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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - MARCH 13, 2006 <br /> <br />11 <br /> <br />mistake. She stated at the moment, she was in favor of this. She believed if they did not do this <br />now, they would never do it. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant noted when they originally discussed this they had the funds to pay for <br />it, but now they did not have the funds. He believed there were good points brought up here and <br />in an ideal world he wished they had all of the funds they had when they first started looking at <br />this. He noted staff was pulling items offofthe CIP. <br /> <br />Mr. Siddiqui stated that some initial concerns of staff were that bids they had received for the <br />lift stations were higher than expected. He noted there were concerns about incurring costs that <br />were not anticipated when they go into the Ridgewood neighborhood project. He stated that the <br />other unknown for the five year CIP is the City's Inflow and Infiltration (III) issues. <br /> <br />Ms. Wolfe noted they have a number of competing issues, such as III, lift stations and <br />infrastructure, but the sewer and water funds could not be used for this proj ect. She noted MSA <br />funds have been impacted by the Lexington Avenue project costing more than anticipated. With <br />further analysis of MSA and capital funds, they started looking at needs versus wants. When <br />projects were moved to "unassigned" in the CIP, it was her detennination that some projects <br />were more wanted projects rather than needed projects. Funds are available, but it may result in <br />delaying other projects. <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson believed it was their job to balance priorities and he did not believe this <br />was any different than any other decisions that came before them. He stated Highway 96 has <br />been done for two years and this rose to the level where it was important to finish this project off <br />and move on to other things. <br /> <br />MOTION: Councilmember Larson moved and Councilmember Pellegrin seconded a <br />motion to adopt Resolution 06-27: Approval of the final plans and <br />specifications and authorization for bids for the Highway 96 Landscaping <br />hnprovement Project. The motion carried 3-2 (Councilmembers Holden <br />and Grant opposed). <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL REPORTS <br /> <br />Ms. Wolfe - None. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden - Stated Northwest Youth and Family Services Leadership still had <br />space available at the table. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant - None. <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson - None. <br /> <br />Councilmember Pellegrin - Asked staff to provide him information on the 800 megahertz <br />meetings when it is received. <br />