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Mounds View City Council November 23, 1987 <br />Page Three <br />Regular Meeting <br />Clerk /Administrator Pauley reported the Blaine /Spring <br />Lake Park /Mounds View Fire Department has requested <br />$4,600 from Mounds View to replenish their contingency <br />fund. He explained this occurs each year, and the <br />reason the fund is depleted this year is due in large <br />part to a 31% increase in calls this past year. <br />Motion /Second: Quick /Blanchard to approve the <br />replenishment of the contingency fund in the amount <br />of $4,600 for the Fire Department. <br />5 ayes 0 nays <br />Councilmember Quick reported he had had contact with <br />another volunteer fire department, and they were <br />experiencing the same problem, and it was due largely <br />to the number of grass fires this past year. <br />Clerk /Administrator Pauley reported the City had <br />received a petition for a security light in <br />Groveland Park, and it is the recommendation of the <br />Park and Rec Director to have the light placed on the <br />pole in the tot lot. Code requires that the wires <br />be placed in the ground, and Gopher Electric has <br />submitted a bid for $542, with the City doing the <br />trenching. <br />Motion /Second: Quick /Wuori to authorize the placement <br />of the security light at Groveland Park. <br />5 ayes 0 nays <br />Councilmember Quick noted there had been security <br />lighting in the park prior to the placement of the <br />tennis court. <br />Clerk /Administrator Pauley reviewed his memo of <br />November 19 to the Council regarding the reconstruc- <br />tion of the sanitary sewer and abandonment of the <br />lift station on County Road I, in connection with <br />Project 87 -4, and he reviewed the problems experienced <br />with the sinking of the fill material around the <br />manhole. <br />He explained it was imperative to commence work <br />Immediately to avoid any further delays in the <br />project and to avoid a complete collapse of the line, <br />and they negotiated with the contractor for a time <br />and materials contract not to exceed $17,000, and he <br />requested Council approval of a change order for this <br />work. <br />9. Consideration <br />of Replenish- <br />ment of Fire <br />Department <br />Contingency <br />Fund <br />Motion Carried <br />10. Authorization <br />of Placement of <br />Security Light <br />in Groveland <br />Park and Up- <br />grading of <br />Electrical <br />Service <br />Motion Carried <br />11. Consideration <br />of Staff Memo <br />Regarding Change <br />Order on Pro- <br />ject 87 -4 <br />