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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 4, 1986 PAGE 7 to the Washington County Soil Survey the eastern half appears to be better than the western half. The drainage on the lot is generally from north to south. The elevation on the north along the access road is about 932 and drops off about 2 feet to the south. When the area was subdivided, the Watershed District did recommend a minimum building elevation of 933 for this lot. All the ponding requirements have been met by the subdivision plan. The City Council appointed Councilmen Dunn, City Engineer Bohrer, City Administrator Overby and Dan Olinger to begin the preliminary planning and report back at the next meeting. City Administrator Overby will check with the City Attorney regarding the liability question of using volunteers. 8. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT A. Review bids received for new dump truck, underbody plow, sander, and reversible snow plow - Dan Olinger This item was tabled from the 2-18-86 meeting. Dan Olinger presented the bid sheets to the City Council and explained that $50,000 was budgeted for this in 1986. Olinger recommended not trading in the 1979 Ford Truck, but selling it outright. He also recommended buying the truck from Lakeland Ford and dump body and hydraulics from J. Kraft, the underbody snowblade as bid, and the reversible snowplow and sander from Little Falls Machine. Mayor Morgan suggested that the City Council take a look at the low bidders in each case and why the bids are not accepted and will make their decision at the next meeting. B. Cost comparisons on need for air compressor and air hammer - Dan Olinger City Engineer Bohrer stated that a portable air compressor is necessary for the street department to do a good job. It is a multi -purpose piece of equipment that, among other tasks, can blow out the cracks prior to sealing them. Maintenance Foreman Olinger explained that there is $5,000 in the budget for an air compressor and based on the rental costs, it would be a savings to purchase a used air compressor. M/S/P Christ/Morgan - to approve the purchase of a 1975 Leroi 175 c.f.m. compressor from Carlson Equipment who have also agreed to include a jackhammer and hose for $4,995. (Motion carried 5-0). C. Entrance Road to Sunfish Park City Administrator Overby advised the City Council that the entrance road has become quite rutted and muddy. Dunn stated that past practice has been to shut it down temporarily at this time of year. Even though we might have snowstorms where people want to ski in the park, they just park at