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Mounds View City Council November 28, 2011 <br />Regular Meeting Page 8 <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Stigney. To Approve the Consent Agenda as presented. 1 <br /> 2 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 3 <br /> 4 <br />9. JUST AND CORRECT CLAIMS 5 <br /> 6 <br />Finance Director Beer answered the Council's questions related to claims. 7 <br /> 8 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Gunn. To Approve the Just and Correct Claims as presented. 9 <br /> 10 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 11 <br /> 12 <br />10. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 13 <br />A. November 7, 2011, Executive Session Minutes. 14 <br /> 15 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Mueller. To Approve the November 7, 2011, Executive Session 16 <br />meeting minutes as presented. 17 <br /> 18 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 19 <br /> 20 <br />11. REPORTS 21 <br />A. Reports of Mayor and Council. 22 <br /> 23 <br />Mayor Flaherty indicated he received his estimated taxes for 2012; however, the break down did 24 <br />not reflect a zero tax increase. Finance Director Beer explained the State eliminated the market 25 <br />value homestead credit program which assisted with property taxes. The loss of this credit 26 <br />reduced the overall funds available for the City by approximately $400,000. 27 <br /> 28 <br /> B. Reports of Staff. 29 <br />1. Public Works Quarterly Report 30 <br /> 31 <br />Public Works Director DeBar reviewed his third quarter report with the Council. He indicated 32 <br />the City hired Neil Hiatt in the sanitary sewer division and he was working well for the City. The 33 <br />projects completed this quarter included: completion of Area A, Areas B and C were close to 34 <br />completion. He stated Area D was substantially complete and should be closed out next spring. 35 <br /> 36 <br />Public Works Director DeBar noted Area E was beginning and engineering services have been 37 <br />ordered. He stated Well 2 was being redesigned to convert it from natural gas to an electrical 38 <br />variable frequency drive. The well would be operational soon and the City would receive a 39 <br />rebate of $7,000-10,000 from Xcel Energy for this piece of equipment. 40 <br /> 41 <br />Public Works Director DeBar explained that the reroofing of City Hall, along with Well Houses 42 <br />5 and 6 were completed. He reviewed that trail segments 1-5 were in the process of being 43 <br />completed and currently being reviewed by MnDOT. The progress of Lambert Park was 44