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CITY COUNCIL MEETING, FEBRUARY 2,., 1982 -3- 9. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT: C. Animal Control Contracts M/S/P Mottaz Novak to renew the current Animal Control Contract with Jerry Dahlberg at the current rate to December 31, 1982. D. Joint Code Enforcement Contract - The Counci'3"rev�iewed EH67 dmin strator's comments,outlined in his memo, explaining the past procedure for the shared Building Inspector. He explained that the., formula for sharing expenses with Mahtomedi is not working very well; and,after..meeting with Mahtomedi's Administrator, recommended sharing expenses based on total number of permits and total fees generated, with no City paying less than 200 of the total expenses and getting no less than one full day service per week. M/S/P Morgan/Eder to accept the Administrator's recommendation - and rewrite the Joint Code Enforcement Agreement with Mahtomedi to reflect this recommendation. Mahtomedi requested a .refund for the difference between the actual amount of shared time and the billed amount of the shared time. This amounts to $1500. M/S/P Mottaz/Novak to reimburse.Mahtomedi $1500 .for over -payment of their share of the Code Enforcement Off.icer..for 1981, 7. ENGINEER'S REPORT: A. MSA 1. Alternatives Engineer Bohrer referred the Council to his letter of January 29, which outlines the alternatives, with drawings, and summarizes the meeting between the City Administrator, City Engineer, and the State Aid Engineer. After reviewing the three alternatives, the Engineer recommended the original alignment of .45th, from Jane Trail, to Julep to 47th to Keats. This would complete the immediate goals of the City. The long term goal would continue 47th, from Keats, to Kimbro to 50th. ending at County 17. MIS/ Mottaz/Morgan to accept the Engineers recommendation and adopt Alternative 1, with 40 mph curves. Motion carried 4-0-1 Eder abstained. Bohrer said the next step is to negotiate with the affected property owners. 2. Easements - Keats Avenue F�' Engineer Boger reported t at the property owners along Keats have been contacted, with the exception of Eleanor Raleigh, where an easement is required, the easements were explained and compensation discussed. He presented a table listing the results of the negotiations. Of the 17 property owners, eight have agreed to grant the necessary easements. He reviewed the concerns conveyed by the property owners with the assessment formula being a primary concern. As some of the easements will have to be condemned, this process taking up to 120 days, the Engineer recommended that the City Attorney be instructed to begin condemnation proceedings, in order to start the clock on the 120 day process and to indicate the City's resolve to those property owners that are unsure of the City's intent.