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City Council Meeting Minutes February 4, 2014 Page 4 of 28 Council member Jasiak had heard from residents who are severing ties with the cable company because Comcast is scrambling the signal to weaken the feed for television antennas. Public Relations Manager Muth explained Comcast is not connected to broadcasts over the airwaves. If residents are using television antennas they are not receiving Comcast programs. Mayor Pro Tem Dalton stated there are approximately 4,000 Comcast subscribers in the City of Louisville. Mayor Muckle explained the franchise agreement covers video services but not Internet services and the signal for television antennas comes from the broadcasters on top of Lookout Mountain. APPROVE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH LANDSCAPES UNLIMITED FOR COAL CREEK GOLF COURSE DISASTER RECOVERY PROJECT Mayor Muckle requested a staff presentation. Parks and Recreation Director Stevens explained this contract process with Landscapes Unlimited began at the City Council meeting on December 3`d. Staff asked the City Council to award a construction services contract, not—to-exceed $5M to Landscapes Unlimited, LLC inclusive of $211,700 previously authorized for preconstruction and design development services. The City continues to work with FEMA, but has not submitted a Project Worksheet (PW). The City is determining what classification should be submitted to FEMA; a traditional FEMA program; an improved project; an alternate pilot project or an alternate procedures project. Choosing the appropriate classification may impact how fast the City will receive proceeds from FEMA and whether the project will be a traditional program or an improved project. The improved project will include mitigation, which will provide additional FEMA funding. The City anticipates FEMA may cover up to $2M of project expenses. Parks and Recreation Director Stevens stated the guaranteed maximum price of $5 million has two contingencies; one is the owners contingency, which is $265,000 and the contractor's contingency of $200,000. Between the two funds there are sufficient funds to address any contingencies which may arise. He noted the project is on a very aggressive timeframe and that is one reason for selecting the design/build approach. PUBLIC COMMENTS Dawn Maloney, 314 Diamond Circle, Louisville, CO thanked Council for moving forward with the Golf Course Reconstruction Project. She also thanked the City staff and the Golf Course Advisory Board. She supported Landscapes Unlimited and the mitigation of the golf course. She thanked Council for their commitment and time.