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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />June 28, 2005 <br />Page 7 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 V1. <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />L? <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />A[ <br />Mr. Gilligan explained this was a Staff initiated change, and since the Council has decided to not <br />make the change, no motion needs to be made. <br />Commissioner Hanson said he will take back to the Commission that the Council would like <br />people to come to them with the concept reviews first. <br />Councilmember Horst said is difficult to rule differently than the Planning Commission does. <br />He explained if he hadn't felt as strongly as he had on the Martenson case, he would not go <br />against the Planning Commission. In this case, he said he felt strongly. He added he does <br />appreciate the Planning Commission's efforts. <br />Mayor Faust explained that a concept review gives feedback to the developers and an alert to the <br />residents. He said it is incumbent on the Planning Commission to be articulating whether they <br />think the concept would work. He commented he appreciates Commissioner Hanson taking this <br />information back to the Commission. <br />GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL. <br />A. City Engineer Report on the following items: Todd Hubmer WSB, presenting, <br />1. Resolution 05 -056; Awarding bid for Phase III of 39th Avenue. <br />Mr. Hubmer stated the recommendation is to award bids for this project. The bids were opened <br />on June 9, with the lowest bidder as Forest Lake Contracting in the amount of $825,703.40. The <br />Engineer's Estimate was $768,968.25. He noted the amounts differ widely because contractors <br />are busy at this time of year with the workload. He further explained this is a federal project and <br />requires more paperwork than usual. <br />Councilmember Stille asked what the City's experience has been with this contractor. Mr. <br />Hubmer answered they completed the Phase II work and are capable contractors. <br />Councilmember Thuesen asked if receiving only a few bids was a surprise. Mr. Hubmer said it <br />was since 25 people pulled plans for the project. He said some contractors said it would not fit <br />into their schedule. <br />Motion by Councilmember Thuesen, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve Resolution <br />05 -056; Re: Awarding a bid to Forest Lake Contracting in the amount of $825,703.40 for 39`s <br />Avenue Phase III reconstruction street, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, and appurtenant <br />work. <br />Motion carried unanimously. <br />2. Resolution 05 -057; Authorizing WSB to start feasibility report for 2006 Street <br />Reconstruction. <br />Mr. Hubmer noted this Resolution authorizes the feasibility report for the project to start next <br />year. He listed the improvements this project will cover. The proposed schedule includes <br />bringing the feasibility report to the Council in August and holding a neighborhood meeting in <br />September. Two more neighborhood meetings would be held in February and April 2006. <br />