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. � . „ � . , ��f Df C� - c V 7s ��ll INO�`'' June 1, 1998 PUBLIC WORKS MEMORANDUM NO. 98 - 36 MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: James L. Williams, Jr., City Manager � Bruce A. McNabb, P.E., Director of Public Works �7 7ohn W. Couter, City Corporation Counsel SUBJECT: NWTP Repair and Maintenance Agreement with ADM As the City Council is aware, the City has been negotiating for some time with Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (AD1V� regarding a possible transfer of the North Water Treatment Plant (NWTP). Those negotiations have taken longer than anticipated. There is currently at least one major repair / maintenance project, the Filter Media Replacement Project, which needs to be completed in the near future. There may be a few additional projects before the negotiations are completed. In order not to delay the completion of these projects, ADM has offered to pay for the costs of these projects which are determined to be mutually beneficial to the City and ADM. The obvious advantage to both parties is that these important and necessary projects will not be delayed due to delays in the negotiations process. In fact, ADM will be able to complete these projects faster than the City could do them. An additional advantage to the City is that we would not have to pay for the projects at this time. However, if the negotiations to transfer the NWTP are not successful, then the City will have to reimburse ADM for these costs. We do not see this as a major disadvantage, since the City would have paid the costs in either case. Attorneys for the City and ADM have drafted the attached simple agreement to cover this situation. We believe that it includes provisions to ensure that the City, the NWTP and its operations are adequately protected during these projects.