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<br /> <br />REQUEST FOR ACTION <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />City Council 5.6. <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Community Development April 21, 2008 Jeremy Barnhart, AICP <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Accept Proposals for Code Enforcement Abatement Services <br /> Reviewed by <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Accept Junk Abatement and Long Grass abatement proposals for the 2008 calendar year. <br /> <br />BackKround/Discussion <br />The City Council authorized the request for proposals (RFP) for junk and long grass abatement on <br />February 19, 2008. The RFP was published on the League of Minnesota Cities web site the month of <br />March, and in the Star News for two weeks in March. Proposals were requested by March 31, 2008. <br /> <br />Staff received 6 proposals for long grass abatement, and 3 for junk abatement. The City requested proof <br />of insurance and workers compensation insurance. After review of the costs proposed, their insurance, <br />and their ability to complete the work, staff is recommending the following companies, believing that they <br />will satisfactorily meet the requirements at a reasonable cost to the City property owner. In the review of <br />the proposals, most companies proposed an hourly charge, and a minimum charge. Staff considered the <br />minimum charge for comparison purposes. <br /> <br />Junk Abatement (Removal of junk and debris, trash in violation of the City's ordinances): <br /> <br />Complete Grounds Maintenance, Ron Youngdale, $35/hour, $70 minimum charge <br /> <br />Lawn Abatement (Cutting and removing long grass in violation of the City's ordinances): <br /> <br />Suburban Lawn Service, Diana Heaney, $50/hour, $50 minimum charge <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br /> <br />None. Fees incurred will be billed to the property owner, and if unpaid, will be assessed to the taxes. <br /> <br />Attachments <br />· Spreadsheet summary of proposals <br /> <br />Action <br /> <br />Motion by _ <br /> <br />Second by _ <br /> <br />Vote <br /> <br />Follow Up <br /> <br />S:\PLANNING MAIN\Code Enforcement\RFP 2008\Memo to CC RE recommendation. doc <br />