CC_Minutes_2009_1123 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 23, 2009 Page 26 Ms. Shimasaki clarified that the fee was related to outstanding sewer maintenance fees of the previous owners, and that staff had reduced the fee appropriately, with the previous owner having moved out eight months prior; and the amount reduced by applying their initial deposit. Ms. Shimasaki advised that her issue was with the timing of the notice. Johnson moved, Klausing seconded, adoption of Resolution No. 10767 entitled, "Resolution Directing the County Auditor to Levy Unpaid Water, Sewer and Other City Charges for Payable 2010 or Beyond;" as detailed on Attachment B at- tached to the Request for Council Action dated November 23, 2009;" with At- tachment Bamended to exclude the two properties referenced above, and re- moved by previous action. Roll Call Ayes: Roe; Pust; Johnson; Ihlan; and Klausing. Nays: None. City Attorney Anderson advised that he would do the legal research, and work with staff and property owners on resolution. 12. Business Items (Action Items) a. Authorize the Fire Department to enter into a Contract with Rosenbauer Firefighting Technologies for the Purchase of Fire Rescue/Pumper Appara- tus and Authorize the Purchase of Accompanying Equipment Interim Fire Chief Tim O'Neill expressed the enthusiasm of the Fire Department, represented by a contingent of firefighters in the audience, in presenting this re- quest on behalf of the entire department since June of 2009, when the Department had sought City Council permission to proceed to bid to replace the City's oldest pumper in the fleet, and resulting two (2) bids received for that apparatus. Committee Chairs, Dave Breen and Neil Sjostrom reviewed the bid process; re- ceipt of the two bids; bid selection review by the committee and comparison to specifications; and recommendation of the lower bid of Rosenbauer of Forest Lake, MN. The presentation included details of the apparatus and equipment safety features and capabilities; reduced costs of current fleet apparatus with this new equipment; three installment payment proposal from late 2009 to late 2010 allowing for some savings in finance charges; and appreciation expressed to the 11 member commit- tee working on this over the last six months, including 1 retiree and 1 new hire in the department. Mayor Klausing thanked the department for their informative presentation.