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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, April 9, 2007 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />___________________________________________________________________________________ <br />17. #07-3276 ROBERT G. LUESSE, 3249 CASCO CIRCLE – VARIANCE – RESOLUTION <br />NO. 5603 <br /> <br />Murphy moved, Bremer seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5603, a Resolution granting a <br />variance for the property located at 3249 Casco Circle. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT <br /> <br />Murphy noted there was a front page article regarding Big Island and the Minnehaha in this week’s <br />Pioneer Press. <br /> <br />Bremer encouraged the other City Council members to read the article included within the <br />“Communicator,” which was submitted by an organization named HIRED. Bremer stated HIRED <br />works with teenagers and other troubled adults. <br /> <br />Rahn noted one person on the Board of Review is required to have undergone some specialized training, <br />and inquired whether anyone on the Council has taken that training. <br /> <br />White and McMillan indicated they both have attended the training. White recommended that Bremer <br />and Rahn take the training. <br /> <br />McMillan stated an insert to the City’s newsletter on the organic recycling program is currently at the <br />printers and would be ready for distribution in the near future. McMillan stated Rachel Dodge has also <br />been working on the organics web page. <br /> <br />Murphy inquired about the Dakota Rail Trail being planned by Three River Parks. <br /> <br />McMillan stated the two major issues in Minnetonka Beach are the trail being gravel and a width of six <br />feet. McMillan stated it was her impression that the Park Board would follow the construction <br />standards for trails and would not be constructing it at a width of six feet. <br /> <br />CITY ENGINEER’S REPORT <br /> <br />*18. AWARD OF 2007 SEAL COAT BID <br /> <br />Murphy moved, Bremer seconded, to award the 2007 street seal coat bid to Pearson Brothers, <br />Inc., with Alternate No. 1 – granite chips, and Alternate No. 4 - $11,525.80 for seal coating the <br />Navarre Municipal Parking Lot, for a total cost of $91,482.80; and to amend the PIR Fund budget <br />to reflect the expenditure. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />*19. UPGRADE AND STANDBY GENERATOR FOR LIFT STATION 26 <br /> <br />Murphy moved, Bremer seconded, to accept the quotation in the amount of $19,440.51 from <br />Katolight Corporation Mankato, Minnesota, for Lift Station #26 (1207 Tonkawa Road) <br />emergency generator; to accept the quotation in the amount of $5,650.00 from Electric Resource <br />Contractors, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for completion of the electrical connection work for Lift <br />Station #26 (1207 Tonkawa Road) emergency generator; to accept the quotation in the amount of <br />$28,978.66 from Quality Flow Systems, New Prague, Minnesota, for a new control panel, 1-7.5 HP <br />pump, access cover to wet well and Mission Systems direct dial alarm system for Lift Station #26 <br /> <br />PAGE 20 of 22 <br />Item #02 - CC Agenda - 04/23/07 <br />Approval of Council Minutes From 04/09/07 [Page 20 of 22]