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Mayor Gonzales moved to have staff approach Dietrich with specifications and if they cannot meet them allow staff to go to the next lowest bidder. This motion failed for lack of a second. Councilmember Beltran moved to have Council reject all bids and delay the matter to budget sessions. This motion failed for lack of a second. Councilmember Bennett moved to have staff rewrite specifications, go to Dietrich to see if they can meet them and to visit Riverside where they are using similar vehicles as provided by Dietrich. Councilmember Sandoval seconded the motion. General Service Manager Peterson stated that Dietrich International had announced at the bid opening that they could not meet the City's specifications. City Attorney Brown said that the test is to determine if there is legal exposure. It appears that there is no legal exposure. City staff may re-examine the requisites without incurring liability to the vendor. Motion by Councilmernber Bennett, seconded by Councilmember Sandoval, to re- examine the bids, have the Department review their needs and visit Riverside City to loop at their recycling vehicle, After roil call vote, motion carried with Councilmember Beltran voting "No." Iters No. 4: Councilmember Beltran, seconded by Councilmember Sandoval moved to have the acceptance of city audit reports continued to next Council meeting on July 20, 1993, the audit report was received this date from McGladrey and Pullen. Unanimous vote. Item No. 13, Councilmember Cisneros requested that a constituent's previous request for a stop sign at Kimberly and Teresa Streets be re -considered as there will soon be greater public attraction to the Davis Dark because of improvements going in. Director Hutton said he had spoken with Mr, Gave Toro letting hire know that certain requirements known as "warrants" deed to be established before a decision can be made on the installation of the traffic sign. Previous counts were insufficient to warrant the stop sign and Director Dutton suggested that a new volume count be taken after the park amenities are in and traffic increases. director Hutton explained that if crosswalks or stop signs were installed without justification warrants and an accident occurred, the City would be totally liable for changing a condition without proper justification that resulted in an injury or accident. Moved by Councilmember Cisneros, seconded by Councilmernber Beltran, to direct G]