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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 27, 1997 Fahey felt it was reaching the point in the City where it is water main should be put in even if the majority of property owners did not support the improvement. Fahey pointed out that there are property owners in need of either water main or new wells. The low bid amount is a reasonable one. The City has already incurred costs for the feasibility report which would need to be duplicated 3 or 4 years down the road when the improvement is considered again. The City has followed the appropriate process and has offered a lot of opponunity for input from the property owners. Fahey stated that when property owners do not attend the hearings to offer their opinions as to why the City should not proceed with an improvement, there is no opportunity for the Council to consider those opinions. Fahey stated that he would lean toward consideration of the ori~inal petition for the improvement. Mr. Fahey introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOI UTION NO. 97-8-204 -AWARDINC THE I.OW BID OF F.M. FR,4TTAI,ONE EXCAVATINC IN THE AMOUNT OF $54,400. 00 FOR IMPROVEMENT OF CENTERVII,I,E ROAD 73Y WATER MAIN 73ASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY ENGINEER The fore~oing resolution was duly seconded by Morelan. Ayes (4) Fahey, Morelan, Scalze, LaValle. Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. TOBACCO The City Administrator reported that the Ramsey County Sheriffls COMPLIANCE Department has not been conductin~; compliance checks at tobacco CHECKS vendors as is required by State Law. This service is bein~ provided by the North Suburban Tobacco Compliance Project for the majority of the cities served by the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department. The Sheriff"s Department believes this is the most efficient way to address this issue. The Administrator reported that the North Suburban Tobacco Comp(iance Project has revised its fee schedule for this service, and will be charging $40 per tobacco vendor. The annual cost to the City will be $760. If other communities contract with the Project for this service, the rate may be reduced. More(an pointed out that the compliance checks are State mandated; however, the State has provided no funding to cover the costs to cities. Morelan recommended that this additional cost be considered as part of the 1998 Bud~et process in setting tobacco license fees. Mrs. Scalze introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: 12