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Mounds View City Council February 13, 2012 Regular Meeting Page 5 spent as the project required 100 cubic yards of sand be bailed out of Well No. 1. In addition, a 1 motor for Well No. 2 was added to the project. 2 3 Council Member Mueller commented these two wells accounted for 50% of the City’s water 4 supply. She questioned if there would be any problems with the City’s water supply. Public 5 Works Director DeBar stated this was correct and noted the plan was to have the work on the 6 wells done separately. However, the work may overlap. He did not anticipate any interruption in 7 the City’s water supply meeting consumption demands. 8 9 Council Member Mueller thanked Staff for completing the Plans and Specs in house. Public 10 Works Director DeBar estimated this saved the City approximately $12,000-15,000. 11 12 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7898, 13 Approving a Construction Contract with Keys Well Drilling Company for 2012 Municipal Well 14 No. 3 & 5 Rehabilitation Project. 15 16 Mayor Flaherty indicated the City was investing into its infrastructure heavily this year through 17 rehabilitating its wells and water tower. 18 19 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 20 21 E. Resolution 7895, Approving Transfers Between Funds for the Year 2011. 22 23 Finance Director Beer stated the Resolution before the Council would approve several transfers 24 between funds for the year 2011. 25 26 Council Member Mueller asked for the total reduction in the budget based on the proposed 27 transfers. Finance Director Beer estimated this to be approximately $300,000. 28 29 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7895, 30 Approving Transfers Between Funds for the Year 2011. 31 32 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 33 34 F. Resolution 7896, Approving Purchase of a Police Squad Car and Equipment 35 Setup for 2012. 36 37 Police Chief Kinney indicated he was seeking approval from the Council to purchase a new 38 police squad car with equipment. This vehicle would replace an older squad and was a 2012 39 budgeted expense. The City had a five year cycle for marked police squad replacement. 40 However, the vehicle in question was a 2008 model and has been repair prone. It was the 41 recommendation of the department’s mechanic that this vehicle be replaced. 42 43 Police Chief Kinney explained the Crown Victoria was been discontinued in 2011 and the new 44 vehicle would be a Ford Police Interceptor Sedan. This was a new design and many departments 45