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City Council Study Session Meeting Minutes May 8, 2001 Page 2 • 1 Councilmember Hodson asked what causes these backups, and how fast the rate of waterfall has 2 to be to cause these problems. Mr. Hubmer responded that the soil was already saturated from 3 the snow and frost which is what caused the sanitary system to receive such an inflow of clear- 4 water that it backed up in some of the lower places in town. 5 Mayor Cavanaugh indicated that their agreement with the Metropolitan Council was insurance 6 that they were dedicated to fixing the problem. He apologized to Mr. Hauben for the 7 inconveniences, and said WSB would stay on this problem until they had an answer. 8 Mr. Hubmer stated that they went out for bids today, and that bids should be in and completed by 9 the second week of June. He indicated that he could have a report to bring back to the Council 10 the second week of June. 11 Mayor Cavanaugh thanked Mr. Hauben for coming. 12 VI. ACTION ITEMS. 13 A. Proclaim "Warren Rolek Day" on May 17, 2001. 14 Mayor Cavanaugh reviewed the proclamation and the party that would be held to honor Warren 15 Rolek on May 17`h. 0 Councilmember Sparks moved that "Warren Rolek Day" be recognized on May 17th 17 Motion carried unanimously. 18 B. Consent A eg nda. 19 Motion by Thuesen, second by Hodson, to approve the Consent Agenda. Said Consent Agenda 20 consisted of: 21 1. Claims. 22 2. Memorandum of Understanding with ISD#282 for Conduct of 2001 Local Elections. 23 Motion carried unanimously. 24 C. Resolution 01-059, Award Bid For Landscaping Of Storm Water Pond. 25 Todd Hubmer reviewed the bids that came in on this project on April 26`h. He indicated that one 26 of the reasons that they only had two bidders was because they had to be pre-qualified. Mr. 27 Hubmer stated that the reason for the pre-qualification was due to the sensitive nature of the area. 28 He recommended that Second Nature Lawn And Landscapes be awarded the bid in the amount of 29 $268,715.60. 30 Mayor Cavanaugh asked if the residents had seen this landscaping plan. Mr. Hubmer responded 31 that they had seen the plans and they have made adjustments to the plans to respond to some of the concerns of the residents. 33 Mayor Cavanaugh asked if the area is owned by the property owners once it is completed. Mr.