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Mounds View City Council August 27, 2007 Regular Meeting Page 13 ~ 1 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Flaherty. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Ordinance 795, an 2 Ordinance Amending Chapter 1001 Pertaining to the Building Code. 3 4 ROLL CALL: Marty/Stigney/Flaherty/Hull/Mueller 5 6 Ayes - S Nays - 0 Motion carried. 7 8 L. Resolution 7140, Updating Feasibitity Report for the 2008 Street and Utility 9 Improvement Project 10 11 Public Works Director Lee reviewed the options for the Council to consiaer. There is also an 12 issue with the Charter for a project in 2008, as it states that when a proposed improvement is 13 disallowed, the City Council shall not vote within one year. So, using the 2007-2008 feasibility 14 may violate the City's Charter and Staff would need a legal opinion on that. 15 16 Director Lee indicated that the other issue is the definition of voting and what that cavers, that 1~ will also need legal interpretation. 18 19 Director Lee indicated that there are some items that will need to be done including defining the 20 scope of the project, and what the costs of those items would be. 21 .22 Director Lee indicated that, from a cost effectiveness standpoint, and engineering perspective, he 23 would recommend Option 4, delaying the street project unti12009. 24 25 Director Lee indicated that there is the potential for up to 800 rain gardens in the City, and that 26 may require contracts with residents, and potential ordinance amendments. Staff noted that 27 postponing this any longer may mean that there cannot be a street project in 2008. 28 29 Council Member Stigney asked whether the City Attorney could comment on the Iega1 concerns 3o raised. 31 32 Attorney Riggs indicated that this was discussed with Staff briefly, and he generally concurs. He 33 then said that if there is no special assessment involved then the timing requirements change. 34 35 Council Member Flaherty asked whether the fact that a portion of the project was stopped by 36 petition, impacts whether another portion of the project can proceed. 37 38 Attorney Riggs indicated that it is his opinion, that this would be a different project. 39 4o Mayor Mariy reviewed some of the requirements within the feasibility costs, and said he would 41 think that it would cost well less than $17,000. 42 43 Joe Rhein, BRAA indicated that there was a complete report for this project and, when the • 44 petition stopped the project was put on the shelf. He then said that then this project came about 45 for 2008 that is a portion of the other project.