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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, February 22, 2016 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 7 of 13 <br /> <br />8. RE-ROOFING OF SALT SHED ROOF (2700 KELLEY PARKWAY) AND NAVARRE <br />WATER TREATMENT PLANT GARAGE ROOF (2345 BLAINE AVENUE) (continued) <br /> <br />Walsh stated that is revisionary history. <br /> <br />McMillan stated she remembers Council Member Walsh talking about the salt shed and having some <br />issues with it. McMillan reiterated that Staff will take whatever names and contact information that <br />Council Member Walsh would like to provide and will contact them when a projects come up. <br /> <br />Walsh stated he does not want to receive a call after the bids are received and that he would like Staff to <br />be more proactive. Walsh stated he wanted to confirm that the roofs needed to be replaced, and if the <br />roofs did not need to be replaced, they have wasted a bunch of people’s time. <br /> <br />Edwards stated Staff made the assessment quite some time ago that the roofs needed to be replaced, and <br />in the CIP that was discussed in November, the major projects that are projected for the next five or ten <br />years are listed, including the reroofing projects. Edwards stated he had forgotten that Council Member <br />Walsh wanted to be involved in the process until he was reminded by City Administrator Loftus and that <br />it was his understanding he wanted to personally see the roofs, which is why he sent him the e-mail. <br /> <br />Edwards stated if there are other projects listed in the CIP that Council Member Walsh has contractors <br />for, he would be interested in receiving those and would add them to the list. Edwards stated from a <br />staffing perspective, it would be very difficult to solicit input from each Council Member whenever they <br />go out for bids because it sometimes occurs several times a week. Edwards concurred that the more <br />opportunities the City has to solicit different quotes, the better price point and quality they can obtain for <br />the City. <br /> <br />Walsh stated at this point that is just chitter-chatter and that he has been talking about this for the past <br />year. Walsh stated he has not been contacted one time when the City was going out for bids except for <br />this time, which was after the fact. Walsh stated he thought he was helping by getting somebody over <br />there and that he actually got a lower bid for the City. Walsh stated he is a little miffed because this has <br />constantly been going on and that he feels like he is talking to his children who do not listen to what he is <br />saying. <br /> <br />McMillan requested Council Member Walsh keep his comments respectful. <br /> <br />Walsh stated he is entitled to his opinion and that he is saying it as nice as he can right now. Walsh stated <br />he has been let down on many occasions and that he went out of his way to get someone to spend time on <br />this project and coordinate people’s schedules only to learn that it was a mistake. Walsh stated he has a <br />lot of experience with construction and that he would ask going forward that if there is a construction <br />project, he would like to know ahead of time before they go out to bid on it. <br /> <br />Edwards noted all of the City’s construction projects are outlined in the CIP and in the annual Public <br />Works plan which was brought before the Council two or three times. Edwards stated he does not know <br />what else he can do. <br /> <br />Walsh stated he is not aware of when they were going out for bids specifically. <br />