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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, February 22, 2016 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 8 of 13 8. RE-ROOFING OF SALT SHED ROOF (2700 KELLEY PARKWAY) AND NAVARRE WATER TREATMENT PLANT GARAGE ROOF (2345 BLAINE AVENUE) (continued) Loftus asked if Council Member Walsh is requesting to be called on every bid process and every time the City goes out for a quote. Walsh stated it could be done through e-mail. Walsh stated he is not sure how many times he has to ask for it. Edwards stated he provided the entire schedule for the projects to the Council, which was approved. Walsh stated he did not see anything about the City going out for bids on the roof before it happened. Loftus asked if it is acceptable to the rest of the Council if Staff contacts one single Council Member about a project before it goes out for bids. Levang stated in her view the way it has been outlined and given to the Council to comment on it is good enough. Levang stated she does not feel the Council needs to get into the specifics of the bidding process and that what Staff is doing has worked fine in the past. Levang stated she does not see that there needs to be any change in it. McMillan stated the Public Works plan is fine the way it is presented and that if Council Member Walsh has specific contractors’ names he would like to provide, that would be fine. McMillan stated trying to micro-manage each single project as a Council Member is not a healthy way to do it. Walsh stated he is not micro-managing anything. Walsh stated it is a very basic request, and if Staff does not want to do it or the Mayor does not want to do it, that is your druthers. Walsh noted he has been asking for it for a year. Walsh reiterated that he spent a whole bunch of time trying to help out on this project. Levang moved, Printup seconded, to accept the quotation in the amount of $10,562.00 from GC Builders for reroofing of the salt shed roof and the Navarre Water Treatment Plant garage roof. Council Member Printup stated he thought at one time the Council talked about the bidding process, legal issues and Council involvement and then being provided with a weekly update. Printup stated he is okay with this project and that he would like to have future communication occur, which should help to resolve the issue. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 1, Walsh Opposed. *9. APPROVE REHABILITATION OF LIFT STATION 24 (3982 DAHL ROAD) AND GRINDER STATION 6 (1446 SHORELINE DRIVE) Levang moved, Printup seconded, to accept the quote in the amount of $68,230.00 from Quality Flow Systems, Inc., for the update of Lift Station 24 and Gravity Station 6. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0.