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City Council Minutes Page 6 October 27, 2003 ............................. Pay Grade 5, Step 1 - $11.32 per hour with pro-rated holiday, sick, and vacation leave. Ms. LeGare will begin her employment on Tuesday, November 4, 2003. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER TVEITE AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN TO APPROVE THE HIRING OF KATHERINE LEGARE FOR PART-TIME RECREATION ASSISTANT/FACILITIES AND PROGRAMMING BEGINNING ON NOVEMBER 4, 2003 AT PAY GRADE 5, STEP 1 - $11.32 PER HOUR WITH PRO-RATED HOLIDAY, SICK, AND VACATION LEAVE. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. Boston/Concord Assessment Update Finance Director Lori Johnson stated that the Finance Department received a call from Elaine Stuefen at 12903 Mississippi Road, Parcel 75-468-0235. Ms. Stuefen was connected to city water in 1996 and paid the water portion of the assessment at that time. Ms. Stuefen was assessed the entire amount of the Boston/Concord water/sewer assessments this year. Ms. Johnson indicated that since Ms. Stuefen paid the water assessment in 1996, the parcel should not have been assessed for the water portion of the assessment again. Ms. Johnson stated that she has been in contact with Councilmember Dietz and he agreed with staff's recommendation to reduce the assessment amount by $6,035.19. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER TVEITE TO APPROVE THE REDUCTION OF THE BOSTON/CONCORD WATER AND SEWER ASSESSMENT OF ELAINE STUEFEN AT 12903 MISSISSIPPI ROAD, PARCEL 75-468-0235 BY $6,035.19 FROM $17,243.41 TO $11,208.22. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. Consider Award of Mason~ Contact for City Hall Finance Director Lori Johnson stated that Oakwood Masonry, who was the masonry contractor for the city hall/utilities project, has gone out of business. Ms. Johnson stated that originally the bond company agreed to pick up the cost of the contract and did award a contract to complete the project but has since backed out due to the estimated cost to finish the project. The original contract was for $208,600 and that is all the bond company will cover. Ms. Johnson stated that it is estimated to cost approximately $18,300 to complete the masonry work but that Oakwood installed some walls improperly and that remedial work will need to be completed at an additional cost of approximately $24,000. Ms. Johnson noted that she is working with City Attorney Peter Beck to determine what legal action may be taken because the city should not be responsible for this cost since a certain quality work was contracted for and not received. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER TVEITE AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN TO APPROVE THE MASONRY CONTRACT FOR THE CITY HALL/UTILITIES BUILDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $18,300 TO GRESSER CONCRETE AND MASONRY AND ALSO TO APPROVE THE COMPLETION OF REMEDIAL WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE CITY WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE COSTS. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. 7. Staff Updates There were no Staff Updates.