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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />City Council Minutes <br />February 13, 2006 <br /> <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />Councilmember Farber agreed and stated that the city has turned down low bidders because <br />of knowledge of their quality of work. He stated that he doesn't see the benefit to such an <br />ordinance. <br /> <br />Mayor Klinzing inquired if it would be possible to put into the bidding process the inclusion <br />of wages being paid and how that compares to other projects that would have been paid <br />prevailing wage. <br /> <br />Attorney Beck stated that this could be a decision made on a project by project basis. A <br />project could be one that would be bid on a prevailing wage and the city would not have to <br />have an ordinance in place to specify that but it would be part of the specs. <br /> <br />Councilmember Motin was concerned how the city would enforce this and the danger of <br />someone interpreting an ordinance that we wouldn't have. <br /> <br />Councilmember Farber stated that if we want the quality of the wages then we can't ask for a <br />lesser bid because what was originally submitted was too high. In essence we encourage <br />subcontractors to get cheaper and cheaper. <br /> <br />Councilmember Gumphrey stated that a lot of companies pay a lesser benefit but <br />competitive wage and as far as enforcement, nine out of ten times, he gets needed <br />information from the general contractor and the entity is not involved. Enforcement is done <br />by the general contractor. <br /> <br />Attorney Beck and City Engineer Maurer will check to see if the provision of asking for the <br />rate of wages paid to be included in a submitted bid is allowed and evaluate if the city will <br />lose bidders as a result of this being part of the specs. <br /> <br />Councilmember Gumphrey stated that this is a great idea but feels that contractors will be <br />skeptical to include this information. <br /> <br />Councilmember Motin questioned if this information would be helpful and if the city would <br />be criticized for asking for another report. <br /> <br />Mayor Klinzing stated that she appreciates any information staff can put together and will <br />wait to hear from the council members for their direction if they wish to discuss this item <br />again in the future. <br /> <br />5.7. Pinewood Golf Course Update <br /> <br />Peter Beck reviewed the terms of the proposed purchase agreement for the Pinewood Golf <br />Course. He stated that he has been working with Glen Nord, attorney for Paul Krause, on <br />the terms of the agreement and that Mr. Nord was present. He stated that the council had <br />approved an offer of $1.8 million and that Mr. Krause had requested a seven-year contract <br />for deed, however, state law will only allow cities to enter into a five-year contract for deed. <br /> <br />Attorney Beck proposes the city pay a non-refundable $300,000 down payment at the time <br />the purchase agreement is entered into. The purchase agreement would provide for <br />purchase of the property and a five-year contract for deed two years from the date of the <br />purchase agreement. The contract for deed would be for interest only and $1.5 million <br />