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Regular City Council Meeting <br /> Monday,November 27, 2017 <br /> Page 20 <br /> Roll Call <br /> Ayes: Laliberte, Willmus, Etten and Roe. <br /> Nays: McGehee. <br /> Motion carried. <br /> Roll Call(Original Motion) <br /> Ayes: Laliberte, Willmus, Etten and Roe. <br /> Nays: McGehee. <br /> Motion carried. <br /> Mayor Roe opined that initiating discussion of property acquisition would not im- <br /> pact the lease or additional space as part of that lease. <br /> City Manager Trudgeon stated that staff would re-approach the property owner <br /> for negotiations, not knowing their willingness to do so, since they would be <br /> aware of tonight's action. Therefore, Mr. Trudgeon suggested tabling action on <br /> the bids tonight rather than spending additional dollars on the bid process, and al- <br /> lowing the city more flexibility. <br /> At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Stone advised that the current bids would be <br /> valid for a minimum of thirty days. <br /> Knowing the current bids, Councilmember Willmus stated his preference to rebid <br /> versus holding these bids. <br /> Mr. Stone opined that the city was never going to receive better prices than those <br /> presented tonight; advising that the bidders were actually floored to receive so <br /> many sub-bids, given the busy nature of contractors at this time. <br /> Mayor Roe asked if the council was interested in reconsidering their rejection of <br /> the bids. <br /> Councilmember Willmus stated that, if the bids were to be reconsidered, he would <br /> want them to be similar to other bids received by the city, with options to bid and <br /> understanding the bid package similar to that used for park buildings. <br /> While not prepared tonight to do so, Mayor Roe suggested that if and when bid- <br /> ding was reinitiated, there could be an opportunity to create break-out options on <br /> the scope. <br />