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Special Session 936, Minutes June 30, 1969 Page 7 Public wdrks, said he is going to propose that the Council meet again on July 7th and that the next regular meeting be held on August 4th - not to suggest that special meetings may not be called as the need may require. He asked whether there would be anything here which might delay Hr. Dieck - graefe in his planning if the matter were delayed until August 4th. I,~r. Dieckgraefe said as part of last year's budget they prepared some plans and specifications for maintenance work which was beyond the capabilities of his Department and the bids have been received and were before the Council previously. While there is no termination on the effective date of these bids, they do have certain limitations in terms of retaining the low bid which was a favorable one, in possibly having to re-advertise, in addition to losing the faith of the contractors who took their time to bid on this. Mr. Dieckgraefe indicated that the next meeting would be within a reasonable time (July 7th) but he would not consider August 4th to be within the time span they could accept to enforce the bids which have already been received. Its said the bid was something over $4500 but he cannot anticipate what the increase would be ~ there would be additional administrative costs - and the possibility that the contractors might not bid again, at all. Mr. John Giandulakis, 7334 Drexel, was the next speaker. Mr. Giandulakis, a trustee of City View Place, urged that the Council take action tonight, and he suggested that the improvement should be from Midland rather than from Purdue and should be to the western terminus of Chamberlain. Mr. Dieckgraefe indicated that this was included in the bid. Mr. Connor, 7430 Chamberlain, trustee of City View Place, reviewed the background history and gave a step by step account of events which have occurred. ~lr. Connor answered questions posed by members of the Council. Mr. Richard Dodge, 7307 Chamberlain, addressed the Council and he requested a delay, pointing out that only 21 members of a group totaling 135 were counted. ~le said in a 30-day interim they would like to get a more exact count from people affected by this change. In response to a question by Councilman Epstein, the City ~.~nager said the residents of the area will not be assessed - this is at City expense. Councilman Epstein pointed out it may cost the City more money if the matter is delayed, and the season for this type of work is short. Mr. Dodge reiterated his request for a delay in order to get a more representa- tive view of the people who would be affected by the ordinance. Answering an inquiry by the f~ayor, ~r. Dieckgraefe said it is difficult for him to answer whether the bids would still be in effect if a meeting of the Council were scheduled for July 14th, without asking the contractor - this is not a very desirable construction project for contractors and he ex- plained the type of a repair Job that this will be. He added that if the bids were to come in higher, it would mean the City could do less work. Following further discussion, Counci!mmn Werner moved that the matter be deferred until next week. ~yor l~aufman said unless there is objection to the motion, consideration of the bill will be postponed until next week. There was no objection, and it was so ordered. Councilman Lieberman requested that Mr. Giandulakis,proposed amendment b~ included in the bill so that it will be ready for passage next week, and he moved the amendment accordingly. ~otion seconded by Councilman Epstein and unanimously carried.