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<br />Phare stated that there would be, in addition to its current "not to exceed contract", that would have <br />an upper limit of about $5,000, no more than $10,000, but it would be specific in amount. <br /> <br />Roll call was taken. Motion passed by a 7 - 0 vote. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF BID AWARD - TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION AT CENTURY <br />DRIVE AND MCCASLIN BLVD. <br /> <br />Tom Phare, Public Works Director, stated that the City asked for bids from each contractor, <br />Alternate I, II, and III. He pointed out that the bidder on two of the three alternates was WL <br />Contractors whose bids were: Alternate I - $228.995, Alternate II - $113,685, and Alternate III - <br />$8,220. The Finance Committee reviewed the bids and recommended Alternate II with the Opticon. <br /> <br />Davidson called for Council comments or motions. <br /> <br />Lathrop moved that Council accept Alternate II with the Opticon option and award the contract to <br />WL Contractors for the traffic light installation at Century and McCaslin. Roll call was taken. <br />Motion passed by a 7 - 0 vote. <br /> <br />Bill Simmons, City Administrator, stated that the City will ask the contractor for a change <br />order/proposal to add some backlit street name signs to blend in with McCaslin Blvd. <br /> <br />CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT <br /> <br />NONE <br /> <br />CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT <br /> <br />Bill Simmons, City Administrator, reminded Council of the joint meeting with the Lafayette City <br />Council tomorrow night at 6 p.m. at the Plum Tree Restaurant on South Public Road. <br />Also, he had received a letter from the Louisville Fire Protection District concerning a new fire station <br />site and wanting the City to consider some way of helping in the development review process. They <br />are thinking of a land area of about 60,000 s.f and they hope to build it within three to five years. <br />Simmons had been informed by the Regional Transportation District that each R TD Director had a <br />discretionary fund of $116,000 to fund low cost maintenance projects, such as bike racks, bike <br />lockers, bus shelters in their particular district. R TD staff suggested that the City look at further bus <br />shelters, bike lockers, at the more popular stops and the park n' ride. <br />Simmons passed out a new budget calendar the Finance Committee had looked at so as to adopt a <br />budget prior to the November election. <br />He reminded Council that at the next Work Session they would be meeting with the Planning <br />Commission about the commercial design guidelines and then be working on the Budget. <br /> <br />10 <br />