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Regular City Council Meeting <br /> Monday,April 22,2013 <br /> Page 16 <br /> Councilmember McGehee questioned if the intent was for a preliminary pass, <br /> with the CIP and fixed items, then bringing in priority rankings for discussion on <br /> whether to reduce or consider eliminating some of them. <br /> Councilmember Laliberte reiterated Councilmember Etten's statement intended to <br /> ask Mr. Miller and staff to start with known items and provide that list; then at a <br /> future work session five different viewpoints could be discussed and things added, <br /> reduced, increased or eliminated, determining the level of service preferred from <br /> the ranking list of programs: needs versus wants. <br /> Mr. Miller duly noted this request. <br /> Recess <br /> Acting Mayor Willmus recessed the meeting at approximately 8:11 p.m. and reconvened at <br /> approximately 8:21 p.m. <br /> 13. Business Items (Action Items) <br /> a. Approve Parks and Recreation Renewal Program Playground Vendor <br /> Parks & Recreation Director Lonnie Brokke and Parks Superintendent Jeff Even- <br /> son briefly summarized the RCA dated April 22, 2013; noting that seven pro- <br /> posals had been evaluated by the evaluation group based on the Best Value Busi- <br /> ness Model and guidance from the City Attorney and Arizona State University <br /> throughout the process. <br /> At the request of Councilmember Laliberte regarding the balance of the evalua- <br /> tion team, Mr. Brokke advised that the attempt was to select people knowledgea- <br /> ble of playground equipment from an engineering or construction perspective. <br /> Acting Mayor Willmus expressed appreciation for staff including Attachment B <br /> in the packet; and expressed his preference that it becomes a city-wide standard <br /> moving forward. <br /> Councilmember McGehee concurred. <br /> Councilmember Laliberte concurred; opining that the Best Value Procurement <br /> process in itself gave her confidence; along with the good amount of data provid- <br /> ed and the scores readily available in her decision-making. <br /> Etten moved, McGehee seconded, authorization of a Professional Services <br /> Agreement (Attachment A) with Landscape Structures/Flagship Recreation for <br /> services as referenced in the pre-award document to deliver the playground por- <br /> tion of the Parks and Recreation Renewal Program, as outlined in the RCA, at a <br /> cost not to exceed $1.6 million; to be funded from the Park and Recreation Re- <br />