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COUNCIL MINUTES July 13, 2009 APPROVED 134 approval of the lease agreement. 35 '136 Council Member Gallup moved to approve the agreement with Centennial School District as 137 presented. Council Member O'Donnell seconded the motion. Motion carried. 138 139 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT, DAVE PECCHIA 140 There was no report from the Public Safety Department. 141 142 PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT, RICK DEGARDNER 143 There was no report from the Public Services Department. 144 145 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REPORT, MICHAEL GROCHALA 146 6A. Consideration of Resolution No. 09-45,Authorizing Preparation of Plans and 147 Specifications, 2009 Surface Water Management Project 148 149 City Engineer Studenski reported that the city annually implements a surface water management 150 project to review twenty percent of the city's outfalls, sediment basins, storm sewers and ponds 151 as a maintenance effort to comply with NPDES requirements and to ensure effectiveness. A map 152 showing the area's that have been completed was reviewed. Staff is requesting that the council 153 authorize the preparation of plans and specifications for this year's project. 154 155 Council Member Stoltz moved to approve Resolution No. 09-45 as presented. Council Member 56 Gallup seconded the motion. Motion carried. 157 158 6B. Consideration of Resolution No. 09-47, Authorizing Preparation of Feasibility 159 Study, Pine Street Paving Improvement Project 160 161 City Engineer Studenski explained that the resolution before the council authorizes preparation 162 of a feasibility study for the paving of Pine Street from Main Street to its western terminus. This 163 is a joint gravel road shared by the cities of Lino Lakes and Columbus. The council has received 164 a petition from residents and has determined there is interest to merit going forward with a 165 feasibility study. Cost, schedule and assessments would be laid out in study. This project would 166 be one-hundred percent assessed to residents. The city of Columbus has submitted a letter 167 indicating their cooperation and support and that they will be splitting the costs with the city. 168 There will be separate reports in respect of the differing improvement processes for the cities. 169 Staff is recommending approval of the resolution. 170 171 A resident asked why there is no cost participation in the street work by the city, state or county 172 especially since the cost of maintaining a dirt road is very high and improvements would be 173 beneficial all around. The mayor explained that the city charter doesn't allow city participation 174 without a referendum. 175 176 Another resident asked for confirmation that the Columbus residents are on board. City 177 Engineer Studenski stated that there is definitely support and the council there also supports the 4