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10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 4 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 22, 2013 Page 4 serving the City and recycling is picked up every other week. He would be interested in seeing the amount of recycling done by the City through the haulers. Mr. Voss stated he is not able to get some of that information. Councilmember Stille thanked Mr. Voss for the work he has done. He indicated the City was in need of one person coordinating this effort and Mr. Voss' efforts are noticeable. Councilmember Stille stated it would be nice to make information available to residents on where rain barrels can be obtained. He asked about grants for rain barrels. Mr. Voss stated different entities have different criteria for rain barrels and there is an application process. He explained that each watershed district receives some rain barrels, which are distributed per the application process. Mayor Faust stated the two watershed districts have distinctly different philosophic approaches. Councilmember Jenson stated he appreciates the efforts of Mr. Voss. Mayor Faust concurred and thanked Mr. Voss for his work. C. Resolution 13-020; A Resolution Calling a Hearing for the 2013 Street and Utility Improvements. Justin Messner, WSB & Associates is presenting Mr. Messner presented the resolution, explaining it sets a public hearing on February 26, 2013, at 7 p.m. He stated there are three resolutions for Council consideration at tonight's meeting. The three resolutions are: Resolution Calling a Hearing for the 2013 Street and Utility Improvements; Resolution Declaring the Cost to be Assessed and Ordering Preparation of Proposed Assessment; and, Resolution Calling a Hearing on the Proposed Assessment. Mr. Messner showed the location of the project on a drawing, reviewed the bids received, and the project cost/funding breakdown. Mr. Messner reviewed the funding sources and the assessed parcels as well as the project schedule. Councilmember Roth stated during last year's reconstruction, some yards needed tweaking for drainage improvements. He asked if any yards would need to be improved. Mr. Messner stated it would be just the road reconstruction. Councilmember Gray asked about the bids and what was included in the administrative fees. Mr. Messner stated since this is an older community, a contingency of 10% is set aside in case some utility issues are found. Mr. Messner stated bonding would be applied for at 20% of the assessment costs. Councilmember Stille asked if this was a firm bid. Mr. Messner stated the contractor is set on a certain unit bid price with a contingency if utility issues are found that would be above and beyond. Councilmember Stille asked if the contingency is generally used. Mr. Messner stated it is generally not exhausted. Motion by Councilmember Roth, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve Resolution 13- 020 Calling a Hearing for the 2013 Street and Utility Improvements.