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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES SEPTEMBER 6, 1994 12 8. CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT: A. Bid for water tower painting Larry Bohrer clarified in February when Maguire Iron submitted a quote to repair the damage to the tank, they also submitted an unsolicited bid for painting of that repair damage. At the time the bid was $6,860. Recently bids were received for painting ranging from $16,000 to $21,000. The differences are: 1. the type of material that Maguire proposed to paint the exterior tank the first time using latex on the outside. This is not a coating that is recommended --recommend enamel on outside. The cost of the material is not substantially different. There is a substantial difference for labor to apply because it takes more time and care. Any overspray of the enamel or spatters have to be cleaned off of cars or buildings., 2. There was no time of the year specified in this proposal by Maguire Iron, 3. South Dakota Workers Compensation and other benefits have taken a big rise over the summer. M/S/P Mottaz/Johnston - to award the contract to Maguire Iron, Inc. accepting the alternate low bid price of $11,775 for the work to be completed prior to June 15, 1995. (Motion passed 5-0). B. 509 Plan Amendment VBWD has revised its Water Management Plan and distributed copies of the Final Draft dated June, 1994 for review. The draft was referred to the City Engineer for review and comment. The VBWD Board of Managers will accept comments until their meeting of September 8, 1994. Larry Bohrer's review of the VBWD 509 Plan Revision is in his memo dated September 2, 1994. The council objected to the interpretation of how VBWD calculated flow rate across community boundaries. Although the city feels the watershed district violated its own rules by allowing the post -development discharge rate to reach the pre -development discharge rate, the city agreed to accept the discharge from Olson Lake Estates Pond as long as there would be no degradation of Olson Lake water quality. Of the four discharge options listed for Olson Lake Estates Pond, the council felt the only acceptable option was (b) Outlet to Lake Olson after treatment. The word "treatment" is very general, and we would like a definition included. Lake Elmo expects remedial measures will be done to correct the damage that has already been done to Olson Lake. The only acceptable funding for improvements is a tax or assessment over the area causing the problem. The council asked the Board to give serious consideration to surface water contamination of ground water being addressed in the plan. 9. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT: - None