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MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, August 27, 2018 7:00 o'clock p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS Ron Miller, 270 North Willow Drive, stated the situation with the bump in the road in front of the fire station has continued to get worse and worse and that he has been unable to get it resolved. Between 3,800 to 4,000 cars go over that bump every day and approximately one percent of those vehicles weigh over 60,000. Miller stated every time those vehicles travel over the bump, it shakes his house and that he is now starting to get some cracks in his house, which he has attempted to fix his house in 2014, 2015, and it is now back with a vengeance. This matter was brought to the attention of Staff two and a half months ago but very little input on what is going on with it has been received. Miller stated Adam Edwards came out there this year and witnessed a truck going over the bump, which then caused a boom and the soil to shake. Miller indicated he has gone over the engineering plan and the soil study shows that the ground in that area is liquid. Every time a truck goes over this bump, it shakes the soil, which then runs into the house and shakes the house. Hennepin County's soil survey said extra footings would be required, and that when he built his house, he put a two -foot deep footing in the back of the house, installed cables in the house, and the uprights were placed every four feet. Miller stated he is very concerned about vehicles going over that bump 40 times a day shaking the area and that he would like it fixed. Miller commented it would take very little to fix the problem and that it likely would take a grinder one hour to get rid of 80 percent of the problem. Miller noted he has emails going back to 2014 regarding this issue and that in his view the road authority has the responsibility to take care of any potholes and other things like that that can cause damage. Miller stated he is concerned about the damage to his house, and that in his view it has gone past ordinary negligence and it is now running into gross negligence. Miller stated it should not take two and a half months to grind off a little piece of something and fix it. Edwards indicated he has received one quote so far but a number of companies have refused to bid on the project. Miller stated in one of the emails he indicated he had gone and obtained prices to rent a bobcat with a grinder on it and that it was reasonably inexpensive. In addition, information about the liquidity of the soil and the U.S.D.A. soil survey has been provided. Miller indicated he has also taken pictures of the bump and that he has been in places where the speed bumps are smaller than this bump. Miller stated the situation is worse this year than it was two or three years ago and that he would like something done. Miller indicated he can obtain a bid if the City would like. Walsh encouraged Mr. Miller to follow up with City Administrator Rief and Public Works Director Edwards on the bid and the process going forward. FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT 11. 2019 LONG LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATING BUDGET James Van Eyll reviewed the 2019 Long Lake Fire Department operating budget, noting that there is approximately a seven percent increase being proposed. Approximately 3.5 percent of that is due to the new Minnetonka Beach contract, resulting in a net operating increase of 3.33 percent to Long Lake and Orono. Based on the current budget and allocation formula, the cost to the City of Orono amounts to a little over $402,000, which is about a 3.27 percent increase over 2018. Page 2 of 7