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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MEETING, MAY 4, 1982 -5- 7. ENGINEER`S REPORT E. Keats Avenue - Plans and Specifications Engineer Ba rer gave a status report on easement negotiations, plan preparations and the results -of his meetings with the four residents who requested another visit by the Engineer on the Keats Avenue Project (Engineer's Letter of April 30, 1982 - Status Report 1982 MSA Improvements). Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ziertman have requested $1,442 for crop &°property damage and a temporary easement. They will. -move and reestablish their fenceline along Keats. Mr'. & Mrs. Herbert Crocker have requested $800 for a temporary slope easement and damages. Mrs. Eleanor Raleigh - agreement could not be reached. She will seek another appraisal from a court appointed appraiser. Doris Bubbrl - has indicated she would accept restoring the ditch area in front of her home with a ground cover, Engineer indicated this was an acceptable construction cost. The Engineer requested the Council to review and approve the final plans and authorize bids to be let with a bid opening set for June 4. Council/Audience Discussion- --Bohrer - explained to Mrs. Raleigh that the bids could not be awarded until theeasementappraisals are completed. --Mottaz - slope easement should not be called temporary as the property cannot be altered after the slope has been established. This is a permanent easement if the property cannot be changed. --Doris Buberl - feels property will be devalued because the slope will be steeper than it is now. --Mottaz - does not think $800 for damages to the Crocker property is unreasonable. Novak and Fraser agreed. M/S/P Morgan/Mottaz,approving$800 for slope easement and damages to Herbert Crocker. M/S/P Mottaz/ Morgan to accepted the negotiated settlement with Robert Ziertman in the amount of $1,442. This includes crop damage, slope easement and fence realignment. M/S/P Morgan/Mottaz to adopt R-82-32, a Resolution approving the .final plans and specifications for MSA-_Project 1, Keats Avenue and authorizing the City Engineer and City Administrator to advertise for bids, with the bid opening set for June 4, 1982. F. Tablyn Park Road & Parking Lot - Bids - The Engineer referred the Council to the breakdown sheet on the bids, Item 8. The County required that a..metal culvert, rather than a blacktopped flume, be used to direct the water from the park road to the County ditch. The Engineer is negotiating with the County on considering ar: blacktopped flume - the low bidder Ace Blacktop has agreed to reduce their bid $1200 If a blacktopped flume is used. The Engineer recommended that the Council receive the bids, but delay action on awarding them pending the outcome of negotiations with the County. The contract can be awarded at the next meeting. M/S/P Morgan/Novak to accepted the bids on the Tablyn Park Road and Parking Lot, but delay awarding the bid until a firm bid is established for the culvert.