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COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 13, 2003 APPROVED • 822 823 H. Consideration of Resolution No. 03-176, Accepting Bids and Awarding Contract, 824 Century Trail Lift Station, Jim Studenski 825 826 City Engineer Studenski presented the Staff report, indicating Staff recommends approval of the 827 resolution. 828 829 Councilmember Carlson moved to adopt Resolution No. 03-176 accepting bids and awarding a 830 construction contract for Century Trail Lift Station project. Councilmember Dahl seconded the 831 motion. 832 833 Motion carried unanimously. 834 835 Resolution No. 03-176 can be found in the City Clerk's office. 836 837 I. Consideration of Resolution No. 03-181, Authorizing Engineering and Architectural 838 Services for Woods Edge (the Village) Development, Michael Grochala 839 840 Community Development Director Grochala summarized the Staff report, indicating Hartford Group 841 has agreed to pay 80% of the cost based on a pro -rated portion of land that they control. He indicated 842 the City's portion of the costs, $19,923, will be paid through the remaining Livable Communities 843 money available from the 1997 grant and 2003 economic development funds budgeted for this 41) 844 project. 845 846 Councilmember Reinert asked how many units are in this development. Community Development 847 Director Grochala indicated there were 450, which is about 13 units per acre. He stated the allowable 848 number of units per acre in this area of the Village is 12 to 24. 849 850 Councilmember Reinert asked when they would see a plan. Community Development Director 851 Grochala stated hopefully in December. They are anticipating starting the review process in 852 November and will bring it to a work session. 853 854 Councilmember Reinert asked why they would want to spend $20,000 before they see something 855 from the developer. Community Development Director Grochala stated Staff is seeing a lot. The 856 $20,000 is being used for the regulating plan; taking the master plan and tying it into the survey to 857 define public boundaries, etc. He stated whether or not the Hartford project goes through this will be 858 valuable information, and they should have done it a year and a half ago. 859 860 Councilmember Reinert stated that convinces him, since they will have to do something there even if 861 it is not the Hartford project. He asked what the shelf life of the information would be. Community 862 Development Director Grochala indicated it would be indefinitely valuable. 863 864 Councilmember Carlson stated when they did the EAW for Marsh End Industrial Park they had a 865 letter from Mn/Dot asking for a study of the area. She asked if this would fulfill that request. 1166 Community Development Director Grochala stated it was tying it together. The study paid for by the 867 Industrial Park and Hartford should be done in a few weeks, and they are trying to tie everything 19