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. . . City Council Minutes July 18, 2005 Page 11 6.2. Consider Public Works Building Expansion Bids Street Superintendent Phil Hals stated he has received bids for the construction of a cold storage building and a salt/sand storage building. He stated the bid for the cast in place foundation came in $150,000 higher than estimated. He recommended rejecting all bids and redesigning the cold storage building and bidding a fabric covered salt/sand building. Councilmember Dietz questioned if the fabric structure building would be allowed under the new fabric structure ordinance that was adopted earlier this evening. Mr. Hals stated he would need to verify with the director of planning if it would be allowed. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER FARBER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ TO REJECT ALL BIDS FOR THE COLD STORAGE BUILDING, SALT/SAND STORAGE BUILDING, AND THE CAST IN PLACE FOUNDATIONS AND TO RE-ADVERTISE FOR A REDESIGNED COLD STORAGE BUILDING AND A FABRIC COVERED SALT/SAND STRUCTURE. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 6.3. Consider 2005 Sealcoat Bids Street Superintendent Phil Hals stated bids have been received for the 2005 Sealcoat Improvement. He reviewed the bids. Allied Blacktop Company at $72,197.66 was the low bidder. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER FARBER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 05-77 ACCEPTING BID AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF CONTRACT IN THE MATTER OF THE SEALCOATING IMPROVEMENT OF 2005. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 6.4. Consider 2006 Benefit Level for the Elk River Fire Relief Association Finance and Administrative Services Director Lori Johnson stated the Elk River Fire Relief Association is requesting an increase in the benefit level for 2006 from 4,000 to $4,175. She explained that the Relief Association projects that the funding level would increase from 98.9% in 2004 to 99.2% in 2005 and to 101.2% in 2006 including the increase to $4,175.00. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ TO INCREASE THE FIRE RELIEF FUND PER YEAR OF SERVICE BENEFIT LEVEL TO $4,175 PER YEAR FOR 2006 AND TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF THE BUDGETED 2005 PENSION CONTRIBUTION TO THE RELIEF ASSOCIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $28,100. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. The Mayor and Council thanked the Relief Association and the firefighters for doing a great job for the city.