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<br />b <br />BARTON-ASCHMAN ASSOCIATES, INC. <br /> <br />Ten Cedar Square WesttCedar-RiverslCi3, 1610 Scuth Sixth Street. Minneapolis. Minnesota 55454 (612) 332-0421 <br /> <br />September 4, 1981 <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br />City of Centerville <br />1694 Sorel Street <br />Centerville, ~1N <br /> <br />RE: Local Planning Assistance Grant <br /> <br />Gentl emen: <br /> <br />Pursuant to your request, I have prepared this correspondence regarding our <br />billing status for preparation of the city.s Comprehensive Plan. As indi- <br />cated to you during my presentation last month, we have spent approximately <br />$12,300 during the course of this project. To date, we have billed you that <br />total amount and have received from you approximately $5,850. The remaining <br />$6,465 has been maintained in our books as an Ilaccount receivable.1I Based <br />on the motions that you passed during that July 8th meeting, we were looking <br />forward to receiving partial payment toward that amount. We expected that <br />payment to equal the Discretionary Grant award that you authorized the City <br />Clerk to request from the Metropolitan Council. Upon checking back with <br />your clerk, I found that you superseded that motion, during a subsequent <br />meeting, by postponing the grant application until you received this corre- <br />spondence from me. I was first informed of this on Monday, August 31 after <br />telephone conversations with both the City Clerk and Mayor. <br /> <br />Barton-Aschman Associates would be happy to receive payments for our services <br />equal to the amount designated by the Discretionary Fund guidelines. We <br />would accept this amount as final, complete payment for our services with the <br />added request that if additional funds become available for comprehensive <br />planning that you would consider applying for them and passing them on to us <br />to help us pay for the work that we have done. <br /> <br />The Discretionary Fund that you have been preliminarily awarded by the <br />Metropolitan Council equals $1,794. This amount is reserved for Centerville <br />to be used to pay for comprehensive planning services. During my discussion <br />with the Metropolitan Council Grants Coordinator last Monday, I was informed <br />that the city must supplement this amount with a local share of $598 so that <br />