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City of Centerville City Council Meeting January 14, 2009 Mr. Kieselhorst announced that the Annual Ice Fishing Contest would be held on Centerville Lake, by the old Waterworks Beach Club, on February 14, 2009, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. If there is bad weather on February 14, the alternate date would be February 21. He stated that tickets will be $5 per hole, and there will be many great prizes. He added that they are attempting to make this akid-friendly event. Councilmember Lee added that the Parks and Recreation Hayride would be held after the Ice Fishing Contest, at 6 p.m. that evening. VII. OLD BUSINESS 1) Bonestroo Request for Payment -Construction Observation Associated with CSAH 14 Improvements Councilmember Fehrenbacher stated that it is clear the additional hours were added on an as-needed basis. However, they did work that was not approved for funding. He stated that he does not agree with the $16,000 additional amount, because the City Council did not have a chance to approve it. He stated that he believed the number should be somewhere in between $0 and $16,000. Councilmember Lee inquired as to what the Council would have done had they known ahead of time that the additional hours were needed. He stated that the Bonestroo's original estimate was off by 250%. However, it was agreed that the City would be observing the construction, which did not occur. He added that he would agree on a number between $0 - $16,000. However, he withdrew from deciding on the number. Councilmember Paar stated that he originally said no to this request, because the City was given no notice. After this was discussed further, however, it was clear that the City Staff was at fault as well. That time was definitely busy, because of the major storm, a lot of permits being required, and other issues that had to be taken care of. The City had initially told Bonestroo that the City would give them man hours, but the City could not provide those man hours. If the City had been able to provide the man hours, Mr. Paul Palzer would have been paid to do what Bonestroo did. Councilmember Paar added that he agrees with what Bonestroo did, and, if they had not done it, issues could have gone unseen. However, he is still upset about the lack of communication. He stated that he is not sure about the exact dollar amount, which would have to be discussed further. Councilmember Lee stated that it was easy to see where some failures occurred. He stated that, within one week after the storm, the City knew the situation and should have known, at that time, that City Staff would not be able to handle their part in the project. Councilmember Lee stated that after a lot of thought, he agrees that the only fault on Bonestroo was that communication had not occurred earlier. He stated that to be more fair, perhaps a little more understanding should be granted to Bonestroo. He added that this was initially hard for him to agree with because he is a "watchdog" of taxpayer dollars. Page 3 of 10