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Mounds View City Council March 22, 2010 Regular Meeting Page 5 Engineer Rhein explained the engineering expense was estimated to be 10% of the total project 1 expense. Mayor Flaherty asked when the Area B/C project would be complete. Consulting 2 Engineer Rhein estimated the project would be complete by July. 3 4 Mayor Flaherty thanked the Street Utility Task Force for its efforts in preparing the street and 5 utility improvement projects each year for the City. 6 7 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Stigney. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7595, 8 Awarding a Construction Contract for the 2010 Street and Utility Improvement Project - Area 9 B/C. 10 11 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 12 13 E. Resolution 7596, Approving the Sale of Used Public Works Equipment. 14 15 Public Works Director DeBar explained that Public Works staff has evaluated the need of 16 various equipment and other items and identified two fabricated pedestrian bridges salvaged 17 from the former City-owned golf course and an older skid steer v-plow implement as candidates 18 to sell. Staff advertised the items for sale on the League of Minnesota Cities website and bids 19 were received as follows: Metropolitan Council Environmental Services-$7,000 for one bridge, 20 Town of Hassan, Minnesota-$7,800 for one bridge, and City of Ham Lake, Minnesota-$800 for 21 v-plow. 22 23 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7596, 24 Approving the Sale of Used Public Works Equipment and Pedestrian Bridges. 25 26 Council Member Stigney questioned if the funds would go into the General Fund or the Public 27 Works Department. Public Works Director DeBar explained the funds would go directly into the 28 General Fund. 29 30 Mayor Flaherty thanked staff for repurposing these porceeds of equipment on behalf of the City. 31 He asked if the City would be transporting these items. Public Works Director DeBar indicated 32 it would be the responsibility of the purchaser to move the equipment. 33 34 Council Member Mueller explained the Council has agreed to enhance the City’s revenue 35 streams, without raising taxes. This was another method for the City to recover funds. 36 37 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 38 39 F. Resolution 7597, Adopting a Calendar for the Preparation of the 2011 40 Budget. 41 42 Finance Director Beer presented staff’s recommendation to adopt Resolution 7597 that adopted a 43 calendar for preparation of the 2011 budget. The Council would begin discussing the 2011 44 budget in June. He explained this would be a tough year due to the decline in state aid. 45