1983-04-2672
April 26, 1883
SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a special meeting of the City Council of
the City of Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota, was held at 5341 Maywood Road in
said City on April 26, 1883, at 7:30 P.M.
Those present were: Mayor Bob Polston, Councilmembers Pinky Charon, Gary Paulsen,
and Russ Peterson. Councilmember Gordon Swenson was absent and excused. Also
present were: City Manager Jon. Elam, Gity Clerk Fran Clark, Finance Director
Sharon Legg, Bill White and Harold Benz.
The Mayor opened the meeting and welcomed the people in attendance.
CITY HALL ROOF ~ SKYLIGHTS
The City Manager went over the history of the leaking roof and skylights
with the Council. He explained that last Fall when the Council approved
going to bid for new skylights it was too late to have them replaced. Since
that time he and the Building Inspector have been talking to distributors
of skylighting systems and roof people and have come up with what looks
like a good system. It would consist of a new EPDM roof below the skylights
and Wesby Thermalite skylights with triple pane glass. The cost will be
between $22,000 and $31,000.
Bill White of W.J. White Co. in Edina was present and gave the Council his
background. 8 years in the skylight business and the largest distributor
of skylights in the State of Minnesota. He has worked with different
contractors for different installations. Harold Benz of P]ainsman
Construction was present to answer any questions the Council had.
Mr. White explained. that the Wesby system is aesthetic as well as energy
efficient and the EDPM roof is easy to patch and does not react to ultra-
violet light. He explained how the Wesby system differs from other systems.
Mr. Benz estimated about 3 weeks of construction to install the system.
The Council asked if the City could get a guarantee from the installer.
Mr. Benz answered that he would guarantee for 2 years.
The City Manager explained that he will now have the architect translate
the skylight system and roof into a workable spec to return to the Council.
COMPUTERS
The City Manager explained that Logis has sent around a Memo offering a 15%
discount on the Direct 1025 or the HP 125 microcomputer if they are
purchased by April 30. He went on to explain that the Staff has been
looking into adding microcomputers for some time in order to expand the
City's informational capabilities, provide special assessment information,
word processing and budget information. The City has been in touch
with a consultant on computers, Mr. Jim Krautkremer. He has submitted
a comparison of the two and found that the Direct 1025 has more features
for less cost that the HP125.
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Sharon Legg, Finance Director, submitted a memo on the two systems. She
also went over the costs of the systems and the hook-up costs to Logis.
The Council discussed doing a cost/benefit study. The City Manager will
speak to Jim Krautkremer about this and try and keep the cost of the
study to around $500.00.
The City Manager reminded the Council of the Special Meeting, Thursday,
April 28, 1983. He also stated that he had received a call from Jim
Larson advising that Continental Telephone, at the last minute, appealed
the rate decision of the Public Service Commission and although this
will be handled primarily by the Attorney General's office, Mound will
have some legal costs.
Charon moved and Paulsen seconded a motion to adjourn. The vote was unanimously
in favor. Motion carried. 10:15 P.M.
o lam, City Manager
Fran Clark, City Clerk