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Mounds View City Council November 14, 2011 Regular Meeting Page 8 View. The City met with church officials on October 6, 2011 at their facility. Funding 1 possibilities were discussed in detail keeping the church’s mission and the City’s needs in mind. 2 3 City Administrator Ericson reviewed the items identified for funding and recommended the 4 Council accept the donation from Bethlehem Baptist Church. 5 6 Mayor Flaherty requested further information on the portable dance floor. City Administrator 7 Ericson stated it would provide an alternative location for dance/fitness space in the Community 8 Center, creating flexibility and potentially additional revenue for rental of the Community Center 9 room. 10 11 Mayor Flaherty asked for further information on the mobile dental clinic. He felt this was a 12 wonderful program. City Administrator Ericson discussed the mobile dental clinic in detail. 13 14 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7847, Accepting 15 Donation from Bethlehem Baptist Church. 16 17 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 18 19 K. Resolution 7853, Authorizing the Purchase of 820 Neptune R900 Meter Read 20 Devices. 21 22 Finance Director Beer indicated this item was discussed at the Council’s last work session. Staff 23 was requesting the Council authorize the purchase of 820 Neptune meter readers. The battery 24 life for these readers was three times longer than the present meter readers and would save the 25 City $40,000 over 20 years. This purchase would allow the City to exclusively use Neptune 26 readers and reduce some software confusion going into the future. 27 28 Council Member Stigney questioned if the R900 was the newest model. Finance Director Beer 29 was uncertain of this, but found that the Neptune readers were far superior to the Sensus models. 30 Public Works Director DeBar confirmed the R900 was the latest and greatest model available 31 from Neptune. 32 33 Council Member Mueller asked if the meters would be changed out quickly or in phases. Public 34 Works Director DeBar anticipated the work would be completed in phases over the next six to 35 nine months. 36 37 Mayor Flaherty encouraged Staff to resell the Sensus meters to another community. Finance 38 Director Beer indicated the City of Columbia Heights would be approached. 39 40 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Stigney. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7853, 41 Authorizing the Purchase of 820 Neptune R900 Meter Read Devices. 42 43 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 44 45