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Sam Light, City Attorney, requested the removal of the minutes from the April 21, 1998 and May 19, 1998 meetings for corrections. Davidson moved that the minutes from the April 21 and May 19, 1998 meetings be removed from the Consent Agenda. Davidson moved that Council approve the Consent Agenda as amended, seconded by Sisk. All in favor. NONE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL COMMENTS ON PERTINENT ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Lathrop commended the participants of the 'Touch A Truck' event during the Taste of Louisville for providing such an enjoyable event for the residents of Louisville. NETWORK CONSULTING SERVICES Davidson called for staff introduction. Dianne Ray, Finance Director, reported that on June 15, 1998, four network consulting firms were interviewed by the City of Louisville. Staff is requesting Council approval to contract for services with the selected consultant, Centura Information Systems, Inc., for approximately $57,000. Davidson stated that he requested Councilman Howard to investigate the computer hardware problems experienced by City staff. The findings indicate the network and hardware need to be addressed. He asked Howard to report his findings. Howard reported that in addition to presenting the lowest bid, the selected consultant has the ability to setup a working demo for staff to test prior to installation. Davidson called for Council questions or comments. Lathrop expressed his approval for selecting a professional computer organization which will accept responsibility for recommending and installing a new computer system. Keany questioned whether funds for this project were included in the budget for this year or will it be necessary to locate funds to complete this project?