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Mounds View City Council June 25, 2012 Regular Meeting Page 3 Council Member Mueller asked if the City had to contribute funding to the Rice Creek 1 Watershed Study. Public Works Director DeBar indicated the City was not required to assist 2 with funding this study. The study would be completed by the MPCA. 3 4 Mayor Flaherty commented Silverview pond sediment was more concentrated on the south side 5 of the pond. He questioned if the study mentioned anything regarding the cause of this issue. 6 Public Works Director DeBar reviewed a topographic map of the pond describing the location of 7 built up sediment. Silverview pond was found to be a healthy pond and Rice Creek would rather 8 have the sediment in this location than in other waterways. 9 10 Mayor Flaherty thanked Public Works Director DeBar for the report this evening and for his 11 work on the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program. 12 13 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS 14 A. Resolution 7963, Approving a Lease Agreement with Neopost/Hasler for a 15 Postage Machine. 16 17 Assistant City Administrator Crane indicated in 2007 the City purchased a postage machine 18 through Minnesota Mailing Solutions. This company has since gone out of business and was 19 purchased by Pitney Bowes. Due to these events, Staff has no maintenance agreement on its 20 current machine and service calls are extremely expensive. Staff has since contacted Pitney 21 Bowes to discuss the possibility of assuming a service contract on its current machine. She has 22 been unsuccessful to date. 23 24 Assistant City Administrator Crane has recently learned that the City’s current postage machine 25 and meter was obsolete and requested the Council approve a lease agreement with 26 Neopost/Hasler for a new postage machine. The lease was a more cost effective method than 27 purchasing the equipment outright. She indicated the budget had funds available to cover this 28 expense. 29 30 Council Member Mueller asked if there was any salvage value in the City’s current postage 31 meter. Assistant City Administrator Crane stated the piece of equipment was obsolete and had 32 no value at this time. 33 34 Mayor Flaherty stated he was disappointed in Pitney Bowes and their inability to assist the City 35 with a service contract. He thanked Staff for pursuing a contract with Neopost/Hasler. Assistant 36 City Administrator Crane stated she was looking forward to working with Neopost/Hasler as they 37 were a local company officed in Eagan, Minnesota. 38 39 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Mueller. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7963, 40 Approving a Lease Agreement with Neopost/Hasler for a Postage Machine. 41 42 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 43 44 B. Resolution 7961, Authorizing Stantec Consulting Services Inc. to Perform 45