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Mounds View City Council September 24, 2007 <br />Regular Meeting Page 5 <br /> <br />the communities they work in. She further said that she trusts the two representatives of Xcel 1 <br />and believes that this project will be done in a safe and efficient manner for the City. 2 <br /> 3 <br />Council Member Stigney said that he would like to see a brick base like the billboard 4 <br />incorporated with the shrubbery. 5 <br /> 6 <br />Xcel indicated that Staff suggested just the shrubbery but they are open to the suggestion 7 <br />regarding brick.. 8 <br /> 9 <br />Xcel indicated that they met with Staff and thought that they reached agreement. He then said 10 <br />that they are open to discussing the brick wall option with Council. 11 <br /> 12 <br />Mayor Marty said that he would like the City Forester to look over the suggested plantings, as he 13 <br />would like something that would be durable and provide the most cover. Mayor Marty said that 14 <br />he feels that the brick work may help to screen the valve location even more. 15 <br /> 16 <br />Mayor Marty indicated that there has been input from citizens on this project, and that input has 17 <br />been that they would really like the option of the automatic valve. He then asked if there would 18 <br />be a way to sink the valve farther into the ground. 19 <br /> 20 <br />Mayor Marty noted that Xcel has said that it would cost the City $40,000 for the automatic valve, 21 <br />but residents have said that they would be more comfortable with the automatic valve. 22 <br /> 23 <br />The Xcel Gas Engineer explained that the staging would be on Highway 10 and on Greenwood, 24 <br />and said that they are negotiating with the Church to use their back lot for staging. 25 <br /> 26 <br />Mayor Marty asked whether the easements were secured from the private property owners. 27 <br /> 28 <br />Xcel indicated that they have secured two of the five and are negotiating with the others. 29 <br /> 30 <br />Mayor Marty reviewed the comments of Staff to Xcel regarding conditions. Mayor Marty asked 31 <br />that no lane closures be later than 7:00 p.m., and asked that any holes have a cover placed over 32 <br />them over night. 33 <br /> 34 <br />Council Member Flaherty asked whether he would smell gas in the vicinity of the structure. 35 <br /> 36 <br />Xcel indicated that there should not be a smell. 37 <br /> 38 <br />Catherine Landcrain of 5219 Irondale Road said that she felt like Xcel seemed insensitive to the 39 <br />safety concerns. She then thanked the Council for pressing Xcel on the safety features. She also 40 <br />said that she thinks it is crazy to ask residents to be on the look out for smells, as it is Xcel’s 41 <br />burden and responsibility to keep residents safe. 42 <br /> 43