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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 8, 2012 FCC have not indicated that there is a direct health risk, although WHO is now taking a more cautious approach with the statement indicating there may be a link. The Administrator agreed that the new system is more efficient and will provide better customer service in that it has leak detection capabilities. The $12 per quarter charge was also discussed, with the Council agreeing the charge is equitable given an employee in a vehicle will have to drive each quarter to an opt out location to do a manual water meter read. McGraw pointed out that the system only transmits a total of one second per day comparing that to the amount of time radio waves are transmitted via televisions and cell phones. It was the consensus of the Council not to amend the Alternative Water Meter System Policy. RICE STREET The City Administrator reported that Duane Schwartz, City of Roseville, PHASE I1— has informed him that Xcel's estimate for burying of the powerlines in BURYING the Rice Street Phase II Project is $1,322,343. Roseville's share of this OF cost based on the number of powerpoles on the Roseville side of Rice POWERLINES Street is $1,033,323 and Little Canada's share is $289,020. The City Administrator noted that the Cities of Roseville and Little Canada shared this cost equally in the Rice Street Phase I project. The Administrator reported that the total cost estimate is higher for Phase II, but the length of the improvement area is greater. There will also be some service upgrade issues along the Phase II project. The cost estimate will be refined more as more analysis of easement issues, etc. is done. The City Administrator also noted that half of the estimated cost is close to what the City has budgeted for. These dollars would come from the Infrastructure Fund and possibly future State Aid Funds. The Council discussed the need to bury the powerlines along Rice Street as well as what would happen if Little Canada opted out of that portion of the project. The Administrator noted the aesthetic improvement that would result from the buried powerlines and pointed out the unsightly appearance if the Little Canada poles remained. It was also noted that the improvement of Rice Street from County Road C -2 to 694 was several years off. The Council discussed the equity of equally sharing the cost of burying the Rice Street powerlines, and the Council's consensus was to keep moving forward in with this project. 15