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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 13, 2001 Page 2 l 2. Licenses/Permits, and 2 3. Claims. 3 Voting on the motion: Cavanaugh, Sparks, Thuesen, and Horst voted aye. 4 Hodson abstained from voting due to absence at that meeting. 5 Motion carried. 6 VIII. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL. 7 A. Resolution 01-043, re: Support Hennepin County Park's purchase of the Salvation Army 8rp operty. 9 Mayor Cavanaugh stated that the Superintendent of Parks has withdrawn Resolution 01-043 as 10 the Hennepin County Park's negotiations with the Salvation Army have not been finalized. 1 I B. Resolution 01-037, re: Acquiring Harding Street Ponding easements. 12 City Manager Momson reported that this is a resolution to use the power of eminent domain to 13 acquire the remaining seven easements which the City has been unable to acquire by negotiation. 14 Mornson noted that at the January 23 meeting the City Council accepted three easements. Morrison added that just prior to tonight's meeting, Matt Storm, Evergreen Land Services 6 reported that one more property owner has accepted. 17 18 Todd Hubmer, WSB, presented background on the Harding Street Ponding project as it relates to 19 the 100 Year Flood Protection Plan. He also reviewed the letter which was sent out to property 20 owners responding to their questions on various issues such as landscaping, trucks hauling, 21 construction hours, vibrations associated with construction, video inspection of the properties 22 before construction, anticipated start date of construction, and if the construction adversely 23 affects property values how to reduce taxes. He added that a draft maintenance agreement was 24 also included in the mailing to property owners. Hubmer stated that residents were asked for 25 their response, but he has not received any responses. 26 Hubmer showed the planting plan that the landscape architect is proposing which was presented 27 to residents. He noted that the plan includes numerous trees and shrubbery, and a native wet 28 prairie mixture which is very low maintenance and durable. Comments were received from 29 property owners on changes which have been subsequently made. This part of the project is 30 projected to go out for bid at the beginning of next month. Hubmer also showed the artist's 31 conception of what the ponding area landscaping will look like in five years. 32 Hubmer stated that the project was bid in December, and the bid has not yet been awarded to the 33 contractor as there is a 90-day hold on the contract. He noted that as of March 13, the bid will 4 need to be awarded or will have to be renegotiated, with construction to begin in May.