HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-11-05 Special Mtg. Minutes - Approved
The City Council of Centerville, Minnesota met in a special session on Wednesday,
November 05, 2008, at 6:00 p.m. in City Hall. Present were Mayor Mary Capra, Council
members Michelle Lakso, Linda Broussard-Vickers, Tom Lee and Jeff Paar. Also present
were Administrator Dallas Larson, Kurt Glaser, City Attorney and engineer Mark Statz.
The purpose of the meeting was to canvass the results of the election and to discuss bids
on the 2009 Street Improvement.
The Council reviewed the election count provided by the election judges for the city and
State General Election held on November 4, 2008. A motion was made by Council
member Broussard-Vickers that the Council ceritify the election results as presented,
which identified Mary Capra elected Mayor and Jeff Paar and Ben Fehrenbacher elected
to the City Council. The motion was seconded by Council member Lee, all present voted
in favor of the motion. Motion was declared passed.
The Council discussed the 2009 Street Project. It was pointed out that the bids for the
project came in about 15% over the estimate for the project.
The Council considered the possibility of delaying the award and the benefits of
rebidding the work early next year. Mark Statz responded that the prices of asphalt is
quite volatile and he cannot predict if better bids would be the result of rebidding.
Mark Statz reviewed the rain garden requirements for the project. It is estimated that
about $250,000 of costs are in the project as a result of Rice Creek Watershed District
requirements. Staff was asked to contact RCWD to see if some of the requirements could
be relaxed due to the high costs and also whether any grant funds are available to finance
these costs.
Staff suggested that the Council consider taking out watermain costs from the project and
having those costs paid for by the utility enterprise funds. The costs would then be
recouped by connection charges rather than special assessments. The benefit to the
homeowners is that the costs would be delayed until a later time or when needed. At the
same time, having the work done will make the watermain available so well failures
would result in connection to city services, rather than prolonging private water systems.
Staff was directed to provide a report for the next meeting that identifies:
1)Hookup charge for the watermain on Peltier Lake Drive and elsewhere where
no assessments were levied.
2)Options for extending the drop-dead date for connection to watermain.
3)Proposed assessment amounts for the properties to be assessed on the 2009
Street Project.
4)Administrtive process for handling the hookup fee system for these and other
properties that are not currently connected to water.
5)A draft resolution calling for a special assessment hearing on the 2009 Street
Improvement.
Motion made by Council member Paar, seconded by Council member Broussard-Vickers
to adjourn the meeting at 7:07 p.m.
Dallas Larson, City Administrator