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Regular Meeting <br />January 31,2005 <br /> <br />Mayor Adams declared the Public Hearing open at 6:46 P.M. and since there were no <br />requests to speak, he declared the Public Hearing closed at 6:46 P.M. <br /> <br />Ms. Welsch went on record as supporting this change of zoning and expressing her <br />excitement that this lot will become residential development in University City and that it <br />may serve, along with the Condo Development one block east, to encourage good <br />residential growth in that part of the City. Mr. Wagner moved approval. Ms. Colquitt <br />said she was pleased with the developer's willingness to work with residents one-on- <br />one. Ms. Colquitt seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Mayor Adams said a <br />Bill would follow. <br /> <br />Mr. Ollendorff said Item Number Six on the Consent Calendar was left off the agenda. It <br />relates to the purchase of an over-the-road tractor. The members of the Council said <br />they had the information before them, so Mr. Wagner moved approval of the Iow bid and <br />Ms. Welsch seconded. The motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br />Consent Calendar Item Number Six- Road Tractor Purchase <br /> <br />Invitations for bids were sent to five vendors for the purchase of a 2005 tractor. The <br />following bids were received: <br /> <br />Mid America Peterbilt <br />Truck Center <br />F & C Truck Sales <br /> <br />Tractor Less Trade-In Total <br />$90,638.00 $1,000.00 $89,638.00 <br />$73,494.00 $2,500.00 $70,994.00 <br />$77,925.00 $1,750.00 $76,175.00 <br /> <br />The City Manger then said three items removed from the Consent Calendar for further <br />discussion. The first is the recommendation to award a contract for constructing a new <br />jail cell. <br /> <br />Jail Cell Addition <br /> <br />Invitations to bid were issued on two occasions to a total of thirteen companies. Funds <br />are available from the June 2004 bond issue. The following bid was received: <br /> <br />Kwame Construction ..................................... $63,195.92 <br />(Minority Business Enterprise) <br /> <br />There were some additional requirements added to the original plans for the jail project <br />after the Police Department reviewed a local jail cell project just completed by Kwame. <br />One of the additions was for the inclusion of a Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning <br />System. The price of $7,500.00 for the HVAC system is an estimated cost which may <br />need to be adjusted upon design completion. Mr. Ollendorff recommended that the <br /> Page 5 <br /> <br /> <br />