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City Council 10-11-2006 Summary of Work Session Present were Mayor Mary Capra, Council members Michelle Lakso, Richard Terway, Tom Lee and Jeff Paar. Also present were Administrator Dallas Larson, engineer Mark Statz and City Attorney Kurt Glaser. The Council discussed the response of Anoka County to the City’s proposed changes in the Joint Powers Agreement. It was clear that Anoka County did not concede in any of the areas with significant cost implications. The County was seriously negligent in not including such significant costs as drainage and construction engineering in the MOU which together total almost a half-million dollars. 1.The share of storm sewer calculated by Anoka County did not take into account that the City has installed treatment ponds in conjunction with its developments and there would be very little area adjoining CSAH 14 where this isn’t the case. The County hasn’t taken that into account. The City engineer will verify the calculations of the County in this regard. 2.On the issues of Mobilization and Participation in Traffic Control, the County had previously indicated it would pay for these but now proposed that the City share a portion, though the amount is less than the original draft. The Council agreed that the County should follow its earlier commitment to pay for 100% of these costs. 3.The County has proposed to bill the City for considering alternative designs in conjunction with improvements on CSAH 54, but had never suggested that they would charge for considering modifications to their plans. The Council will not pay for this. 4.The County has refused to give credit for its savings resulting from alternative pond locations that were suggested by the City. The savings would measure in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Council directed that the $150,000 credit commitment made by Doug Fisher should be honored, since the City relied on this in determining to go forward with the Backage Road project. 5.The Council agreed that the city will not provide power to traffic signals. The County has from the beginning said that traffic signals are entirely a County cost. 6.The Council determined that the City could not afford to maintain the County’s ponds, but that it would be possible for the City to maintain the main storm sewer lines. 7.The Council did not wish to pay for Emergency Vehicle Preemption (EPV) since this relates to a traffic signal that is a County expense. 8.The County included a chargeback for construction engineering of 8%. The City engineer will verify that the estimate doesn’t include items that the City is responsible for inspecting, such as streetscape and utility relocation. The Council referred the matter to the City attorney to convey the City’s position and strong concerns with Anoka County Engineer, Doug Fischer. Adjourned at approximately 8:25 p.m. Dallas Larson City Administrator