12-12-2016 Council Meeting Minutes

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COUNCIL MINUTES December 12, 2016 APPROVED 2s2 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORT 253 254 6A) Consider Resolution No. 16-173, Accepting Quotes and Awarding Contract, 2016 Surface 255 Water Management Project and Establishing a Surface Water Maintenance Fund —City 256 Engineer Hankee noted the city's annual Surface Water Maintenance Fund contract action. Staff is 257 also asking the council to approve establishment of a surface water maintenance fund. 258 Council Member Rafferty asked about the contractor's experience and Ms. Hankee noted previous 259 work. Additionally, their quote is under the engineer's estimate. 260 Council Member Rafferty moved to approve Resolution No. 16-173 as presented. Council Member 261 Maher seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 262 6B) Consider Resolution No. 16-170, Relating to the I-35W North Corridor Improvement 263 Project -Community Development Director Grochala reviewed his written report providing the 264 council with information on the status of the I-35W improvement project. He recalld that the council 265 elected to not take any action on the project and therefore the project moved forward under MnDOT's 266 normal process. The information presented in the resolution lays out the council's previous 267 consideration and current intent. 268 Mayor Reinert thanked staff for putting the action together; he fells it is important to clarify the city's 269 position. 27o Council Member Rafferty moved to approve Resolution No. 16-170 as presented. Council Member 271 Kusterman seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 272 6C) Consider Resolution 16-174, Authorizing Preparation of a Feasibility Study for Water 273 Storage -City Engineer Hankee reported that staff requests authorization to proceed with a feasibility 274 study for water storage. She noted the cost and proposed funding source. 275 Council Member Manthey moved to approve Resolution No. 16-170 as presented. Council Member 276 Kusterman seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote; Council Member Rafferty abstained 277 from voting. 278 6D) Consider Resolution 16-175, Authorizing the Preparation of Plans and Specifications, and 279 Ordering the Project, 2017 Mill and Overlay -City Engineer Hankee reviewed the written staff 280 report. Staff requests authorization to prepare the plans and specifications necessary to proceed with a 281 mill and overlay project in the coming year. She reviewed the location of streets that are proposed to 282 be included in next year's project. 283 Council Member Kusterman moved to approve Resolution No. 16-175 as presented. Council Member 284 Manthey seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 285 286 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 287 288 There was no Unfinished Business. 289 290 NEW BUSINESS 291 292 There was no New Business. 7