roseville, such as attending Council meetings and work <br />sessions, providing day to day support to other City staff members, Councilmembers, and the <br />general public, and answering resident questions and concems. Tasks previously identified with <br />the monthly retainer would be addcd to misccllaneous services that wcrc available as <br />needed/requested by the City. . <br /> <br />She rccommended approving the revised contract with URS for engmeenng servIces and <br />authorizing staff to prepare and execute the associatcd documents. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant stated he was glad they were addressing the monthly retainer issue. <br /> <br />Ms. Holden asked how the City was doing with their budget with the City of Roseville. Ms. <br />Wolfe responded she believed they should bc eithcr within or below budget She noted the first <br />statement from the City of Roscville should be received soon. <br /> <br />MOTION: Councilmembcr Holden moved and Councilmember Grant scconded a <br />motion to approve the revised contract with URS for engineering services <br />and authorize staff to complete and execute the associated documents. <br />The motion carried unanimously (4-0). <br /> <br />D. Motion to Approve the Indykiewicz Property Loan Repayment Proposal <br /> <br />Mr. Siddiqui statcd in the late 1990's the City purchased the Indykiewicz property to develop <br />thc Round Lake area. This was part ofTIF District #2. The district borrowed $650,000 from the <br />PIR Fund (inter-fund loan) in anticipation of paying back the principal in the future with accrued <br />interest As of last summer, the loan balancc, including interest, amounted to $880,835. In the . <br />summer of 2005, the City sold a portion of this property to Holiday Gas Stationstores. The <br />