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Mounds View City Council November 28, 2011 Regular Meeting Page 7 estimated to be $9,500 plus a 10% contingency. This was a budgeted expense and would come 1 out of the City’s water fund. He explained the work would have to be completed before the 2 water tower could be reconditioned. 3 4 Council Member Mueller asked if there would be any salvage value from the items that were 5 going to be removed from the water tower. Public Works Director DeBar did not feel there 6 would be any value as the equipment was 8-9 years old. He noted this project would allow the 7 City to take inventory of the equipment that is on the tower. 8 9 Council Member Stigney requested clarification on the bid pricing and questioned if the pieces of 10 equipment had to be removed. He felt the expense was quite high. Public Works Director 11 DeBar reviewed the contract costs in further detail. He stated the clean up would beneficial as 12 the tower was rusting and deteriorating. In addition the removal of the old equipment would 13 make room for new and improved technology. Finance Director Beer explained that AT&T was 14 interested in locating in the City. 15 16 Mayor Flaherty questioned if the City could recover any other expenses from previous renters. 17 City Attorney Riggs indicated the City does try to protect against this, however, Metricom went 18 out of business and failed to remove their equipment. 19 20 Mayor Flaherty requested Staff seek to recycle or sell as much of the material as possible. Public 21 Works Director DeBar stated if any material has value, this may have been factored into Badger 22 State’s quote. 23 24 Council Member Stigney questioned if Verizon has been contacted to see how the vendor will 25 reconfigure their equipment on the tower. Public Works Director DeBar stated all of the vendors 26 have been made aware of the reconditioning. 27 28 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7862, 29 Authorizing Badger State Coating Specialists to Remove Abandoned Telecom Equipment from 30 the Elevated Water Tower. 31 32 Council Member Stigney questioned what fund would cover this expense. Finance Director Beer 33 stated the water fund would be used for this budgeted expense. 34 35 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 36 37 8. CONSENT AGENDA 38 A. Resolution 7858, Electing to Retain the Statutory Tort Limit on Liability for 39 the 2012 Insurance Policies. 40 B. Set a Public Hearing for Monday, December 12, 2011 at 7:10 p.m., to Review 41 Possible Amendments to the Conditional Use Permit Approved for Outdoor 42 Seasonal Sales at Robert’s Sports Bar and Entertainment, located at 2400 43 County Road H2. 44 45