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• ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR JULY 13,1998 ( * #12) REQUEST FOR PAYMENT #9, NORTH LONG LAKE SANITARY SEWER PROJECT Peterson moved, Goetten seconded, to approve Request for Payment #9 to Barbarossa & Sons, in the amount of $15,111.13, for the installation of sanitary sewer improvements for the North Long Lake Sanitary Sewer Project. Ayes 5, nays 0. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT ( #13) PURCHASE OF CIVIL DEFENSE SIRENS Moorse reported on the request for two sirens to be placed in two locations of the City that are not currently covered for emergency notification. The cost of the two rotating sirens with radio activators and installation is $33,338.02. One siren will be located in the Crystal Bay area, and the second near Watertown Road and McCulley Road. Kelley questioned why the siren would be located near the City limits. He suggested a location on Bayside Road. • Moorse stated there is may coverage to the south, but it be possible to move the location farther to Y P the east. Kelley felt it would be better to overlap coverage with Orono citizens than to have the warning reach into another city, unless they want to pay for it. Moorse stated that coverage could be discussed with the City of Independence. Peterson moved, Goetten seconded, to approve the purchase and installation of two emergency warning sirens at a cost of $33,338.02 to be funded by a transfer from General Fund Reserves to the Improvement and Equipment Outlay Fund, and to amend the 1998 budgets. Ayes 5, Nays 0. ( * #14) FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE - RESOLUTION #4123 Peterson moved, Goetten seconded, to approve Resolution No. 4123 authorizing execution of a sub -grant for federal disaster 1225 -DR MN reimbursement. Ayes 5, nays 0. The meeting was adjourned briefly to allow representatives of the Fairview Covenant Church to review the resolution regarding access to the Saga Hill park area. • 11