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City Council Meeting Minutes May 3, 2005 Page 14 of 16 COUNCIL COMMENTS Council member Keany asked if the project included any resurfacing from Coal Creek to the Hwy 42/96th Street Connection. Public Works Director Phare stated there is a small gap between what will be built in this project and what will be done on the 96th Street Project. He estimated that could be covered in the project expenses, identified as a possible change order. Council member Keany asked if the City has worked with ABCO. Public Works Director Phare stated the City worked with ABCO approximately two years ago. MOTION: Council member Keany moved that Council award bid for the 2005 Street Reconstruction and Concrete Replacement Project to ABCO Contracting, Inc., in the amount of $2,144,954. Council member Levihn seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. The motion passed by a vote of 6-0. Absent- Council member Brown. Public Works Director Phare reported on the closing of Front Street and County Road. They will be paved within the next few weeks. UPDATE - lOUISVlllE PUBLIC LIBRARY PROJECT Deputy City Manager Julie Boyd reported that work has begun on the shoring for the library basement foundation. The drilling placement of H-beams has been completed on the north side of the lot, and will continue on the east and west sides. Dirt is stockpiled on the site and will be hauled as soon as weather permits. Wet weather prevented work on the site on April 28 and 29. On Wednesday, April 27, the contractor hit two unmarked utility lines, one for Qwest and one for Comcast. Work has begun on repairing and relocating those lines. A Qwest line on the south property line must be relocated due to the placement of the basement shoring in that location. The estimated cost for replace the line is $13,366.35, which will come from the building contingency fund. Mayor Sisk asked Library Director Anne Mojo for an update on the Library Board and Foundation. Library Director Mojo stated the Library Foundation is working on ideas for marketing and fund raising. Mayor Sisk reminded Council that a policy should be considered for solicitation of funds for various foundations through the City's utility billing. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT City Attorney Light reported the law firm of Baker and Hostetler, LLP has filed a motion in the Boulder County District Court to set aside the order for a default judgment in the case of The City of Louisville, Colorado and Nancy Varra, City Clerk v. Capitol Resources Corp. This case involved open records request for