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MINUTES City Council Feb. 24, 1988 1988 Water Budget (Cont could only r•each the middle of the tier~ str~uctur~e. Blesener~ suggested that for~ the first 6 months Little Canada r•etain the $1.50 per thousand gallon rate. If a new contract is signed with St. Paul lower~ing the City's water~ costs, the City could then lower• the r•ate to its user•s. alesener• also thought it may be possible to lower the water• r•ate to $1.30 per~ thousand gallons by estimating a 5 to 6% water• loss r~ather• than the 12% loss estimated by the Public Wor~ks Super~intendent. Fahey agreed that the City Council can consider a water rate reduction later• in the year• once a new contr•act is signed with St. Paul. Mr•s. Scalze intr~oduced the following r~esolution and moved its adoption: RFSOLUTION N0. 88-2-68 - APPROVING THE 198II WATER BUDGET AS SUBD9ITTED AND RETAIMING THE SAME biATER RATES IN 1988 AS EXISTED I~1 1987, THAT IS, $11.50 PER QUARTER SERVICE CHFlRGE PER SAC AND A WATER RATE OF $1.50 PER 1,000 GALLONS The for~egoing r~esolution was duly seconded by Mr~. Fahey. Ayes (4) Scalze, Fahey, Collova, Blesener•. Nays (0). Resolution declar•ed adopted This r•esolution appear•s in Resolution Book No. 19, Page 72. The City Attor~ney repor•ted that ther~e is also a possible r•eor•ganization of the 6dater• Depar•tment staff that could effect the City's r•ate negotiations. However~, the Attor~ney was confident that the Water~ Department will honor~ their• offer~ to char•ge Little Canada at the Roseville rate. Center•ville Fahey r•epor~ted that he and Mr•. Collova have met with Dave Fr•attalone Road Ar~ea and Fr~ank Fr•attalone r~egar•ding the City's inter•est in pur•chasing the Dave Fr~attalone pr~oper~ty on Center•ville Road for• par~k purposes. Agenda Mr•. Fr•attalone has appr•oximately 8 acr~es of pr~oper~ty as well as var•ious Addition buildings. Fahey r•epor~ted that an agr~eement was r•eached ver•bally for~ the City to ~ur~chase the pr•oper•ty at a price of $24,200 per~ acr~e plus $51,492 for• the appr~aised value of his buildings and $10,000 for~ the demolition and r•emoval of these buildings. P9r~. Fr•attalone would also agr~ee to waive any r~elocation expenses. An additional r•equir•ement woul d be that P9r~. Fr•attal one woul d agr•ee to r~el ease the ti tl e to the Qaul i ty Bl acktop pr•oper•ty the Ci ty pl ans to pur•chase under• the ter~ms of that pur•chase agr~eement. Page -15-