2017-08-23 CC Minutes - (Approved)

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City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes August 23,2017 Council Member Montain desired to remove Item 49 and Council Member Love desired to remove Item 412. Motion by Council Member King, seconded by Council Member Love to approve the Consent Agenda Items #1-8 & 10-11 as Presented. All in favor. Motion carried. Council Member Montain stated that this payment hinges on work not be completed to certain standards, being promised that this would be fixed, being held accountable and protecting the City's/citizens interest with tax dollars. Engineer Statz stated that the City's portion of the road work completed on Centerville did not include the area that Council Member Montain desire to withhold payment. He stated that the project that the City was associated with ended at Dupre Road. Lengthy discussion ensued with comments being made that the Council desired to continue the working relationship with Anoka County, whether the proposal as outlined in an email received by the City Clerk stated that the County would complete lower of a pipe located near the end of Council Member Montain's driveway by the end of the year was enough leverage to hold them to completing the work and was a �/z of a foot sufficient for appropriate drainage in the area, the ability to hold an amount to complete the work ($10,000) if the County failed to do so, the problem existing for two (2) and a half years and showing good faith on the City's part by releasing a portion of the final payment. Motion by Council Member Love, seconded by Council Member Koski to Make Final Payment to Anoka County Highway Department in the Amount of$46,837.14 Less $10,000 Until Such Time as the Lower of the Pipe to the Entrance of 6709 Centerville Road is Completed by Anoka County. All in favor. Motion carried. Staff was requested to forward a letter along with the check stating the position of the City regarding the retainage and the City's desire to continue its working relationship with the County. Council Member Love thanked Mr. Roberts for his contributions to the City during his internship along with Council Member Koski and Mayor Paar. Mayor Paar stated that so many times Council approves proclamations without reading them or sharing important relationships/supporting causes that improve the community. He took several moments and read proclamations regarding Domestic Violence, Constitution Week and Century College. Motion by Council Member Love, seconded by Council Member Montain to Forward Mr. Roberts' Documentation to MCMA Requesting Reimbursement. All in favor. Motion carried. VI. OLD BUSINESS Page 3 of 7