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City Council Meeting Minutes October 15 2019 Page 5 of 10 Councilmember Loo remembered a short time ago there was concern Medtronic would leave town Medtronic is a primary employer par excellence She noted this gives away money to get money and noted commercial property tax is four times higher than residential Mayor Muckle noted he has no financial interest in Medtronic but uses their product on a daily basis and they make good equipment. He said this will pay off right away He asked Medtronic to stay in Louisville Mayor Muckle moved to approve Resolution No 36, Series 2019, seconded by Councilmember Keany Motion passed by unanimous roll call vote DISCUSSION/DIRECTION — REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR RELOCATION AND REHABILITATION OF MINER'S CABINS Planner Selvoski stated staff is seeking feedback and a recommendation from City Council regarding the draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for the relocation and rehabilitation of the Lee Avenue Miner's Cabins The Cabins were previously moved in 2018 from the Miner's Field neighborhood to City Shops while the City determined a permanent home for the structures At the March 5, 2019 meeting, City Council selected the Miner's Field site as the preferred location for the Cabins Council also directed staff to terminate the existing contract with Summit Construction/Humphries Poli and draft a new RFP for the remaining phases of the project. Staff drafted the RFP for engineering, design, relocation and construction services to relocate and rehabilitate the historic Miners Cabins The proposed project has been structured in two phases 1 Phase One Cabin relocation to Miner's Field, including site preparation 2 Phase Two Cabin rehabilitation and then the museum will have the responsibility of taking care of them and using them for their programming Based on Council direction, staff also included language prioritizing the use of volunteer participation throughout the project: "The City requests the Contractor provide meaningful opportunities for community volunteers to assist in the relocation and rehabilitation work. The Contractor will need to provide a plan for volunteer participation, including how volunteers will be supervised and what elements of the project to which volunteers will be able to contribute " Additionally, staff believes the RFP is written so a volunteer group could bid on the project if they desired