CC_Minutes_2012_1022 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 22, 2012 Page 37 Mayor Roe noted that he was hearing a lot of positive response to the Task Force's report; and thanked them for their service and recommendations. Mayor Roe advised that he was personally very interested in their recommenda- tions and would take it as a charge moving forward to determine from available resources and staffing how to proceed and how to best formulate resolution, in- cluding involvement of task force members as makers of those recommenda- tions. Councilmember Willmus thanked the entire task force, and Member Grefen- berg's leadership. As something he had been personally following closely throughout the process, Councilmember Willmus expressed his sincere interest in the implementation process for the recommendations, and his interest in a formal commission to do so. With the next HRC meeting scheduled for November 28, 2012, Councilmember Pust asked that these recommendations be processed at that level to allow a hearing of the HRC recommendations in December prior to the end of her Council term. Member Grefenberg advised that the HRC members had seen this document and were aware of tonight's discussion; however, they had not been asked to take a formal position at this point. Councilmember Pust advised that she would be looking to the HRC for a rec- ommendation as to structure, implementation, and other details. c. Discuss Amending Professional Services Policy to Include Best Overall Value General Guidelines City Manager highlighted this request as detailed in the RCA dated October 22, 2012. Councilmember Pust questioned the value added portion of the six (6) listed cri- terion and how that was defined. City Manager Malinen expressed his desire for City Councilmembers to re- ceived training as staff had, addressing the best value procurement process and its application the best overall value. City Manager Malinen noted that each firm brought their unique offerings to the proposal process, or their particular specialty that differentiated them from other proposals beyond meeting the basic Request for Proposals (RFP). Mr. Malinen noted that this was used in the vet- ting process, along with cost, do determine who could do the best for the City. Councilmember Pust noted that, the last time a contract came through with the value added component defined as the frosting on the cake, it simply meant that