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. . , . Minutes of the Arden Hills Special Council Meeting of Feb. 22. 1989 Page Three Council questioned whose responsibility it was to ensure the pipes connected; was it the contractors, the inspectors. or the engineers. and how did this happen? Public Works Supervisor Raddatz said the City hired the inspector and he should see that the job is done correctly. Raddatz was previously informed by SEH that when a contractor installs something and it passes inspection. the City is stuck with it and the inspector has no power to make the contractor'change things when a problem occurs. Mr. Christoffersen noted that SEH engineered and inspected the McClung Drive and Colleen Avenue connection. Councilmember Malone asked how the City would know if they can trust an inspectors work that things are OK. Mayor Sather asked when was the last time an inspector directed a change in construction? Has the City selected poor contractors or what is the problem? There was a considerable amount of discussion regarding who is to blame. SEH noted that they will not allow a contractor to pave a road if it is not ready for paving. Councilmember Hansen asked if the City is in error in selecting the lowest responsible bidder for a project, even if the engineer recommends them. Mr. Lund said if the engineers feel a contractor is not qualified or suitable to do a project, they will recommend going with the second lowest responsible bidder. Concerns 5, 6, and 7 relative to settling of services were covered during the previous discussion as relates to paving the newly constructed streets. Concern number 4 was with regard to Northwoods Drive and why the watermain was not constructed as a looped watermain. Mr. Lund noted that the only way it could be looped is if in the future. Outlot A is developed and the main is looped further west and then south back to Red Fox Road. The eighth concern regarded obtaining easements for the sanitary sewer line at the south end of Round Lake, i.e.. over the Naegele property. Mr. Lund noted that Naegele had submitted preliminary plat plans for development of this property and on the day bids were opened, informed the Council that they wished to withdraw their preliminary plat and petition for water. Naegele then became uncooperative in granting easements and due to the time delay (project was originally bid in 1986 at a cost of $443,738), the rebidding process put the cost at $564,428 in March of 1987. The question was who could have foreseen Naegele's backing out of the project. Councilmember Hansen suggested that the City obtain all necessary easements before any project starts. Mayor Sather called for a recess at 9:18 P.M. The meeting was reconvened at 9:23. The final concern pertained to the 1 million gallon water tank not filling to capacity. Mr. Lund apologized for not having kept the current Council up to date on this matter and gave them a brief history of how and why the water tower was constructed. He noted that years ago the City's projected population was at 14,000, and now the ultimate population should be between 11,00 and 11,500. He noted that in the early 1960's Roseville began planning for its water system and asked Arden Hills if they wanted to be part of the Roseville water planning. The City declined, but then in 1967 Control Data proposed a facility here and the City found it would need a public water supply in order for that to happen. Since Arden Hills initially did not want to be part of the Roseville water system, portions of Roseville's watermain system were smaller than would have been provided if Arden Hills had proceeded with Roseville initially. Mr. Lund noted that one of those areas was the watermain along Hamline Avenue south of the Arden Hills city limits. As noted in a 1967 report to the Council, as the City reached its ultimate development, it would be necessary to construct a parallel watermain along Hamline Avenue and to provide a booster station on Hamline at the south boundary of the City. The report also recommended an elevated water storage tank in the location of the recently completed water tower. When the water system was constructed along Hamline, the piping at the meter station was configured in such a way as to allow the future installation of the booster equipment without modification of the existing piping. Councilmember Hansen noted that none of the current Councilmembers were made aware of the 1967 report and she felt they should have been apprised