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Minutes of the Arden Hills Regular Council Meeting, 4-9-90 Page 2 . GEESE (Cont'd) Mayor Sather stated this matter has been brought before Council for discussion on an annual basis by residents of either Lake Johanna or Josephine. He advised llldlow it is illegal to discharge a fireann within the City limits and Council would not authorize this method to prohibit the geese from nesting in this area. Sather explained Lake Johanna and Josephine fall umer the jurisdiction of Ramsey County and the City has tried to work with the County on various occasions to eliminate the problem. He expressed concern regarding a health hazard at the beach areas due to the geese ex=ement. The Mayor suggested staff" contact Ramsey County officials and the DNR to determine if the mnnber of geese in this area pose a health risk within an urban environment. Joseph Kahnke, 1.541. Edgewater Avenue, explained the number of geese nesting in this area in=eases every year. He expressed concern regarding the health hazard to children using the beaches and suggested the City make an effort to rid the lake area of the geese. Council con=ed to direct staff to contact the Department of Natural Resources and Ramsey County officials to determine a method to remedy this problem. AWARD BID; WELL ABIINDONMENT KEM MILLrnG SITE Council was referred to a memorandtrrn from the Clerk Administrator dated 4-7-90 and a letter from Delta Envirornnental, Inc. dated 4-6-90 relative to the bid tab.1lation for well abandornnent at the Kem Milling site. . Berger advised he con=s with Delta's reconnnendation to award the bid to the lowest responsible bidder, Bergerson-caswell, Inc., of Maple Plain, in the amount of $1.2,760.00, subject to satisfactory reference checks. Mahowald moved, seconded by Malone, that Council award the bid for well abandonment at the Kem Milling site to the lowest responsible bidder, Bergerson-caswell, Inc., of Maple Plain, in the amount of $1.2,760.00, pending satisfactory reference checks. Motion =ied unanimously. (3-0) AWARD BID; UNDERGROUND TANK REMJVAL, KEM MILLING SITE Council was referred to a report from the Clerk Administrator dated 4-6-90 , relative to the bid tab.1lation for underground storage tank removal at the Kem Milling site. Berger advised that he con= with Delta's reconnnendation to award the bid to HRS Construction of Loretto, based on their low bid of $1.5,800 and pending satisfactory reference checks. He noted that HRS also received the bid for building demolition, which will provide some economy of skill and minimize some problems in tenns of phasing of the project. CouncilInember Malone questioned if the lump sum base bid is a compilation of the excavating, transporting and additional tackfill. . Darryl Ohrran, Delta Evirornnental, explained the lump sum bid includes the excavation, tank removal, tackfill and disposal of the tanks. He stated the amount of additional clean tackfill, transporting or excavation was requested in the bid process to indicate what additional costs will be if soil contamination conditions are found at the site; the figures noted in the bids are estbrates.