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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, December 10,2012 Page 13 hours); and if determined necessary, the City would provide those impacted res- idents with bottled water until meeting those requirements and deemed safe. Discussion among Councilmembers and staff included temporary water services and boil notice provisions. Ms. Giga reviewed the proposed project schedule, if the City Council chose to take action at tonight's meeting; noting that if the City received significant neg- ative feedback from residents affected in these project areas, they would set up a temporary water service, adding and approximate 30% cost to the project; at which time staff would look at quotes from other contractors to further reduce the overall cost of the project. In the Rice Street area, Ms. Giga advised that, due to a number of apartment buildings that would be impacted, staff planned to install a temporary water service since it would be problematic to contact all of those tenants individually during the process. 11. Public Hearings 12. Business Items (Action Items) a. Approve Resolution Awarding Bid for Watermain Rehabilitation Project Ms. Giga summarized staff's recommendation as detailed in the RCA. Johnson moved, Pust seconded, adoption of Resolution No. 11035 (Attachment A) entitled, "Resolution Awarding Bid for Watermain Rehabilitation Project;" to Veit & Company, Inc., of Rogers, MN in an amount not to exceed $621,886.10; contingent upon receiving an additional warranty from 3M that its reviewed and approved by the City Attorney; and authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to execute the documents. Roll Call Ayes: Pust; Johnson; Willmus; McGehee; and Roe. Nays: None. b. Approve 2013 Utility Rates Mayor Roe summarized discussions to-date by the City Council related to 2013 utility rate adjustments submitted by staff and the Public Works, Environment, and Transportation Commission (PWETC) for consideration. Finance Director Chris Miller referred to information submitted to-date and ad- ditional information provided by staff based on past directives regarding a tiered water usage rate, as detailed in the RCA dated December 10, 2012; and impacts to customers from rate adjustments.