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MINUTES/GROWTH FUND AUTHORITY
Monday, May 18, 1998 - 6:45 p.m.

The city council of the City of Grand Forks sitting as the Growth Fund Authority met in the council chambers in City Hall on Monday, May 18, 1998 at the hour of 6:45 p.m. with Chairman Carpenter pre- siding. Present at roll call were Council Members Beach, Lucke, Hamerlik, Boule, Glassheim, Carpenter, Sande, Babinchak, Bakken Hafner, Hagness, Owens - 12; absent: Council Members Klave, Beyer - 2.

CONSIDER TELEPHONE SYSTEM FOR NOAH'S ARK

The city auditor read the recommendation from the telephone selec-tion committee, who considered the matter of telephone system for Noah's Ark, and recommended that consideration of the telephone system be referred to the Growth Fund Committee with power to act. It was moved by Council Member Beach and seconded by Mayor Owens.

Council Member Hafner stated that one of the local suppliers felt that they were excluded by the way the process was set up, that process left no one to bid as set up out of someone's manual and was impossible for them to bid. He stated that he hoped when this is done to be sure this is bid package that can be bid on by local companies, not by someone handpicked.

Council Member Beach stated he was on the subcommittee who met this afternoon, and majority of the committee was not comfortable making a decision at this point because there were some technical ques-tions that they wanted answered, and think can have answers to those by this following Friday when the Growth Fund Committee will meet and try to resolve at that time; anyone wishing could attend the meeting.

COUNCIL MEMBER POLOVITZ REPORTED PRESENT

Council Member Hafner stated that the information he saw re. des-cription of the system was in such detail, would be impossible for some people to bid it, should be defining a phone system in broader detail. Council Member Beach reported that system should be in by June 15.

Upon call for the question and upon voice vote, the motion carried 13 votes affirmative.

ADJOURN

It was moved by Council Member Beach and seconded by Council Member Sande that we do now adjourn. Carried 13 votes affirmative.

Respectfully submitted,


John M. Schmisek, City Auditor