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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL APRIL 24, 2013 NORM'S TIRE LAND USE AWARD BIDS FOR SPRUCE STREET & PINETREE POND IMPROVEMENTS The City Planner reported that he received a call from someone representing a business that does light service work on emergency vehicles. The business buys used vehicles from communities and repurposes them for sale to other communities. The caller asked if there would be City support to locate this business on the former Norm's Tire property. The Planner reported that the business would involve outdoor storage and overnight parking of the vehicles in for service. The Planner reported that given the nature of this business and the B -2 Zoning District requirements, a Zoning Code amendment would likely be necessary to accommodate the business. The Planner indicated that he told the caller that it was unlikely that the Council would support outdoor storage on this site. The Council discussed this potential use, and it was their consensus that they would not support outdoor storage on the former Norm's Tire site. The City Engineer reviewed his April 24, 2013 report providing a bid summary for the 2013 Street and Utility Improvements consisting of the reconstruction of Spruce Street and the construction of the Pinetree Pond Development. Seven bids were received with the low bidder Frattalone Companies in the amount of $1,040,802.35. The Engineer noted that at the Spruce Street Improvement Hearing, the City had informed the property owners that it would hold the Assessment Hearing prior to bid award. Therefore, the City Engineer recommended that the Council call for an Assessment Hearing at this time, and recommended May 15`1' for the hearing date. The bid award could occur immediately following the assessment hearing. The Engineer indicated that given the developers need to remove two homes as part of the Pinetree Ponds construction process, the May 15th bid award date should not pose a problem. Montour asked about the alternate in the bid package. The Engineer reported that the alternate relates to the realignment of Spruce Street at Country Drive. He noted that additional right -of -way is necessary from the Lapham Hickey property in order to accomplish the realignment. If that right -of -way cannot be obtained on a voluntary basis, the plan would be to reconstruct Spruce Street in its present location. The City Administrator reported that staff has discussed the need for the additional right -of -way with Lapham Hickey, and hopes to have an answer from them by May 8 '1i. Blesener introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: 14