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Minutes of the Arden Hills Regular Council Meeting, 4-10-89 . Page 5 . STORM SEW. (Cont'd) Growe moved, seconded by Malone, that Council authorize and direct the Engineer to prepare a feasibility report for the Oak Avenue storm sewer improvements for the Regular Council Meeting held May 8, prepare legal notice setting the date of Public Hearing for May 8, 1989, at 7:30 p.m., and advertise for bids for the project with the bid opening be held prior to the public hearing. Councilmember Mahowald questioned if the Council favored the assessment process; he was inclined to use General Funds to complete the project. Attorney Filla advised that since a petition was not received from property owners for the project, the Council could not award a contract that would be subject to special assessments without four Council votes. Mayor Sather, Councilmembers Malone and Growe, spoke in favor of assessing the project; Hansen stated she would favor assessing the project if the residents had not previously been assessed for storm sewer. Motion carried. (Growe, Malone, Mahowald and Sather voted in favor; Hansen opposed) (4-1) Hansen moved, seconded by Malone, that Council direct the Engineer and Attorney to obtain and prepare the utility and drainage easements necessary to complete the Oak Avenue Storm Sewer project. Motion carried unanimously. (5-0) . ODOR PROBLEM; SNELLING AVE. Council was referred to the report from Engineer Peters dated 4-7-89, relative to the sewer odor problem on Snelling Avenue. Lund explained the odor has diminished over the winter months and Peters recommends the monitoring proposed be delayed until the smell returns; the residents were advised of the proposed delay and agreed. Lund advised the testing lab could have a representative on site within two hours when the odor returns. Council accepted the report and concurred with the recommendation. REPORT OF ACTING CITY ATTORNEY PURCH. AGREEMENT; KEM MILLING PROP. Council was referred to a memorandum from the Clerk Administrator and a letter from Attorney Filla, both dated 4-7-89, relative to the Kem Milling Purchase and amendments to the document as discussed at the 3/27/89 Council Agreement meeting. Filla reviewed the changes made to the proposed Agreement, which has been signed by Kern Milling: . Sections 1 & 4 - Amendments relate to conveyance of personal property remaining on the site between the date of closing and possession; the seller would have approximately 3 three weeks to remove materials from the site and would continue to insure the property for public liability during that time. Section 6(e) - Amendment requires a "Bill of Sale" for the personal property and is necessary so that the City has title to the personal property which remains on the premises after the date of closing. The personal property that would remain, specifically above and below ground tanks and cookers, may have salvage value and would be taken into consideration by persons bidding on the demolition project. Section 9 - Amendment is to insure that all property owned by Darling & Company is conveyed to the City; the boundary survey will provide a legal to be used on the deed of conveyance. Section 11 - Amendment indicates the seller shall remove all personal property, except those items contained on a list provided to the City be May I, 1989. This section also requires the seller to remove any liquids in the storage tanks, above and below ground. . Section 24 - Amendment changes the date the proposal will remain valid until April 11, 1989.