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SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
ST . LOUIS PARK , MINNESOTA
May 2 , 1978
1 . Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Mayor Stern
at 11 : 20 p . m .
2 . Roll Call The following Councilmen were present at roll call ;
Ronald Backes Martha Elstrom
Keith Meland Lyle Hanks
Jerrold Martin Irving M . Stern
3 . Energy Program The City Manager stated that he had been in
contact with Argonne National Laboratories
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and learned that the request for proposal
was first mailed to communities , and then to
consultants who requested it .
He continued that 800 proposals have been mailed , and at the first
bidders ' conference , 100 communities were represented . He suggested
that the City could either proceed with the proposal using Marketec , Inc . ,
as a consultant , or have staff develop the proposal in - house .
Councilman Elstrom withdrew her motion from May 1 , 1978 .
Councilman Meland stated he had visited on the telephone with Marketec and had
ascertained that the company was mainly involved in marketing advertising
and public relations . He suggested that the City send a staff member
to the bidders ' conference prior to decision on whether to proceed .
It was moved by Councilman Elstrom , seconded by Councilman Meland , for
staff to study the proposal further and determine if it can be done
in - house ; staff should attend the bidders ' conference in Denver to
determine the feasibility .
Councilman Elstrom stated that if
the consultant is retained , there 'is
still considerable amount of staff time involved in the proposal preparation •
Councilman Backes stated that the $ 3 , 000 consultant fee would be in addition
to staff time .
The motion failed 3 - 4 ( Councilman Meland , Backes and Elstrom in favor ) .
Mayor Stern stated that he did not feel that staff had the necessary
expertise to do an adequate job of preparing the proposal .
It was moved by Councilman Backes to adjourn the meeting . There was
no second to this motion .
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it was moved by CouncilmanoHanks , seconded by Councilman Backes , to
authorize staffattend the bidders ' conference and report back to
Council ; at that time , the Council would decide whether to proceed
with the proposal .
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Motion passed 6 - 0 .
4 , Aquila Field Lighting It was moved by Councilman Hanks ,
seconded by Council Meland , to approve
change order to Contract No . 1236 ,
in the amount of $ 5 , 874 to Kilmer
Electric Company for provision of
lighting at Aquila Ballfield .
The motion passed 6 - 0 .
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5 , Letter of Intent The Executive Director presented the
Council with the Authority ' s change to
the Cherney ' s letter of intent .
It was moved by Councilman Meland , seconded by Councilman Martin , to
approve the revised letter of intent .
The motion passed 4 - 2 ( Councilmen Backes and Hanks opposed ) .
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6 . Adjournment Th • meeting was adjourned at 12 : 00 a . m .
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Irv • ng M . Stern '
Mayor
Attest :
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Wendy Born
Recording Secretary
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