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-6- Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Sauer to authorize the preliminary project study of St. Anthony streets as proposed by Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc. �? Motion carried unanimously. The same engineering firm had submitted a proposal for a study of the City' s sanitary sewer system which is served by the Minneapolis sewer system which will be directed towards further relief of the sanitary sewer flooding within the St. Anthony system. Michael Kramer and Donald Lund, representing Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc. , discussed the proposal agreeing the first step in the study should be to ascertain whether concurrence with the additional diversion into the Minneapolis system at St. Anthony Road is possible to obtain from Minneapolis officials and the p project stopped if an agreement is not reached. Mr. Fornell wanted the engineers to quantify the benefit, if feasible, the City could reasonably expect from such a diversion. Motion by Mayor Haik and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to accept the October 15 proposal from Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc. for a study of the City' s sanitary sewer diversion into the Minneapolis system. Motion carried unanimously. j In his memorandum of November 8, Mr. Fornell cited the indications • made in the 1978 audit of the City by the George M. Hansen Company i that the City has made some positive improvements in the financial management. He recommended that firm be again retained for the 1979 audit at a cost not to exceed $7, 500 with the City Clerk-Treasurer undertaking a little more of the preparatory work. I Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to accept the George M. Hansen Company proposal for the 1979 audit at a fee of $7,500. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to refer the letter from Ann Grassman, 2608 Murray Avenue N.E. , re- garding a fence ordinance for the City, to the Planning Commission. Motion carried unanimously. Motion--by Councilman-Sauer- -and seconded by Councilman -Sundland to direct staff to prepare an ordinance which modifies the parking size I requirements of the existing ordinance to a minimum size of 9 x 19 i feet, as recommended by the Administrative Assistant. Motion carried unanimously. There was Council consensus that number three of the cost allocation method (flat rate for residences with discounts for apartment dwellers and senior citizens), as presented in Mr. Fornell ' s November 9 memo, should be utilized to achieve the necessary sewer charge increase; and the additional data they requested will be presented by the staff for their consideration at the next Council meeting.