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City Council meeting of January 20, 2004 Page 3 specifications for the purchase of a new tandem plow truck for the public works department. All aye. Motion Carried. ADOPT 2004 FEE SCHEDULE (ORDINANCE) Each year, Council adopts a new fee schedule incorporating standard consumer price index increases to reflect increased City staff time related to the City fee schedule. Finance Director Ron Otkin prepared the annual City fee schedule for 2004 with a recommendation from City staff for its approval as presented. This agenda item had been tabled at the City Council meeting of January 5, 2004 for a comparison of the proposed fee increases for 2004 over 2003 City fees. Munn made motion, Petryk seconded, to adopt ORDINANCE 2004-384 AUTHORIZING ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES, RATES, AND CHARGES. VOTING AYE: Granger, Haas, Petryk, Puleo, Miron Motion Carried. UPDATE ON JD2 CULVERT REPLACEMENT PROJECT As a follow-up to a request by the City Council at its meeting on December 15, 2003, WSB & Associates performed a review of the issues relating to the installation of culverts along JD2. This work was undertaken in an effort to provide the Council with direction concerning how to best address the number of issues or questions that have come up over the past six months. Water Resource Engineer Pete Willenbring reviewed problems with the culverts installed at 157m Street and 165m Street. Pete stated that it would be impossible to give a guarantee on the amount of settlement that will occur, but suggested the EOR be allowed to develop a "fix" for the problem and allow them to do their work. Miron made motion, Petryk seconded, directing the City Attorney to correspond with the RCWD indicating the City's desire to have a Comprehensive Agreement memorializing: statute of limitations; cost responsibility; and hydraulic capacity/efficiency. All aye. Motion Carried. UPDATE ON HARDWOOD CREEK/JD2 RESTORATION MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 15.2004 The RCWD prepared Rehabilitation /Engineers Repair Report for Hardwood Creek and held a public meeting at City Hall on Thursday, January 15, 2004. Water Resource Engineer Pete Willenbring provided an overview of the information that was presented at the public meeting along with discussion and recommendations on where to go from here regarding this project. Miron made motion, Puleo seconded, directing the Water Resource Engineer Pete Willenbring to prepare a letter to the RCWD regarding an analysis of the feasibility study that they prepared and submit to Council for review and action at its meeting of February 2, 2004. All aye. Motion Carried.