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City Council meeting of December 4, 2000 Page 4 WHITE OAKS HEIGHT STOP SIGN The Council was updated on the stop sign situation at this subdivision. To date, the City has not received a response from Mr. Bilotta as to how he will regulate the speed of vehicles leaving his business. 129TU STREET UTE11TY MWROVEMENT PROJECT In 1999, the Council approved the 1290 Street utility improvement project, adopted the, assessment roll on 2/1/99, and ordered the project in March 1999. Since that time, there was a sale of a home on 129m Street, which necessitated the deposit of escrow funds to the City to pay for the estimated cost of the public improvements. Staff was informed by the former property owner that her funds were still deposited with the City, with no movement on the public improvement project. The City Administrator and City Engineer held a meeting on October 24, 2000 with property owners where they shared the history of the project, and subsequent decisions by the Council. The meeting was an excellent opportunity for the staff to learn fust -hand of the property owners' original interest in the project. City staff recommended Council take public testimony from invited residents as to their interest in the project, and direct staff to either initiate the project or abandon the project and refund the property owner's escrow funds, with interest. City Attorney, Mark Vierling, stated that the City was past the 12 -month time limit (March 2000), and the City could no longer take further action on this petition. Petryk made motion, Barnes seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION 2000-49, A RESOLUTION VACATING PREVIOUS ACTIONS/RESOLUTIONS RELATED TO THE 129TM STREET P.I. PROJECT, AND REFUNDING ANY MONEYS RELATED THAT WERE PAID, WITH INTEREST. VOTING AYE: Barnes, Haas, Leroux, Petryk, Stoltzman Motion Carried. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR PLANNING CHARRETTE VISIONING PROCESS The Metropolitan Council informed the City that they had been awarded a $60,000 planning grant for the purpose of a planning charrettelvisioning process for the City. Staff prepared a RFP in order to solicit proposals to do this work. Barnes made motion, Petryk seconded, that the Council approve the RFP, and direct staff to solicit proposals for this process. All aye. Motion Carried. PROPOSED SEWER RATE REVISION Currently, the number of gallons charged for residential sewer service is determined by the amount of water used by residents during the fall quarter, which is October, November, and December. Over the past two years, fall quarters have not been typical, and with residents watering new sod, sanitary