Committee Minutes

MINUTES/GROWTH FUND AUTHORITY (JDA)
Monday, February 7, 2000 - 7:15 p.m.____________

The city council of the city of Grand Forks sitting as the Growth Fund Authority (JDA) met at the council chambers at City Hall on Monday, February 7, 2000 at the hour of 7:15 p.m. with Chairman Carpenter presiding. Present at roll call were Council Members Brooks, Lucke, Hamerlik, Bouley, Glassheim, Carpenter, Lunak, Klave, Beyer, Babinchak, Bakken, Hafner, Martinson, Mayor Owens - 14; absent: Council Member Polovitz - 1.

CONSIDER MATTER OF NOAH’S ARK LEASEHOLD
IMPROVEMENTS

Terry Hanson, Urban Development, reported that this item is for consideration of an RFP that they released for the engineering services and construction management of the ventilation system for the Noah’s Ark building, to finish off the rest of the building (70,000 sq.ft.) to meet the leasehold requirements for the Fire Code. He stated they sent out a number of RFP’s and had only one response - from EAPC, and they came back with a price of $15,200 for the engineering services design and management of the project; and reported that staff’s recommendation was to accept the bid.

It was moved by Council Member Martinson and seconded by Council Member Lucke to accept the proposal from EAPC in the amount of $15,200.00 for engineering services for design and management of the project. Upon roll call the following voted “aye”: Council Members Brooks, Lucke, Hamerlik, Bouley, Glassheim, Carpenter, Lunak, Klave, Beyer, Babinchak, Bakken, Hafner, Martinson, Mayor Owens - 14; voting “nay”: none. Chairman Carpenter declared the motion carried.

APPROVE CHANGE ORDERS FOR 917 SOUTH 46TH
STREET

The city auditor presented the matter of the request to approve Change Order #917-2 for approval of 1,044 sq.ft. of additional concrete in the amount of $6,382.97 and Change Order #719-4 for unanticipated costs incurred for installation of overhead doors and windows, to add a handicapped accessible walk indoors and corresponding handicapped parking signage in the amount of $8,280.36 to bring the contract to a total of $88,390.23.

It was moved by Council Member Bouley and seconded by Council Member Hafner to approve the two change orders. Upon roll call the following voted “aye”: Council Members Brooks, Lucke, Hamerlik, Bouley, Glassheim, Carpenter, Lunak, Klave, Beyer, Babinchak, Bakken, Hafner, Martinson, Mayor Owens - 14; voting “nay”: none. Chairman Carpenter declared the motion carried.

ADJOURN

It was moved by Council Member Bouley and seconded by Council Hafner that we do now
adjourn. Carried 14 votes affirmative.

Respectfully submitted,



John M. Schmisek
City Auditor