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MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 8, 1985 PAGE 4 Clerk Administrator Barnes informed Council that Northern States Power has indicated a willingness to put utilities underground at the Snelling/Larpenteur intersection at an estimated cost of $90,000 to $125,000. He also explained that Harvest States is contemplating upgrading their electrical system, and with the Bullseye project, proposed Lido project, and Snelling Avenue improvements NSP felt it might be an appropriate time to put utilities underground. Council directed the Clerk Administrator to ask NSP to proceed with meetings with the Minnesota Department of Transportation, and obtain a cap figure for plans and specifications for the undergrounding of utilities, such information to be placed on the May 22nd Consent Agenda. ~~ UNDERGROUND UTILITIES AT LARPENTEUR SNELLING DISCUSSED Council Baldwin requested that Item 5 (g) relating to the Bullseye BULLSEYE Attorney be deferred until May 22 in order that Councilmember ATTORNEY ITEM Ciernia will be in attendance for input. DEFERRED TO 5/22/85 Clerk Administrator Barnes requested that reservations for the LMC ANNUAL League of Minnesota Cities Annual Conference should be in prior CONFERENCE to June 1, 1985, and Councilmembers wishing to attend should notify the City Office which sessions are to be attended. Mayor Eggert explained that due to threats of litigation. in respect to the proposed Lido project the City Attorney was of the opinion that any copying of Council/Planning Commission meeting tapes should be done by City Staff. This plus requests for copies of documents and other information has been time consuming for staff and for that reason May~Eggert suggested that Council consider a fee for such services. Atturney Van de North was of the opinion that charging a fee would be appropriate. Following a discussion Councilmember Chenoweth moved, seconded by Mayor Eggert, that a fee of $15.00 per hour plus supplies be established for transcribing or copying tapes, and that Staff confer and recommend a fee schedule for copying of documents, such schedule to be placed on the May 22, 1985, Consent Agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Council also requested that the City Attorney keep a record of costs incurred in providing information to persons who might use that information against the City. Mayor Eggert requested that Council consider allowing the Boy Scouts to complete the tree planting project along the fence line in the park, especially in view of the fact that the residents in the area had requested that trees be planted the length of the remainder of the fence. Mayor Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Hard, that Spruce trees be purchased by the City for planting by the Scouts, the funds to be taken from the Green Space Fund. Motion carried unanimously. FEES TO BE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCESSIVE SERVICES BY STAFF (COPYING, ETC.) BOY SCOUTS TO COMPLETE TREE PLANTING ALONG PARK FENCE LINE