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Session 1679, Minutes September 30, 1996 Page 2 RESOI,UTION - METROLINK Mayor Adams moved approval of a joint resolution (with the cities of Brentwood, Clayton, Maplewood, Richmond Heights, Shrewsbury, and Webster Groves) which endorses the expansion of MetroLink along the CMT/I-170 right-of-way. Mr. Wagner seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. The reso- lution will become part of the permanent record. CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS CONSENT CALENDAR (SIX ITEMS) Picnic License - Our Lady of Lourdes Church (#1). Approval was recommended for a picnic liquor li- cense for a special event at Our Lady of Lourdes Church on Forsyth at Asbury on October 5, 1996. Such licenses have been granted many times in the past without negative consequences. Purchase of Ice Control Salt and Hauling (#2). Invitations to bid on approximately 39,800 tons of salt for University City and 32 other communities involved in the cooperative salt purchase program were sent to eight distributors, with the following response: Cargill Salt Gunther Salt Morton Salt Akzo Salt North American Salt $28.58 per ton $28.50 per ton $22.75 per ton $19.50 per ton $18.22 per ton North American Salt's low bid of $18.22/ton (a 47/: increase over last year) is recommended for Univer- sit5, City's purchase of 1,875 tons. Unloading and hauling costs were combined in order to determine the lowest aggregate bid for transporting salt from a barge on the riverfront to University City and 32 community storage facilities. Three terminals and four hauling contractors submitted bids, and Lange- Stegmann's low combined bid of $3.10/ton (15/: less than last year) for hauling and unloading was rec- ommended. The total delivered price to University City is $21.32/ton for an estimated total of $39,975. Tree Removal Contract (#3). Bids on removing 25 dead or dying trees from various locations through- out the City were received as follows: Gamma Tree Service Custom Tree and Lawn Ray's Tree Service T & L Tree Service $14,920 $14,440 $11,835 $10,692 Acceptance oft & L Tree Service's low bid of $10,692 was recommended.