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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 28, 2011 Page 16 e. Consider Awarding Bid for Janitorial Services for City Facilities Fleet and Facilities Supervisor Pat Dolan briefly summarized the requested award of bids as detailed in the RCA dated February 28, 2011. Mr. Dolan noted that seven (7) firms had submitted proposals, using the best value practice method, re- commending Linn Building Maintenance as their work plan met the various building needs and schedules for the City. Councilmember McGehee questioned whether the best value process evaluated contractors as employers, whether they offered full-time jobs with benefits. Mr. Dolan advised that the process did consider that, and that the wages were in- dustry-standard full-time positions at approximately$13 per hour with benefits. Willmus moved, Johnson seconded, award of the contract for janitorial services to Linn Building Maintenance in the amount of$260,313 for a three (3) year period effective in March 2011. Roll Call Ayes: Johnson; McGehee; Willmus; Pust; and Roe. Nays: None. f. Consider a Sales Tax Option City Manager Malinen reviewed this request as detailed in the RCA dated Febru- ary 28, 2011, and provided as a bench handout when inadvertently omitted from the meeting packet materials, attached hereto and made a part hereof Mr. Ma- linen clarified, following his most recent discussions with the League of Minneso- ta Cities (LMC), that a referendum would be held in a State General Election year; and that if the City Council proceeded with a referendum, it would be in the fall of 2012, with commencement in 2013, as outlined in the draft resolution. Councilmember Pust expressed her significant concerns about this, opining that the City Council had yet to discuss the possibility in any great detail, only in gen- eral terms. Councilmember Pust recognized the timing in meeting this legislative session; however, she spoke in support of additional community discussions on the possibility. Councilmember Pust agreed that the City needed to research and discuss additional revenue sources; but questioned why this approach rather than lobbying for removal of the levy cap and concentrate on property tax issues. Councilmember Pust expressed concern with the potential regressivity of a local option sales tax versus property taxes, and their specific impacts on Roseville tax- payers. Councilmember Pust questioned the possibility of Roseville succeeding in getting such a tax approved based on the unsuccessful history of other suburban communities in doing so. Councilmember Pust advised that she was not willing to say yes at this time without further discussion.