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• MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 26, 2011 7:00 o'clock p.m. (15. LIQUIDATION OF FORFEITED VEHICLE, Continued) Farniok indicated they typically do not receive many bids because the vehicles are in a state of disrepair and that the buyer of the vehicle is usually not allowed to drive the vehicle prior to purchase since the vehicle does not have insurance on it. Rahn commented he would rather have the police do police work than selling vehicles and asked why they are not simply towed to the Hennepin County Auction. Farniok noted the Hennepin County Auction is only held twice a year and that they tend to go through ODESA since they tow it for free. Farniok noted they had seven vehicles that were sold by sealed bid. The one that sold for $12,000 was a Lexus, but the majority of the sealed bids are for under $2000. Rahn commented it seems odd that the Police Department does not follow the same procedure every time. Farniok noted they follow what the City's Code requires. Farniok commented he will bring a recommendation back on how the code could be changed by the end of the year. Bremer noted in the past the City received more bids through the sealed bid process but that is probably not the case anymore. Mattick stated he also does the forfeiture work for the state and that by the time they are done with all the various fees and preparing the vehicle, they do not make much money off the sale of a forfeited vehicle. Getting competitive bids is the hard part of the process. Rahn stated it is a notification issue and that it might be beneficial to advertise it more. Bremer noted they are listed on the City's website. Printup moved, Rahn seconded, to approve the liquidation of a forfeited 1999 Chevy Suburban through public bid process and /or Minneapolis Auto Auction or similar business. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT Jessica Loftus reported she has spoken with perhaps a half dozen engineering firms and that she will be delivering RFP proposals to the City Council next week. Loftus noted the deadline for responding to the RFP is this Friday. On October 100' the City Council will have an opportunity to vote on which engineering firm they would like to interview. Franchot asked whether the proposals are going to be screened to see whether they meet the RFP process. Loftus indicated she could do that. 0 Franchot commented it would be helpful to remove those proposals that do not meet the City's RFP. Page 9 of 10