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1 <br />Mayor Faust stated the bottom line is we are refinancing at a lower rate. 2 <br /> 3 <br />Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve Resolution 15-4 <br />066 Providing for the Sale of $4,445,000 General Obligation TIF Refunding Bonds, Series 5 <br />2015B. 6 <br /> 7 <br />Motion carried unanimously 8 <br /> 9 <br />B. Resolution 15-067 a Resolution Approving Cooperative Agreement with the City of 10 <br />Minneapolis for the St. Anthony Treatment and Storm water Research Facility. 11 <br /> 12 <br />City Engineer Todd Hubmer reviewed Council is requested to consideration a cooperative 13 <br />agreement between the City of St. Anthony Village and the City of Minneapolis for the 14 <br />ownership and operation of the St. Anthony Research Facility located in the City of Minneapolis 15 <br />in the vicinity of Lowry Avenue and County Road 88. The cooperative agreement includes the 16 <br />following language: 17 <br />1. The City of St. Anthony will take ownership of the storm sewer system for approximately 18 <br />300 feet south of the City limits. 19 <br />2. The City of St. Anthony Village would maintain ownership of the research facility and would 20 <br />be the MS4 Permit Operator of the system under the NPDES rules for the Minnesota 21 <br />Pollution Control Agency. This allows Mississippi Watershed Management Organization 22 <br />(MWMO) from becoming a regulated NPDES MS4 Permit holder. 23 <br />3. This agreement also outlines the requirements for changes and/or alterations or 24 <br />decommissioning of the system in the future. 25 <br />4. The City of St. Anthony and the MWMO will have a separate agreement for the operation 26 <br />and maintenance of the facility. This agreement will be presented at a future Council 27 <br />Meeting. 28 <br /> 29 <br />He explained the hope is construction will begin by the end of December to the first part of 30 <br />January 2016. This segment will be added onto the City’s current permit. MWMO is paying the 31 <br />entire cost for the facility. 32 <br /> 33 <br />Councilmember Stille noted the only cost to St. Anthony is the permit cost and maintenance. 34 <br /> 35 <br />Mayor Faust stated this is still taking care of 600 acres in St. Anthony and is being paid for by 36 <br />the MWMO. He noted there is a description on the website of what resident’s may actually see. 37 <br />Mr. Hubmer stated the system will be entirely underground but there will be some boxes above 38 <br />ground that contain some equipment. 39 <br /> 40 <br />Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Brever, to approve Resolution 41 <br />15-067 Cooperative Agreement with the City of Minneapolis for the St. Anthony Treatment and 42 <br />Storm water Research Facility. 43 <br /> 44 <br />Motion carried unanimously 45 <br /> 46 <br />C. Resolution 15-068 a Resolution of the Canvass of the 2015 General Municipal Election. 47 <br /> 48 <br />10