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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, August 22, 2011 7:00 o'clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 13 of 14 (12. ENGINEERING SERVICES - REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, Continued) Loftus noted another major project would be the Stubbs Bay ravine that Bonestroo has been working on. That project is almost ready for construction in 2012. Gaffron stated it will also be difficult to switch to a new firm on the Casco Point shoreline restoration project. Rahn asked if the Council would like to address the issue of moving the public works position forward and whether it would be beneficial to move both the RFP and the public works position forward at the same time. Loftus stated the job description is quite lengthy and that she is interested in knowing whether the Council would like to see any changes made to it. McMillan stated the Council should discuss how they want to go about advertising for that position. Rahn stated it will likely go on the League’s website. Loftus stated there is approximately a five to ten thousand dollar difference between a public works director and a public works director/city engineer. Loftus stated typically Staff will do the recruiting and interviewing but that she is not sure what type of involvement this Council would like to have in that process. Loftus suggested the issue could be discussed further in a work session. McMillan concurred that the Council should discuss that process more in depth. Franchot stated in his view the City is doing this backwards and that it would make more sense to have the public works director/city engineer be a part of the RFP process since he is the person that would be interacting with the engineering firm on a regular basis. Loftus stated they will bring back the public works director/engineer position for further discussion at a work session. Printup moved, Rahn seconded, to approve the engineering services Request for Proposals and to direct Staff to place it for advertisement on Orono's website and the League of MN Cities' website. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 1, Franchot Opposed. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT Mattick reported in the ongoing litigation against the City there was a motion to consolidate the two cases, which has been granted. They do have a conference call with the judge set up. McMillan asked if the City Council wants to be approving the added message therapists each time or whether it can be done administratively. Item #03 - CC Agenda - 09/12/2011 Approval of Council Minutes 08/22/2011 [Page 13 of 14]