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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - MARCH 26, 2007 5 equity standards and to evaluate the City's existing compensation structure to ensure that the City is comparable and competitive with other cities that have similar demographics. Councilmember Holden asked how many job classifications needed to be analyzed. Mr. Johnson responded it was either 14 or 15 job classifications. MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember McClung seconded a motion to approve awarding the Job Classification and Compensation Study to Riley, Dettmann & Kelsey LLC in the amount of $10,735.00 with mileage reimbursement included. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). D1. Motion to Approve the Request for Oualification Process for Enl!ineerinl! Services D2. Motion to Apurove tbe Termination of the Al!reement between the City and URS, Inc. for Professional Enl!ineerinl! Services Ms. Giga stated the City has contracted with URS, Inc. for engineering services since 1998. Until 2006, URS had served as the City Engineer. In 2006, the City entered into a Joint Powers Agreement (JP A) with the City of Roseville for engineering services, designating the City of Roseville as the City Engineer. It has been about 10 years since the City conducted a process regarding engineering consulting. Staff feels that in order to provide the City with the best service at competitive rates, it is appropriate to conduct a Request for Qualification (RFQ) process for engineering services at this time. The City Council has approved construction agreements with the City of Roseville to complete the feasibility report, design, and construction engineering for the 2007 and 2008 Pavement Management Program projects. These larger projects were typically completed by outside consultants. With Roseville completing this work, there is not an immediate need for a consultant to be heavily involved with Arden Hills projects. As a result, the timing of this RFQ process will not impact the current workload. Ms. Giga discussed the differences in using a single consulting firm versus a pool of consultants. She stated that staff recommends the City put together an RFQ with the intent to develop a consultant pool of three to five engineering firms. Ms. Giga stated that as a part of this process, staff recommends that the City terminate its current contract with URS. Most of the conditions of the existing contract are not consistent with the proposed terms of the RFQ. Staff does expect to continue working with URS on existing projects, as well as some future projects they have had some involvement with. Staff also anticipates relying on URS for historical information as new staff continues to gain knowledge about Arden Hills.