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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—October 26, 2009 12 7D. Approval of the Scope of Servicefor Mike Comodeca (continued) community and ensuring that the property is cleaned in a timely manner. Mr. Comodeca has a significant amount of experience working the TCAAP property, GSA, Army, State officials, the Environmental Protection Agency, the environmental review process, and the Army's land transfer process. To help ensure that the City's concerns and goals are addressed, the City has requested that Mr. Comodeca provide a new scope of services and estimated cost which is attached for the Council's review. Based on the minimum and maximum number of hours estimated by Mr. Comodeca, the cost could range from $88,640 to $164,800. As the TCAAP process becomes more defined, it will be easier to estimate the cost of services. Since there is some ambiguity to the extent of the services needed by the City, Staff is recommending a budget cap of$50,000. This request is not a blanket approval of all services in the scope of services letter. As the project moves forward, the services needed and budgeted will be evaluated. Community Development Director Lehnhoff clarified that the letter referenced in the motion is the e-mail received from Mike Comodeca. Councilmember McClung asked how the range of costs was calculated in relation to the hours listed for the scope of services. Community Development Director Lehnhoff clarified that the minimum cost was the minimum number of hours in the scope of services multiplied by the cost per hour and the same calculation was used to calculate the maximum cost. Councilmember McClung clarified that the initial request is for $50,000 and if the costs were close to this amount Staff would come back to Council for additional funding approval. City Administrator Moorse stated that this was correct. Councilmember Grant stated that he would approve $35,000 at this time. This would ensure that Staff is keeping a close eye on the amount. He also requested that any agreement with Mr. Comodeca should include that the hourly rate can not increase. He also requested that the hours being charged be tracked against each of the scope of service items and this be reported to the Council in this format. Councilmember McClung stated that Council should receive a copy of the monthly invoice.