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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FEBRUARY 1, 1994 2 The City attorney was questioned whether the city could accept Maguire's proposal without advertising for sealed bids. The attorney advised that since this was an emergency the Council could proceed. Mayor John declared a state of emergency exists In the City of Lake Elmo In that at 7:45 a.m., the main water tank was subject to a leak as a result of a catastrophic water main burst and leaving the citizens of Lake Elmo without a guaranteed water supply for a long term and requiring immediate remedial action. Since the city anticipates that this emergency is going to continue for more than 3 days, the council needed to ratify this declaration. M/S/C Johnson/Conlin - to ratify this declaration of emergency and move to adopt the appropriate supporting resolution. (Motion carried 5-0). M/S/C Mottaz/John - to direct the city engineer to proceed under the guidance and approval of the city attorney to continue working with the contractor to carry out the work in accordance with the quotation and award the contract to Maguire Iron, Inc., Sioux Falls, SD in the amount of $42,685 subject to evidence of performance bond for the full value of the contract plus a certificate of insurance ($1 million liability coverage) satisfactory to the engineer and attorney. (Motion carried 5-0) There was no action taken on the second contract submitted by Maguire Iron for painting the riser. OLD BUSINESS ITEM: Discuss proposed second well which has been recommended by the Health Dept. and pull the study done by the water committee. Bohrer will investigate the possibility of interconnection with Cimarron water system. Mayor John informed the council on series of meetings taken place at the Mn/DOT offices in Oakdale where representatives from municipalities had opportunities to discuss how they would want their communication routes to connect into Trunk Hwy 36. Diagrams were prepared to show the proposed Hwy 36/Hilton Trail Junction, the proposed Highlands Trail/Hwy 36 Junction, the proposed Lake Elmo Avenue/Hwy 36 Interchange and an alternative proposed for DeMontreville Trail/Hwy 36 Junction. The access plan is subject to change and Mayor John will talk to the Mayor of Pine Springs and representatives from Grant Township to get their feedback before the next Mn/DOT meeting.