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City Council meeting of July 1, 2002 Page 7 CSAH 8 EAST OF TH61 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT At the third public informational meeting on June 18, 2002, Sandy Cullen, Washington County Transportation Engineer, reviewed with staff the County's interest in its CIP for the section of CSAH 8 east of TH61. Sandy was present to discuss the County's proposed CIP work on this section of road, which will not see a significant increase in traffic since the 140' Street alignment will not be considered for further review. The City would be financially responsible to acquire any needed right of way if the road was to be restored. It was suggested that this matter be included in the City's Newsletter to obtain residents' comments. No formal Council was required. APPROVE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF TWO CIVIL DEFENSE SIRENS Included in the City's 2002 capital improvements program, Council approved the purchase and installation of one civil defense siren that was to be placed north of the new City Hall, with suggested locations of Sweet Grass Meadows or Creekview Preserves subdivisions, respectively. Fire Chief Jim Compton and City Engineer Dave Mitchell reviewed this project with Federal Warning Systems, and they have prepared the necessary work with the proposed locations and the '/s mile radius within the respective neighborhoods. Since the City plans to sell equipment certificates for public works equipment, staff found it timely to include not one, but two civil defense sirens for the safety and protection of the large number of residents in the neighborhoods. With the low interest rate attached to the sale of the equipment certificates, staff determined that it would be cost savings for the City to do the installation in 2002 rather than 2002 and 2003 as prescribed in the CIP. Granger made motion, Haas seconded, to approve the purchase and installation of two civil defense sirens from Federal Warning Systems for the Sweet Grass Meadows and Creekview Preserve neighborhoods, respectively, at a cost of $32,887.46. Staff is directed to review costs associated with the repair and relocation of the siren presently located on the City Hall water tower. All aye. Motion Carried. APPROVE SALE OF EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATES FOR FIRE TRUCK. PUBLIC WORKS EOUIPMENT. CIVIL DEFENSE SIRENS, AND BLDG DEPT TRUCK After the Council approved the purchase of the new 2,000 -gallon tanker fire truck, public works equipment, civil defense sirens, and building department truck, staff was directed to prepare the necessary financial approval agreements for the sale of equipment certificates to fund the purchase of these items. Finance Director Ron Otkin prepared a matrix detailing the purchase price of each of these respective items and an accumulative total cost, including a levy amount that Council should include in its consideration for adoption in its 2003 City budget. Staff conservatively estimated the percentage rates for the sale of the equipment certificates at 3.3%. City staff recommended Council authorize the sale of the equipment certificates in the amount of $440,000, subject to the recommendations of our financial advisors. Haas made motion, Miron seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION 2002-31 PROVIDING FOR THE COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATED SALE OF $440,000 G.O. EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATES SERIES 2002A.