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/ 1 -2- Motion carried unanimously. • Motion by Councilmember Marks and seconded by Councilmember Enrooth to approve payments of $1,825 to Edward J. Hance for St. Anthony prosecutions from July 5 through August 7, 1985, and $3,612 to Healy-Ruff for siren conversion to radio/tone activation. Motion carried unanimously. Jean Amundsen, 3424 H.ighcrest Road, and two other members of the Village Gardenettes, were present to discuss their organization's proposal to erect a fountain in Trillium Park which the garden club built and maintained for the past 10 years at the intersection of St. Anthony Boulevard and Highway 88. Mrs. Amundsen read a prepared statement which indicated the project would be funded from monetary and equipment donations as well as with labor which they hoped would be provided by the Public Works Department. Mrs. Amundsen introduced her son, Craig, who is an architect for BRW, the city planning company who. had been involved in several City planning activities, who she said had volunteered to provide the specifications for the project. The Gardenette spokesperson also said her club had already received $1 ,000 in donations in addition to the $500 given them by Medtronics and planned to solicit other busi- nesses for donations to make up the costs still necessary to construct the fountain. The sketch of the park layout indicating the fountain would be sited at the southern- most area as well as photos of different size fountain cascades had been provided • in the agenda packet and Mr. Amundsen gave further details of how the fountain would be constructed. He said the 18 foot cascade jet of water would be recycled through a sumpump and would be lit by a photo cell which would turn the lights on after dark and off automatically at midnight each night. Mayor Sundland told Mrs. Amundsen he perceived this project would tie in very well with the City Marketing Committee's recommendation "to dress up this front door area of the City". Mr. Hamer indicated he had been working with the garden club members on their plans for this project and had already roughly estimated just what would be entailed if his department were to provide the labor do the job. He said he had contacted NSP who had agreed to donate 500 feet of underground electrical cable, which the Public Works Department could easily bore in with a rented auger. The Public Works Director indicated he had accompanied Gardenette representatives who had broached the adjoining neighbor about running the cable across his property and Mr. Hamer said, that neighbor had indicated his wholehearted approval of this improvement project. Since the engineering and specifications had been donated by BRW, the Director said he perceived the actual construction would not be too difficult. He estimated it would cost $1 ,200 for the necessary 28 feet of concrete which would have to be laid and he had figured the pump and motor would run about $2,700. There would be an additional cost for electrical materials, but the Public Works Director said he intended to request the electrician, who would be hooking it up, to donate that • service. Mr. Hamer indicated he did not perceive this would be a difficult project to con- struct especially since the water and storm sewer service are already on the site. He foresaw no repair problems since the water would not be pooled, but could be