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City Council meeting of November 17, 2003 Page 4 which were awarded to FSG by Council at its September 2, 2003 meeting. Bob met with the Public Works Building Committee on October 24, 2003 to finalize changes to the Rice Lake Park Concept Plan, as recommended by the Parks Commission at its October 8, 2003 meeting. This new concept plan will be reviewed by the Parks Commission at its November 12, 2003 meeting. Council discussed at length the pros/cons for location of the public works facility on the east or west portion of the property. Council member Petryk supported installation softball fields that would need to be lo- cated at the west end of the land, which was also the best location of the public works building. Al- though the softball fields would be constructed at no cost to the City, Council recognized that the main focus needed to be on the public works facility. Miron made motion, Puleo seconded, to accept the Public Works Space Need Study as presented. All aye. Motion Carried. Puleo made motion, Haas seconded, to accept the Rice Lake Park Concept Plan as presented. All aye. Motion Carried. Haas made motion, Miron seconded, directing staff to negotiate a contract with ESG Architects and work with the Public Works Building Committee to finalize Concept Plans. All aye. Motion Carried. Miron made motion, Petryk seconded, directing staff to work with the Parks Commission to locate a suitable site for a "pin -wheel" softball facility. All aye. Motion Carried. DISCUSSION ON PHASE III ON WEST ONEKA LAKE DRAINAGE PROJECT At its September 15, 2003 meeting, Water Resource Engineer Pete Willenbring from WSB Engineers provided a recap of the West Oneka Lake Drainage Project. Pete provided an overview of the project, including pictures of the work completed by the contractor, Fyles Excavating. Pete explained that the storm water improvement project will provide much needed relief to homeowners in the area, who have been plagued by flooding for many years. Council was pleased with the project and directed Pete to proceed with Phase III portion of the project. Pete met with neighbors regarding the Phase III por- tion of the work, which included improvements north of 165" Street. Pete provided an overview of the meetings held to date, as well as construction options available to the City, along with estimated costs for each option. Mayor Miron addressed funding sources to pay for improvements such as the storm water utility fees, and suggested that this was, in part, a City drainage issue. Puleo made motion, Miron seconded, directing staff to look at Project 1 and schedule a meeting with affected residents to discuss the improvement project. All aye. Motion Carried. Miron made motion, Puleo seconded, directing staff to facilitate discussion on Projects 2 and 3 with the various regulatory agencies, including any permit applications, and report to Council with a rec- ommendation. All aye. Motion Carried.