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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 24, 2009 Page 4 i Motion carried unanimously. 2 3 B. Resolution 09-02 1 • Adopting and Confirming Assessments for 2009 Street and Utility 4 Improvements. Mr. Hubmer provided an overview of Resolution 09 -021. 8 Motion by Councilmember Roth, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to adopt Resolution 09- 9 021; Adopting and Confirming Assessments for 2009 Street and Utility Improvements. 10 11 Motion carried unanimously. 12 13 C. Resolution 09 -022; Awarding the Bid for the 2009 Street and Utility. Improvements 14 15 Mr. Hubmer provided an overview of Resolution 09 -022. 16 17 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Thuesen, to adopt Resolution 09- 18 022; Awarding the Bid for the 2009 Street and Utility Improvements. 19 20 Councilmember Gray questioned if staff has experience working with Northwest Asphalt, Inc. 21 Mr. Hubmer responded in the affirmative and stated the company comes highly recommended. 22 23 Councilmember Gray expressed concern about ensuring that punch lists are completed in a 24 timely manner. Mr. Hubmer stated restoration activities will be completed differently this year. 25 Typically they have gone with sod for restoration, which has been difficult. This year the 26 restoration method will consist of six inches of new topsoil and hydroseed. 27 28 Councilmember Thuesen commented in all the bids he has seen over the past 13 years he has 29 never seen bids so close, with only a difference of approximately $350,000 from top to bottom. 30 Mr. Hubmer replied he has never seen bids this close on this large of a project. There is so much 31 competition in the marketplace that everyone is sharpening their pencils. 32 33 Motion carried unanimously. 34 35 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF. 36 37 A. Resolution 09 -028; Administrative Lot Split 3055 Old Highway 8 Joel Stromgren 38 Planning Commission Chair presenting 39 40 Mr. Joel Stromgren, Planning Commission Chair, presented the Planning Commission report on 41 the administrative lot split request at 3055 Old US Highway 8. He reported that the public 42 hearing on the administrative lot split request was tabled from the January Planning Commission 43 meeting at the request of the applicant. At the February Planning Commission the Commission 44 recommended denial of the applicant's request for a lot split at 3055 Old Highway 8 based on the 45 applicant's absence from the public hearing and that he did not provide the requested parking