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City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes March 24, 2010 Mayor Capra stated the Easter Egg Hunt is a nearly 20 year tradition of Centerville and thanked Mr. Kieselhorst and the Lions for their contribution to the community. Motion by Council Member Fehrenbacher, seconded by Council Member Love to approve the use of Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park, April 3, 2010, for the 2010 Centerville Lions Easter Egg Hunt. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. VII. OLD BUSINESS 1. Downtown Storm Water City Administrator Larson reviewed the background information on the Centerville Downtown Redevelopment Strom Water Reclamation Project. He presented updated grant information stating that the Clean Water Legacy Grant would fund $188,550 of the downsized project and that Staff hasn’t gotten a commitment from the Rice Creek Watershed District at this time. He stated that he feels this is a much more manageable project and that Staff could look for additional grant money down the road. City Engineer Statz explained that essentially the City Council has the following three (3) choices: 1) to reconsider the original project costing approximately $800,000 with the $249,000 grant, 2) consider this downsized approximate $400,000 project with the $188,000 grant 3) the City could choose to not do either project. The City Engineer also explained that the downsized project aides in the each of the following: cleaner water to the lake which is eventually going to be mandated as a City obligation, irrigation for the park, and finally, the project would be setting up for the downtown redevelopment. The Council discussed the choices noted by the City Engineer and their concerns. The consensus of the Council was that the benefits to the community, ball fields, and lakes are worth the amount of the expenditure. City Council requested that Staff review ways to replenish the Storm Water Fund as well as have the Finance Director review all aspects of the project and to use any funds available that the City has on hand. Motion by Council Member Broussard Vickers, seconded by Council Member Paar to direct Staff to work with Rice Creek Watershed District and the State to modify the grant agreements to fix the cost on the lower cost project and direct the Finance Director to review project costs. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. VIII. NEW BUSINESS 1. Mr. & Mrs. Cunz, 7198 Shad Avenue Request for Water Connection & Special Assessing of Associated Fees City Administrator Larson reviewed background information and stated the City had a late request for a water service hook-up. Staff has reviewed the contractor cost, which is higher for the single additional connection and the property owner has agreed to pay the costs through special assessment in the same manner as the others that were previously a part of the project but for a five-year term. Page 3 of 6