246813 ORIGINAL TO CITY CLERK ;�4E�813
CITY OF ST. PAUL FOE NCIL NO.
` OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
COU IL SOLUTION-GENERAL FORM
PRESENTED BY
COMMISSIONE ' DATF
RESOLVED, that the proper City officials are hereby authorized
and directed to enter• into an agreement between the City of Saint
Paul, by and through its City Planning Board, and Eckbo, Dean, Austin
& Williams, Inc. for professional planning and design consultation
services for the Como Park Thruway and vicinity, a copy of which
agreement is hereunto attached�d made a part hereof.
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DEC 2 �J 1969
COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Councit 19_.
Yeas Nays
Carlson p�G 2 ''t �g��
Dalglish Approved 19—
Meredith �n Favor
Peterson '
Sprafku � Mayor
Tedesco A gainst
Mr. President, Byrne
PUBLISHED JAN 31970
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CITY PLANNING BOARD OF ST. PAUL `��
1010 COMMERCE BUILDING • ST.PAUL, MINNESOTA 55101 • PHONE: 223-4151
N. R. HEIDEN,Ph D.Director
December 19, 1969
Honorable Thomas R. Byrne, Mayor
City Hall and Courthouse
St. Paul, Minn. 55102
Dear Mayor Byrne:
Enclosed is a resolution, ready for introduction to
Council, which will authorize the City Planning Board
of Saint Paul to enter into an agreement with the firm
of Eckbo, Dean, Austin, and Williams (urban designers)
for the purposes of studying the proposed extension of
Lexington Parkway through Como Park. This is one of the
resolutions about which I wrote in my letter to you of
December 15, 1969.
Because of the importance and need of this study, could
you please introduce this resolution to Council as soon
as possible so that I may proceed with the necessary
details?
Ve your ,
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AGKLEM�:NT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
LUMP SUM BASIS
TI-iIS AGR,EEMENT, entered 'cnto this day of
19 , by and between the CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, by and
through its CITY PLANNING BOARD, a municipal corporation (hereinafter
to be called the "Board"), and ECKBO, DEAN, AUSTIN & WILLIAMS, INC. ,
(hereinafter to be called the "Urban Designer"), who are individually
authorized to practice their profession under the provisions of the
Business and Professions code of the State of•�California;
WITNESSETH:
AR.TICLE 1 : ADDRESSES
That the Board does hereby employ the Urban Des igner as an inde-
pendent contractor to render�professional planning and design consultation �,
services for the COMO PARK THRUWAY and vicinity, as needed and
agreed to the extent and kind defined in Artcles 2, 3, and 4, below.
The Principal members of the Urban Designer are Garrett Eckbo, Donald
Austin, �'rancis Dean and Edward Williams, who are duly licensed and
rc�;istcred as Landscape Architects and who will be professionally re-
sponsible as such.
ARTICLE 2: OBJECTIVES
The consultant's efforts shall be so directed as to result in the
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devcloE�iYienl of a plan which will assist in establishing guic!elines for
the ncighborhood as well as public and private agencias including the
Planning Board, Public Works and the Department of Parks and
Recreation.
A I�TICLE 3: SCOPE ` '
Tt�e area to be covered includes the corridor of Lexington Parkway
from Summit Avenue to T. H. 36 Interchange, with consideration for
alternatives between Dale Street and T. H. 51. Consideration will be
given to city and regional requirements and demands.
ARTICLE 4: SERVICES
The professional services of the Urban Designer shall be as follows:
A TNrnRMATTnN S7TRVF.Y - �ontact anpropriate a�encies and
organizations including Department of Parks and Recreation,
Public Wor•ks, previous engineering consultants and neighbor-
hood groups. Collect, review and evaluate data, relate to
city and regional projections for economics, transportation
and general development. Conduct visual and photographic
survey of.study area acknowledging significance of pedestrian
and auto, resident and visitor relationships.
li. PRELIMINAIZY STUDIES - Provide rough graphic evidence of
three bas ic feas ible alternatives:
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1. East of park
2. Through park
3. West of park
C. EVALUATION - Provide evidence for evaluating public benefits
in comparison to social and economic costs considering:
1. Economics - Construction cost/Property values (with
assistance from city planning staff)
2. Engineering - Roadway design, safety traffic, etc.
3. Park - Recreation function for neighborhood and region,
park access, parkway, pedestrian and auto impact.
D. REVIEW - Present to planning board and major agencies.
nPterm�nP mn�t suitable alternative for final study and
recommendation.
E. FINAL PROPOSAL - Develop final studies acknowledging public
input and required changes. Provide 30 copies of Xeroxed
report, 20 pages minimum.
F. FINAL PRESENTATION - Present to Planning Board and public.
Urban Designer has, and retains the right to exercise full control and
supervision of the services and full control over the employment and
direct compensation and discharge of all persons assisting in the per-
formance of it$ services hereunder. Urban Designer agrees to be solely
responsible for all matters relating to payment of employees, including
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compliance with social security, withholding and other regulations
governing such matters. Urban Designer agrees to be responsible for
its own acts and those of its subordinates, employees and subcontractors
during the life of this Agreement. .
ARTICLE 5: A. PAYMENT
The Board agrees to pay the Urban Designer for professional
services as follows: Services will be billed monthly against the fee at
2. 5 times the current payroll costs:
Pr inc ipals: 15
Associates: 10. 5 �
Assistants: ? .
The above rates will include time while traveling to and from the study
area. Travel and other expenses will be itemized separately but are
included in the total fee. The Board shall pay such monthly billings
within thirty days from receipt thereof, eacept that the Board shall
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retain 10% of the monthly bil.ling fee exclusive of the actual out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by Urban Designer. Said 10% retention shall become
due Urban Designer upon the completion of a11 of the services as outlined
in Article 4. Thirt�t days from the date of submission of the final plans
and final presentation by Urban Designer, the full amount, including
the 10% retention, shall be paid by the Board. Each monthly billing shall
include a summary of the status of the aceomplishment of the services
enumerated in Article 4.
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B. MAXIMUM CONTRACT FEE
The total fee, including the hourly billings and all expenses, shall
not exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20, 000. 00).
L�ny additional work must be authorized in writing by the Board.
Urban Des igner warrants that all of the services enumerated in Article 4
shall be accomplished within the limitation of the maximum contract
amount of $20, 000. 00.
ARTICLE 6: STUDY TEAM •
All services stipulated for the role of Principal and Associate in
the Urban Designer's proposal to the Board, of December 2, 1969,
shall be performed by Garrett Eckbo, Jerry J. Loomis and Christopher
Degenhardt.
ARTTCLE 7: ITEMS SUPPLIED AND EXTRA WORK
A. The Urban Designer shall be responsible for the collection of
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all data considered to be necessary. The Board shall furnish
to the Urban Designer at the Board's cost and expense existing
material pertaining to property lines, topography, serial
photography, and land ownership data applicable to the
designated improvement. Existing material shall mean such
material as is in possession of the Board on the date of execu-
tion of this Agreement.
B. The Board shall assign a planning assistant full-time to the
Urban Designer. This assistant shall act as liaison and shall
provide assistance in data collection and research.
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C. The Urban Designer shall be reimbursed for blue-printing
and reproduction of other documents found to be necessary at
the cost of reproductions and for reasonable travel expenses
required pursuant to request of the Board all within the total .
contract fee as set forth in Article 5B.
D. The Urban Designer shall be reimbursed for presentation
expenses, as models, photography, delineation, report layout,
and printing, if done outside.this office and specifically
authorized by the Board above and beyond those services
listed in Article 4. .
E. The services of the Urban Designer for the purpose of this
Agreement shall be paid to ECKBO, DEAN, AUSTIN &
WILLIAMS, INC. , 145 Mission Street, San Francisco,
California 94105.
F. If, during the progress of the development of plans and studies,
the Board finds it desirable or necessary to cause the Urban
• Designer to perform additional services other than those
defined in Article 4 (and Article 7, if applicable), the payment
for such additional work shall be as specified under Article 5A,
over and above the total contract fee.
G. The Urban. Designer is empowered to obtain professional consul-
tant services subject to approval of the Board and shall be
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reimbursed theref�re for all travel and other expenses incurred
and fees charged by said consultants, all within the total
contract fee as set forth in Article 5B.
ARTICLE 8: ABANDONMENT OF IMPROVEMENT
If the Board finds it necessary to abandon the project prior to
completion, the Urban Designer shall be compensated for all work
completed under Article 4, according to the schedule of payments desig-
nated under Article 5A. •
ARTICLE 9: OTHER PARTIES
A. It is mutually agreed that this Agreement is not transferable
by either signatory to a third party without the consent of
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B. All reports, drawings, designs, specifications and other data
prepared by the Urban Designer in the performance of this
Agreement shall become the property of the Board upon
completion of the study. The Board will be provided with two
_ • copies, one of which shall be sepia reproducible, of all.final
drawings at the expense of the Urban Designer. All extra
copies of such drawings and plans shall be provided at the
request of the Board and billed at cost to the Board over and
above the contract price. The Board shall be provided with ��
three hundred copies of the report as per Article 4, Paragraph "G",
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at the Urban Desig:�er's expense. All extra copies of the
report shall Le provided as requested by the Board and shall be
billed to the Board at cost over and above the contract price.
ARTICLE 10: TERMINATION
This agreement may be terminated at any time by the Board or the
Urban Designer upon giving ten (10) days' written notice. Termination by
the Board shall comply with Article 9. In the event of termination due to
the fault of others than the Urban Des igher, he shall be compensated for
services rendered under this Agreement upon the time of termination
in accordance with Article 4, including the 10% retention.
If the contract is terminated by Urban Designer, the Board shall
fnrthtxiith r�av tn TTrhan T�aGiunar hi� a�tiial P.Xt�P.riSeS Dil1S the fee aS l�T'O-
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vided for in Article 5, less the 10% retention. In the event Urban Designer
fails to comply with the terms and conditions of this agreement, the
Board may at its option give written notice of such breach to Urban
Designer. If said terms and conditions are not complied with within
_ ten (10) days of such notice, this agreement is automatically terminated,
and the Board shall.forthwith pay to Urban Designer his actual expenses
plus the fees as provided for in Article 5, less the 10% retention.
ARTICLE 11: NO WAIVER.
The failure of the Board at any time to insist upon a strict performance
of any of the terms, conditions and covenants herein shall not be deemed a
• waiver of any subsequent breach or default in the terms, conditions and
covenants herein containEd.
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• �� ARTICLE 12: NONDISCRIMINATION �
Urban Designer agrees that during the life of this contract they will
not, within the State of Minnesota, discriminate against any employee or
applicant for employment because of race, color, creed, national origin
or ancestry, and will include a similar provision in all subcontracts entered
into for the performance hereof. This contract may be canceled or ter-
minated by the Board and all money due or to become due hereunder may
be forfeited for a second or subsequent violation of the terms or conditions
of this paragraph. This paragraph is inserted in this contract to comply
with the provisions of Section 181. 59, Minnesota Statutes Annotated, and
with the provisions of the Saint Paul Code of Ordinances.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this
Agreement as of the day and year first above written
IN PRESENCE OF: CITY OF SAINT PAUL, Acting by and
� through its CITY PLANNING BOARD
Chairman
Secretary
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ECKBO, DEAN, AUSTIN & WILLIAMS,
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PRUPOSAL #2
1. I\i�O}ZnIATIO�i SU1�,V].Y - Contact Associate 1 Week �1000
appropriate a�encieG and organiza- Assistant from �
tions includin�; Department of Parks St. Paul City
and Ii,ecreation, Public Works, pre- Planning staff 2 Weeks No Cost
viou� engineering consultants and Travel &
neighborhood groups. Collect, review Expenses $ 600
and evaluate data, relate to city and � 1600
regional projections for economics,
transportation and general develop-
ment. Conduct vi�ual and photograph-
ic survey of study area acknowledging
si�nificance of peclestrian and auto,
resident and visitor relationsliips.
2. PREI�IMI�'ARY STUDIES - Provide Principal 10 Hours $ 400
rough graphic evidence of three Associate 2 Weeks �2000
' basic feasible alternatives: Assistant 3 Weeks �2400
(1) l��ast of park . $4800
(2) Through park
(3) West of park � � �
3. EVALUATION - Provide evidence Associate 1 Week $1000
(�r ��valu3t�nsr ni�hii� hen�fit� in A�Gi^tant :i WeeKS � G4Uu
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c.omparison to social and economic Assistant from ,
costs considering: city planning
(1) Economics - Construction cost/ staff 2 Weeks No Cost
Property values (with �3400
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assistance from city
planning staff)
(2) Engineering - Roadway design,
safety traffic, Etc.
(3) Park - R,ecreation function for
- Neighborhood and region, '
park,access, parkway,
pedestrian and auto. Impact.
4. 1tI;VIi:W - I'resent to planning board As�ociate 1 Week $1000
anc3 major agencies. lletermine most Assistant from
suitable alternative for final study and city planning
recommendation board 1 Week No Cost
Travel and
Expenses � � 600
$1600
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5. FINAL PROPOSAL - Develop final Principal 10 Hours � 400
� studics acknowledging public input Associate 2 Weeks �2000
and required changes. Provide 30 Assistan� 3 Weeks $2400
copies of Xero�:ed report 20 pages Printing & '
minimum. Photography $1000
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6. FINl1L P1�.ESL:NTATION - Present Associate 1 Week �1000
to Ylannin� I3oard and public. Assistant 1 Week � 800
� A ssistant
from City
Planning staff 3 Days No Cost
Travel & �1000
Expenses $2800
TOTAL $20, 000
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