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Mounds View City Council March 13, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 9 year. He stated there are several issues to decide before knowing the extent of the bonding. 1 2 MOTION/SECOND: THOMAS/FLAHERTY. To waive the reading and adopt Resolution 6773 3 Approving Transfers Between Funds. 4 5 Mayor Marty thanked Finance Director Beer for looking ahead on these items. 6 7 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 8 9 E. Resolution 6767 Approving the Preliminary Feasibility Report, Waiving 10 Public Information Hearing, Ordering the Project, and Authorizing the 11 Preparation of Plans and Specifications to the Medtronic Utility Extension 12 Project. 13 14 Director of Public Works Lee stated the final feasibility report indicates the cost of the project 15 will be $484,700, but may be increased to $608,000 if the casting installed for the extending the 16 sanitary sewer cannot be utilized. 17 18 Director of Public Works Lee commented that Staff suggests waiving a public information 19 hearing, but it does not preclude the public from discussing the issue with the Council. He stated 20 it waives the City’s responsibility to advertise for the public hearing, and will save a month’s 21 time and $1,200 in advertising and administration fees. 22 23 Director of Public Works Lee recommends the Council to order the project and authorize the 24 preparation of plans and specifications 25 26 Councilmember Flaherty stated that waiving the public hearing would go against one of the rules 27 that was set forth on the Council’s retreat of providing information to the public. He asked if an 28 informational meeting could be held as opposed to a public hearing. 29 30 Director of Public Works Lee stated that waiving a public hearing abstains the City from the 31 State requirement of advertising within a certain time frame. He indicated that a public 32 informational meeting can be held. 33 34 MOTION/SECOND: GUNN/STIGNEY. To waive the reading and adopt Resolution 6767 35 Approving the Preliminary Feasibility Report, Waiving Public Information Hearing, Holding a 36 Public Informational Meeting, Ordering the Project, and Authorizing the Preparation of Plans 37 and Specifications to the Medtronic Utility Extension Project. 38 39 Mayor Marty referenced page 12 of the feasibility report, utility access and connection charges, 40 and asked if these charges are separate from the installation charges and if they will be billed 41 separately to the developer. 42 43 Director of Public Works Lee stated it is City sewer and water connection charges, and will be 44 charged to Medtronic once a permit is filed to install utilities. 45