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Mounds View City Council March 28, 2016 Regular Meeting Page 6 an amendment to Zoning Code 1120.03, Subd 3(b) to allow Mixed Use PUD’s to be a minimum 1 of four (4) acres in project size. 2 3 Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:48 p.m. 4 5 Hearing no public input, Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:49 p.m. 6 7 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Gunn. To Waive the Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance 913, 8 an Ordinance Amending Chapter 1120 of the Mounds View Zoning Code. 9 10 ROLL CALL: Gunn/Hull/Meehlhause/Mueller/ Flaherty. 11 12 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 13 14 F. Resolution 8537, Awarding Construction Contract for the 2016 Street and 15 Utility Improvement Project – Area I. 16 17 Public Works Director Erickson requested the Council award a construction contract for the 2016 18 Street and Utility Improvement Project for Area I. He explained this project would cover the 19 northeast portion of the City. He stated the City received six bids for this project and the low bid 20 was received from Douglas Kurr Underground for $4,080,913.79. He indicated he spoke with 21 several references and received satisfactory recommendations for this contractor. Staff 22 recommended the Council award the contract. 23 24 Council Member Mueller questioned if expense covered Phase I and Phase II of the project. 25 Public Works Director Erickson stated this was the case and it would be staff’s goal to complete 26 the entire project in 2016. However, this would hinge on the work being completed by Met 27 Council and the County. If these entities caused delays, the project would be completed in 2017. 28 29 Mike Warner, Bolton & Menk representative, provided comment on the positive bidding climate. 30 31 Council Member Mueller was pleased to see that the low bidder came in below the engineer’s 32 estimate. 33 34 Mayor Flaherty asked when the City would have a solid estimate on expenses if the project were 35 pushed into 2017. Public Works Director Erickson anticipated this information would not be 36 known until September. 37 38 Mayor Flaherty was uncomfortable with leaving this matter hanging in the balance. He requested 39 staff provide the Council with further information on the Bolton & Menk expenses. 40 41 Council Member Mueller expressed concern with the fact that the 2015 Street and Utility 42 Improvement Project was still incomplete. She brought these concerns to City Administrator 43 Ericson and inquired when the final punch list items would be completed. Public Works 44 Director Erickson anticipated the work that was remaining would be finished this spring. He 45