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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Cynthia Jordan Delaney, Acting City Clerk
Chris A. Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: Breaking of the 2-2 Tie Vote on Cr. Becker’s May 5, 2008 Motion "to direct
staff to finalize the contract with Comma-Q Architects in the amount of
$49,149.00 for a complete Schematic Design Analysis of the Mansion and to
authorize the City Manager to sign the contract."
MEETING DATE: May 12, 2008
RECOMMENDATION: Cr. Rupp, after reviewing the record (Commission packet, CD, and/or
DVD of the May 5 meeting) and stating such, should vote on the motion as transcribed below:
Motion:
“It was moved by Cr. Becker, seconded by Mayor Jacobson (after handing the gavel to Cr.
Krauss), to direct staff to finalize the contract with Comma-Q Architects in the amount of
$49,149.00 for a complete Schematic Design Analysis of the Mansion and to authorize the City
Manager to sign the contract.”
Vote:
Those voting Aye being Cr. Becker and Mayor Jacobson.
Those voting No being Crs. Bryson and Krauss.
Those absent being Cr. Rupp.
The vote tied 2-2.
BACKGROUND: On May 5, 2008 a motion was made by Cr. Sean Becker related to Agenda
item L. 1. [Architectural Contract for the Story Mansion Rehabilitation (Goehrung)] "to direct staff to
finalize the contract with Comma-Q Architects in the amount of $49,149.00 for a complete Schematic
Design Analysis of the Mansion and to authorize the City Manager to sign the contract."
Cr. Jeff Rupp was absent from the proceedings and did not cast a vote at the May 5, 2008 meeting.
The vote resulted in a 2-2 tie, and therefore Cr. Rupp should cast a vote on the motion transcribed
above.
For the sake of additional review by the Commissioners and public, the May 5 Commission packet
materials for this item have been included in this week’s packet under Action item 2 [Construction
Manager at Risk for the Story Mansion Renovation, Second Part of Architectural Contract for the
Story Mansion Rehabilitation (Goehrung), continued from May 5, 2008].
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
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Respectfully submitted,
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Cynthia Jordan Delaney, Acting City Clerk Chris A. Kukulski, City Manager
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