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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 22, 2003 7:00 o'clock p.m. • ( *19. INTERIM APPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS SUPERVISOR, Continued) Murphy moved, White seconded, to approve a wage rate of $23.35 per hour for the position of Interim Public Works Supervisor effective October 1, 2003. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 0. *20. RECOGNITION — JACK BRINKHAUS, PUBLIC WORKS SUPERINTENDANT — RESOLUTION NO. 5055 Murphy moved, White seconded, to approve RESOLUTION NO. 5055, a Resolution of Appreciation to Jack Brinkhaus for Dedicated Service to the City of Orono. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 0. *21. LONG LAKE / ORONO WATER SYSTEM INTERCONNECTIONS Murphy moved, White seconded, to approve the expenditure of $85,000 from the Water Fund for Orono's 50% share of the costs for a joint project with the City of Long Lake for the installation of additional water system interconnections at Virginia and Brimhall Avenues with approval of the appropriate budget adjustment to reflect this expenditure. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 0. *21a. ACCEPT QUOTATION — OLD LONG LAKE ROAD SANITARY SEWER EXTENSION Murphy moved, White seconded, to accept the quotation in the amount of $39,783.33 from EJ Mayers Inc., Corcoran, Minnesota, for completion of the Old Long Lake Road Sewer Extension project with project funding from the Sewer Fund and approval of the appropriate year 2003 budget adjustment to reflect this expenditure. Acceptance of the quotation is contingent upon payment of the project costs or the signing of an assessment waiver by the property owner, and approval of the MUSA expansion by the Metropolitan Council. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 0. Murphy moved, White seconded, to establish a $6,500 per property connection fee for the Old Long Lake Road sanitary sewer extension project with the provision that the property owners can request to be assessed for the project costs at a 6.25% interest rate for a 15 -year time period. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 0. • Page 12 of 16