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I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 27,2012 Page 3 property owners will not be assessed for these improvements, the water main improvements include replacement of the valve and box at the property lin e and $37,088 will be assessed to property owners with the remaining $285,661 paid by the General Levy Fund , and the storm sewer improvements will be assessed 35% to property owners or $103,5 18. He indicated total cost of the project is $2 ,081,239 and funding sources include special assessments and 429 Public Improvement Bonds and the City has the option to use water, sanitary, and storm water funds to pay for the improvements. He advised two public meetings have been held and a third public meeting will be held in the spring. He reviewed the project schedule noting that the public hearing to award the contract will be held in February and construction will begin in April or May with substantial completion in September. Councilmember Roth stated the City's soil presents problems and asked if these problems create any sort of risk for the City's gas lines. City Engineer Hubmer explained that the City's standard operating procedure sinc e 1999 has been to have CenterPoint Energy replace all the gas lines whenever the City is doing a street improvement project and this gas line work is done at no expense to the City or property owners. He stated that CenterPoint has been switching over to plastic, non-corrosive pipe that does not spark and is less prone to combust if accidentally hit. Councilmember Stille requested that the City be very clear with residents about location of fire hydrants and tree removal to avoid any misunderstanding by residents . Motion by Councilmember Roth, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve the Resolution 12-087; Accepting the 2013 Street and Utility Improvement Project Plans and Specifications and Ordering Advertisement for Bids. Motion carried unanimously. City Engineer Hubmer reported that the Met Counci l recently approved the City's 1&1 grant request for 2013 and approved $107 ,000 for this year's street project. He noted that this amount could increase if other cities choose not to participate or spend their entire allocation. He a lso reported that the backflow preventer at Mirror Lake has been installed which will allow the storm water treatment system to function properly. He also reported that the storm sewer work on Lowry A venue is complete and the system is operational. Mayor Faust thanked City Engineer Hubmer for the updates. He also thanked City Engineer Hubmer and City Manager Casey for their efforts in securing the Met Council 1&1 grant. B. Ordinance 2012-13 ; An Ordinance Amending Chapter 33: Fees. (First Reading). Mark Casey, City Manager, presenting. City Manager Casey explained that proper zoning administration requires appropriate financial commitment from a city and should include administrative costs and out-of-pocket expenses of consultants. He stated this ordinance will only contain official fees for land use, building