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City Council :Minutes July 17,2006 Page 10 stated if the fund it is ludicrous for the fund to only allow 3%. He stated if the fund is 105% funded the Association should be spending the extra 5% and not ask for any money from the city. He stated it is not right for the Association to ask for money when they are over 100% funded. . Bob Pearson, Association member-Stated the funds are a voluntary contribution from the city which the Fire Relief Association greatly appreciates. Councilmember Dietz stated this was a tradition started back in the 80's in order to give firefighters more than the small wage they receive. He stated the amount is determined by the wage increase city employees receive each year. Ms. ] ohnson stated the Association is intentionally conservative because they don't want to come back to Council to require them to give a mandatory contribution from a tax levy. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FARBER TO INCREASE THE FIRE RELIEF FUND PER YEAR OF SERVICE BENEFIT LEVEL TO $4,450 FOR 2007 AND TO . AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF THE BUDGETED 2006 PENSION CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASSOCIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $28,950. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 7.3. 2006 Sealcoat Improvement Bids Mr. Hals reviewed the bids received for the 2006 sealcoating project. He stated that due to the high increase in petroleum based products the sealcoat budget will come up short. He stated it may be necessary to do a fund transfer at the end of the year from street reserves . Councilmember Dietz questioned why there is a wide disparity among the three bids. Mr. Hals stated the low bidder locked into a lower price on asphalt earlier in the year. Councilmember Motin questioned if the asphalt chips come in different sizes and if the city could use a smaller size to make it easier to utilize the roads for recreation and to create less mess. Mr. Hals stated they will be experimenting with different size chips and can report back to Council next spring. He stated there are pros and cons to the use of the different sizes. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER FARBER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN TO APPROVE THE BID BY ALLIED BLACKTOP IN THE AMOUNT OF $78,988. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY TO AUTHORIZE ADVERTISING FOR BIDS (NOT TO EXCEED $14,000 WITH FUNDS TO COME FROM THE STREET RESERVE BUDGET) FOR THE BITUMINOUS OVERLAY AND PAINT STRIPING. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. .