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Minutes for the Hugo City Council Meeting on September 20, 2010 Page 4 of 8 deteriorated the condition of the existing building and pavement. Also outlined was a projected total project cost of $140,000.00 and payback of the improvements. At their August 26, 2010 meeting, the Planning Commission considered the site plan request for the salt storage building. Staff recommended approval of the site plan. The Planning Commission agreed that the site plan met the zoning regulations and unanimously recommended approval to the City Council. Competitive bids were received from Greystone Construction Co., Structural Buildings Inc. and Bulk Storage Inc. to construct the building. A low bid of $99,300.00 was submitted by Greystone Construction Co. Site work, including grading, paving and stormwater components would be constructed by the Public Works Department. Staff recommended Council approve the resolution for the site plan and authorize the purchase of the salt storage building at the Public Works Facility from Greystone Construction Co. for $99,300.00. Haas noted this amount was less than estimated for construction of the building. Haas made motion, Weidt seconded, to approve RESOLUTION 2010-44 APPROVING A SITE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF HUGO FOR A SALT STORAGE BUILDING LOCATED AT 6900 137TH STREET NORTH. Ayes: Petryk, Haas, Weidt, Klein, Miron Nays: None Motion carried. Haas made motion, Weidt seconded, to award the bid for the salt storage building at the Public Works Facility to Greystone Construction Co. for $99,300.00. All Ayes. Motion carried. Discussion on Victor Gardens Neighborhood Ground Water Issues Council member Becky Petryk, Mayor Fran Miron, and City staff have been working with a number of residents in Victor Gardens regarding groundwater that has been affecting those residents following construction of their homes within a limited area of Victor Gardens. The groundwater has resulted in flooded basements for several residents, algae and slime on the private alleyways, and constant pumping of water through sump pumps all year. Both the City's and Rice Creek Watershed District's (RCWD) Engineers have worked to identify the source of problem. The RCWD has approved an application filed by City staff for a $50,000 water quality grant to assist the homeowners with the problem. Resident Tony Schwab presented this issue to Council and requested, in addition to the $50,000 from RCWD, the City grant $41,750 to help pay for a specific project that will assist residents in dealing with this issue. Tony explained the project would involve underground pipes leading to the pond or drainage ditch. Brian Krystofiak, P.E. from Carlson Professional Services explained that this system is much shallower than the more expensive gravity feed system. Many of the sump pumps would still run but water would discharge to the piping system, not onto the streets.