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Mounds View City Council May 29, 2012 <br />Regular Meeting Page 4 <br /> <br /> 1 <br />E. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 872, Amending Chapter 1008 of 2 <br />the City Code about Dynamic Display Signs. 3 <br /> 4 <br />City Administrator Ericson stated this item was introduced on May 14th and the Second Reading 5 <br />this evening would allow for the adoption of an Ordinance amending Chapter 1008 of the City 6 <br />Code regarding Dynamic Display signs. He reviewed the language changes noting the Code 7 <br />would now allow for dynamic display signs to be mounted to buildings. Staff recommended 8 <br />approval of the Ordinance amendment. 9 <br /> 10 <br />Council Member Stigney questioned if Staff was aware of the standard size used for dynamic 11 <br />display signs in the industry. City Administrator Ericson was unaware of any industry standards. 12 <br /> 13 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Gunn. To Waive the Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance 872, 14 <br />Amending Chapter 1008 of the City Code about Dynamic Display Signs and direct staff to 15 <br />publish a summary. 16 <br /> 17 <br />Council Member Stigney indicated he would not support the Ordinance due to the fact the size 18 <br />was not properly restricted. 19 <br /> 20 <br />ROLL CALL: Hull/Stigney/Mueller/Gunn/Flaherty. 21 <br /> 22 <br /> Ayes – 4 Nays – 1 (Stigney) Motion carried. 23 <br /> 24 <br />F. Resolution 7953, Approving the Purchase of Chemical Feed Pumps. 25 <br /> 26 <br />Public Works Supervisor Peterson explained that one of the responsibilities of the Public Works 27 <br />Department was to efficiently distribute water in the City. Chemicals and fluoride are used to 28 <br />purify the City’s water and were quite harsh on the feed pumps. Quotes were received to replace 29 <br />the City’s feed pumps from three different vendors. The low bidder was from Vessco out of 30 <br />Chanhassen, Minnesota in the amount of $9,267.30 plus tax. 31 <br /> 32 <br />Public Works Supervisor Peterson indicated the expense would cover the purchase of two 33 <br />chlorinators, two sulphonators, four injectors and four automatic switch over systems. Staff 34 <br />recommended a 5% contingency for any unforeseen expenditures not to exceed $465. This was a 35 <br />budgeted expense and funds were available for the purchase of the chemical feed pumps. 36 <br /> 37 <br />Council Member Mueller questioned if the City regularly tested the water from Well No. 5 and 6. 38 <br />Public Works Supervisor Peterson indicated the water from all wells is tested regularly by City 39 <br />Staff. He indicated Staff charts the level of chemicals used on a daily basis as well. 40 <br /> 41 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7953, 42 <br />Approving the Purchase of Chemical Feed Pumps. 43 <br /> 44 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 45