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covenants set forth. In addition, Mr. Carlson planned to require the property owners to escrow $3500. with him for sod and landscaping purposes. Councilmember Powers requested the developer maintain all existing trees in the development. Mr. March commented the planning commission held a public hearing to consider the preliminary plat and to consider rezoning the property from R2 (Single Family Residential) to R2A (High Density Single Family Residential). Mayor Wilharber questioned Mr. Carlson if the development complied with Anoka County roads set back requirements. Mr. Carlson contacted Anoka County and the 20' set backs have been considered. MOTION by Councilmember Powers to approve resolution 98-04: declaring adequacy of petition and ordering preparation of a feasibility report. Motion seconded by Councilmember Helmbrecht. Motion carried unanimously. Awards - Ted Gonsior - Cable Commission and Dan Tourville - Planning Commission Mayor Wilharber recognized Ted Gonsior and Dan Tourville for the numerous hours they dedicated over the past 15 years as the City ofCenterville's representative to the North Central Suburban Cable Communications Commission and the Planning and Zoning Commission, respectively. Mayor Wilharber extended the City's appreciation to Mr. Gonsior and Mr. Tourville. Also, Mayor Wilharber thanked Mr. Tourville for his 21 years of dedication to the Fire Department, being an EDC charter member, and for storing the old Centerville fire truck on his property. Councilmember Brenner shared her appreciation that Mr. Tourville sparked her interest in the senior housing project. In addition, Mayor Wilharber noted Mr. Gonsior was unable to attend this evening. However, Mr. Gonsior's efforts will not go unnoticed, especially with the direction the access channel and the cable are headed. In closing, Mayor Wilharber noted these are a few of the many volunteers who make our community a better place in which to live. Engineering Proposal Information Councilmember Brenner lead the engineering proposal discussion. Also, suggesting the Council takes the next step to acquire engineering proposals from selected firms by sending for RFP's (Request for Proposals). Mr. March requested the Council clarify how many firms should submit SOQ (Statement of Qualifications). The Council discussed establishing a specific criteria, such as, requests RFP' s from firms within the vicinity of Centerville, specializing in certain areas of engineering or firms who work in Anoka County. Mayor Wilharber called the Councils attention to the time commitment involved in interviewing several firms and suggested limiting the RFP to ten firms. A short discussion followed. MOTION by Councilmember Brenner to authorize Staff to select ten engineering firms and send 5