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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes August 14, 2007 Page 3 Motion carried unanimously. 4 B. Resolution 07-061 • Awarding the Bid for Tree Removal on Silver Lake Road. 6 City Engineer Hubmer reported that the City of St. Anthony solicited interest and bids to remove 7 trees along the west side of Silver Lake Road to facilitate the under grounding of private utilities. 8 He stated the project anticipates removing all trees within the right-of-way in conflict with the 9 utility relocation project by the end of August 2007. He stated the additional trees beyond the 10 limits of the existing right-of-way would be removed by the end of 2007. I -Ie commented that I 1 prior to work commencing beyond the limits of the existing right-of-way, Hennepin County 12 would secure the necessary easements and/or rights -of -entry to facilitate completion of 13 underground utility work. 14 15 City Engineer Hubmer reported five bids were received. He stated Northeast Tree, Inc., 16 submitted the lowest bid in the amount of $11,200. 17 18 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Thuesen, to approve Resolution 07-061, a 19 Resolution Awarding the Bid for Tree Removal on Silver bake Road to Northeast Tree, Inc., in 20 the amount of $11,200. 21 22 Mayor commented the range in prices among the bids was significant. 23 24 Motion carried unanimously 25 26 C. Resolution 07-062• Authorizing Staff to Enter into Negotiations with Sensus Metering 27 Sstems Inc to Lease Antenna Space on the City Facilities for the Placement of a 28 Receiver Antenna to Read Automatic Water Meters 29 30 City Engineer Hubmer summarized the resolution approving the placement of an antenna for 31 Sensus, Inc., on the City of St. Anthony facilities for automatic water meters. He stated the 32 resolution allows the City to enter into a lease agreement with Sensus, Inc. to place a receiver 33 antenna on its facilities to read the City's water meters. 34 35 City Engineer Hubmer stated the City did not anticipate that an antenna would be necessary to 36 complete the water meter installation project. He explained the need for this additional antenna 37 is a result of errors in calculations completed by Sensus, Inc., on the anticipated coverage zone of 38 the receiving antenna located at the Pillsbury Tower. I -Ie stated the purpose of the new antemra is 39 to read only the meters within the City of St. Anthony. 40 41 City Engineer Hubmer reported the lease agreement would require Sensus, Inc., to compensate 42 the City of St. Anthony if this antenna is used for commercial purposes receiving reads from 43 outside the limits of St. Anthony for which they are collecting fees and profits. He stated the 44 cost to maintain the antenna is the sole responsibility of Sensus, Inc. 45