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City Council meeting of September 17, 2001 Page 2 APPLICATION FOR PAYMENT FOR VEIT AND COMPANY (WATER MAIN EXTENSION PROJECT) Veit and Company made a request for payment to the City for work completed on the water main extension project. City Engineer Dave Mitchell has reviewed the request for payment and recommends Council approve payment in the amount of $179,226.14. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved payment in the amount of $179,226.14 to Veit Company for work completed on the water main extension project. RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE MNDOT TO COMPLETE SPEED STUDY ON 140M ST. At its September 5, 2001 meeting, the Council authorized the reopening of 140m Street next to Lake Plaisted. Staff included in its recommendation a direction to staff to work with MnDOT to prepare a speed study as MnDOT officials require a Council resolution authorizing the speed study. This resolution would be provided to MnDOT as part of its formal process to provide the City with a speed study. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved a resolution (2001-54) authorizing MnDOT to complete a speed study on 140' Street, between CR8 and Keystone Avenue. APPROVAL OF REDUCTION IN LETTER OF CREDIT FOR BEAVER PONDS 4m ADDITION Oakwood Land Development submitted a letter to the City requesting a reduction in the letter of credit for the Beaver Ponds 4 Addition. City Engineer Dave Mitchell reviewed the original letter of credit for $160,000, based on the estimated construction cost of $128,000. The remaining work on the project is estimated at less than $25,000. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the reduction in the letter of credit for the Beaver Ponds 0 Addition subdivision to the amount of $32,000. SCHWIETERS TIF/PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR LOTS 4 & 5. BLOCK 1. BUILDING #4 City staff published notice for a public hearing at 7:00 pm at the September 17, 2001 Council meeting. Due to changes that have not been approved by both parties, staff recommended Council open the public hearing as legally published in the White Bear Press, and table the issue until the first or second meeting in October 2001. Mayor Miron opened the public hearing at 7:15 pm and there were no oral or written comments. Puleo made motion, Petryk seconded, to table this matter until a meeting in October 2001. All aye. Motion Carried. NOR -LAKES TANKER CARS At its September 5, 2001 meeting, the Council expressed its desire to have the tanker cars on the railroad tracks in front of the Nor -Lakes building removed immediately. Staff has spoken with officials from Nor -Lakes and Minnesota Commercial Railroad, and both have agreed to cooperate with the City and have the cars removed very soon. City Administrator Mike Ericson stated that he had spoken to Nor - Lakes president Mike Taglia, and the numerous rail cars are a result of a duplication of a production order, and will be removed in the very near future.