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1 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to accept the low bid of 2 $14,045.00 and award the contract for making the necessary modifica- 3 tions to Well #5 to Layne Minnesota, as recommended by staff. 4 Motion carried unanimously. 5 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 6 Water Rate Ordinance Adopted 7 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Enrooth to approve the third reading 8 and adopt Ordinance 1988-003. 9 ORDINANCE 1988-003 10 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO WATER RATES; AMENDING 11 SUBDS. 2 ANDS OF SECTION 550:00 OF THE 1973 12 CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 13 Motion carried unanimousl 14 Several people were still sitting in the chambers and they were asked 15 if they had any further business to bring before the Council. 16 Parkview Issue Revisited 17 David Petrie, 3505 -36th Avenue N.E. 18 *indicated he was one of the persons who had written letters on 19 the issue to the Mayor and Councilmembers; 20 *assured them that whatever initial impression they might have 21 gotten, he was not anti -business; 22 *perceived the 200 people who showed up at the February 24th 23 school hearing and the Councilmembers shared some of the same 24 concerns about what was going to happen to Parkview; but 25 *still wanted to know why, if moving the fire station to the 26 gymnasium was no longer being considered, the Council was still 27 interested in acquiring the building for the City. 28 Sundland told Mr. Petrie at $36,000 a year, the City has paid r 29 the school district $432,000.00 in rent over the last 12 years. He 30 said when the School Board first indicated they no longer had a need 31 for the building and offered to give it to the City, it sounded like a 32 good idea which would give continuity to Parkview's use as a Community 33 Center. 34 Marks said he perceived another reason the City wanted the building 35 had been to better distribute its services by consolidating the 36 office and other types of services. The Councilmember pointed out 13