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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 13, 2013 Page 23 At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Mr. Chelson advised that the first portion of the project would be at County Road B and Larpenteur, and would then progress north to south along the Rice Street Corridor, with work also being coor- dinated between the July 4th holiday and the Minnesota State Fair. Once pipe in- stallation was completed, Mr. Chelson advised that landscape restoration would follow closely. Mr. Chelson anticipated completion of the County Road B and Rice Street area to be completed by end of July 2013. As previously noted and at the request of Councilmember McGehee, Mr. Chelson reviewed the projected schedule for replacement of the 2.5 miles of pipe in this area, followed by construction of a building over that area, with the remaining project in the St. Paul city limits. Mr. Chelson advised that Xcel anticipated com- pletion of the work all this year, including additional safety features for the natu- ral gas system. McGehee moved, Etten seconded, approval of a variance to extend the working hours for the Xcel Energy Gas Main Replacement on Rice Street between County Road B and Larpenteur Avenue; for work from 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. for up to fifteen (15)nights during the project schedule, May 20—October 31, 2013. Ms. Jurek advised that she spoke to Mr. Schwartz regarding Xcel updating them on a weekly basis, so current information could be provided by city staff to resi- dents, allowing them to know how the work was progressing. Ms. Jurek advised that work would be completed in two-block segments, with construction work fol- lowed by restoration, cycled intentionally to minimize impacts. Mr. Schwartz suggested work could be provided to the public via NextDoor.com; supported by Mayor Roe. Mr. Schwartz advised that, during construction meetings for the project over the last few weeks, the contractor anticipated normal working hours from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and expressed his hope that the majority of the work would occur dur- ing that time. Roll Call Ayes: Willmus; Laliberte; Etten; McGehee; and Roe. Nays: None. 12. Budget Items a. Adopt Financial Policies Finance Director Chris Miller briefly summarized the RCA dated May 13, 2013, seeking formal review and adoption of the existing and applicable financial and budget-related policies of the City Council in conjunction with the budget pro- cess. Mr. Miller advised that this had been done by the City Council for the 2012/2013 biennial budget, and affirmation was again sought for the 2014/2015