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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 8, 2012 SANITARY SEWER INTERCEPTOR JOINT REPAIR PROJECT RESOLUTION NO. 2012 -2 -29 — ADOPTING THE ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 802 OF THE LITTLE CANADA CITY CODE RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS AS SUBMITTED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY WITH THE DELETION OF THE WORDS "TOBACCO PRODUCT AS WELL AS A" FROM 802.010 (e), AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by McGraw. Ayes (4). Nays (1) Montour. Resolution declared adopted. Nelson questioned the necessity of turning over his financial documents to the City as stated in the ordinance. The Mayor noted that this is a requirement of any tobacco store. Nelson did not feel a business owner should be required to turn over financial documents, and felt that this seemed biased. Blesencr again noted that the ordinance is a compromise allowing The Hookah Hideout to stay in business. He pointed out that cities are allowed to enact stricter regulations for tobacco licensing than what is provided for in State Law. Blesener again stated his position that hookah shops are only in operation due to a loophole in State Law. The City Administrator reported that the City received one bid for the cooperative project with the Met Council for the rehabilitation of an existing sanitary sewer interceptor that is being turned back to the City. That bid was received from Infratech with the base bid amount $318,513 and Alternate #1 $86,236, fora total bid of $404,749. The Administrator reported that the base bid includes the work that will be reimbursed by Met Council and the alternate is for work on sewer services that would be paid for by the City. Alternate #I was based on unit prices, and the final amount will depend on the number of services that will require regrouting. The bid price received for the Met Council work was $51,573 more than the estimate of $266,940. The Administrator noted that the work is needed to eliminate the infiltration and inflow of ground water into the sanitary system, bringing the sanitary line to an acceptable standard for turn back to the City. The Administrator reported that this work is highly specialized and that is likely the reason only one bid was received. The City Engineer sent the project specs to two other companies for bidding, but these companies chose not to submit bids. The Administrator reported that Met Council 7