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Mounds View City Council August 9, 2010 Regular Meeting Page 7 Mayor Flaherty questioned how the developer proposed to keep the houses from sinking, as this 1 allegedly happened to a home on an adjacent property, which could not have a basement or 2 second story. Mr. Harstad explained the laws in place for foundations and suitable soils were 3 quite strict. He stated soil borings were completed and areas on the east were more suitable for 4 building. Mr. Harstad indicated he would be willing to complete new soil borings for each lot 5 before development occurred. 6 7 Council Member Gunn asked if the development would be done all at once or one home at a 8 time. Mr. Harstad explained that one home would be built at a time due to the current housing 9 market conditions. He indicated all soil and engineering work would be done at once. 10 11 Mayor Flaherty requested the soil work be completed and that the site not continue looking like a 12 construction site as Red Oak Estates does. City Administrator Ericson noted this could be made 13 a condition for the approval process. 14 15 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt of Resolution 7658, 16 Version 2, Overturning the Mounds View Planning Commission’s denial of a variance request 17 for reduced lot widths within a wetland zoning district thereby approving the variance as 18 requested, adding stipulations 1.) the property owner will deed a conservation easement to the 19 City along Silver Lake Road; and 2.) all soil work will be completed at one time. 20 21 Council Member Stigney stated the application did not meet the criteria for a wetland district. 22 23 Mayor Flaherty indicated he would support this development only if the green space were 24 maintained along Silver Lake Road. 25 26 City Administrator Ericson noted if the variance was approved, the applicant would have one 27 year to act on it or the approval would expire. 28 29 Ayes – 3 Nays – 1 (Stigney) Motion carried. 30 31 D. Resolution 7659, Approving the Purchase of a New Fuel Pump and Tank 32 Monitor and Rescind Resolution 7651. 33 34 Public Works Supervisor Peterson stated on Monday July 26, 2010, City Council approved 35 Resolution 7651 authorizing the purchase of a new tank monitor and fuel pump from Pump and 36 Meter Services, Inc. of Hopkins, Minnesota, for the diesel fuel tank at Public Works. On 37 Wednesday, July 28, 2010, Staff contacted the vendor to inform them of Council direction and to 38 arrange for the purchase of the new tank and monitor. 39 40 Public Works Supervisor Peterson indicated the vendor then informed Staff that the quote he had 41 earlier provided was for the tank monitor only, a new pump would be an additional cost. The 42 vendor was informed that this information would need to be reviewed by the Public Works 43 Director before any further action would be taken due to the confusion over the quote. Staff 44 received two quotes from qualified vendors. Minnesota Petroleum Service of Columbia Heights 45