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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 25, 2004 plan. Trade reported that H,RG has not reviewed these plans, and she wanted to ensure that everything is being covered during the interim period when City engineering services are being transferred from HRG to Elfering & Associates. Trade reported that when she contacted HRG on August 13°i, she was informed that H.RG had not reviewed nor approved the July 31s' grading and drainage plans. The City Administrator reported that Lee Elfering has always been the point person for the Hidden Acres development, both as an employee of HRG and after leaving the frm. The Administrator indicated that Elfering will asswne responsibility for the Hidden Acres development as part of the engineering transition plan. The Administrator noted that as part of the transition, he instructed HRG not to assign a new engineer to the Hidden Acres development as that development would be taken over by Elfering & Associates. Therefore, there was a short period of time when it appeared that there was no engineering coverage of this project. Trade asked if there will now be one engineer on the job, and asked if Lee Elfering has reviewed and approved the July 31" grading and drainage plan. Elfering replied that he has reviewed the plan. Ile indicated that the July 3l" grading and drainage plan is the result of his review and comments on the initial grading and drainage plan. Elfering reported that as long as all the issues he has raised in reviewing the grading and drainage for Hidden Acres have been addressed, he has approved the plan. Trade asked if he was reterring to the July 3l" grading and drainage plan. Elfering replied that he was. Trade asked if the July 31" grading and drainage plan is the plan that Elfering endorsed. The City Administrator replied that the July 3 ]" plan is the only grading and drainage plan that is approved for Hidden Acres. There was previous discussion about the potential for a plan with berms, however, that plan has not been presented or approved. Mr. Blesener introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 2004-8-194 -APPROVING, THE CITY ENGINEERING CONTRACI'AS I?RESENTED AND MODIFIED ]3Y T IIE CITY AI'TORNEYAND A UT HORIZING T /IE MAYOR AND CITYADMINISTRAT072 TO Ea'ECUTE ON ]3EIIALF OF THE CITY The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by LaValle- Ayes (5) 131esener, LaValle, Fahey, Montow~, Anderson. Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. 14