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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 03, 2008 Page 5 Roe moved, Pust seconded, scheduling a Special Council Meeting to begin before the March 17, 2008 City Council meeting called to allow time for ten minute in- terviews of each applicant. Roll Call Ayes: Roe; Pust; Ihlan; and Klausing. Nays: None. 8. Consider Items Removed from Consent a. Ratify Agreements for Karges-Faulconbridge, Incorporated for Professional Services at the Skating Center (former Consent Item 7.g) At the request of Mayor Klausing, City Manager Bill Malinen briefly reviewed the requested action. Councilmember Ihlan referenced additional agenda item #13.e on tonight's agenda entitled, "Consider a Resolution Authorizing Skating Center Refrigeration System Funding Plan." Councilmember Ihlan sought clarification on when the City Council had approved a full geothermal system for the Skating Center. Councilmember Ihlan noted that she had requested the dates of various agree- ments from City Manager Malinen prior to tonight's meeting, and opined that there had not yet been a formal vote, and further opined that her decision would depend on a fiscal impact analysis based on the recently-adopted financial poli- cies. Councilmember Ihlan further opined the need to outline the environmental analysis motivating the proposal to justify the project for residents and taxpayers, in an effort for public transparency, in addition to identifying funding sources. City Manager Malinen clarified the steps taken to-date for a feasibility study, the RFP process, soil borings, and KFI contracts authorized in December of 2007; with construction contracts still pending. City Manager Malinen advised that staff had made every attempt to keep the City Council involved in the process, includ- ing providing financial analyses as requested, with no final decision on the pro- ject, pending current design and best value contracting, with the City Council then making that final decision. City Manager Malinen advised that funds were antici- pated to come from the City's Building Replacement Fund. Discussion included recollection of Councilmembers Pust and Roe, and Mayor Klausing, of action taken to-date in approving geothermal for the Skating Center, short of approving specific contracts and contractors; previous review of the cost benefit analysis, and identifying additional information being requested by Coun- cilmember Ihlan, with staff requested to include previous cost benefit analysis information in upcoming Council packets. Councilmember Roe clarified, from meeting December 17, 2007 City Council meeting minutes provided by staff, the Council action voted upon and passed to enter into an agreement for design and contract management services for a full geothermal system at the Skating Center.