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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 08, 2010 Page 5 City Manager Malinen briefly reviewed this item as detailed in the Request for Council Action (RCA) dated February 8, 2010. Councilmember Ihlan sought clarification on agreements in place for cost sharing. Finance Director Chris Miller advised that this formalized and referenced past verbal agreements negotiated for cost-sharing of fiber optics, with this requested action solidifying those negotiations and verbal agreements achieved over the past 18 - 36 months. Klausing moved, Johnson seconded, approval of a Fiber Services Agreement, as detailed in the Request for Council Action (RCA) dated February 8, 2010, be- tween the City of Roseville and the Roseville School District, pending final re- view by the City Attorney. Roll Call Ayes: Johnson; Ihlan; Roe; and Klausing. Nays: None. b. Approve Contract with Braun Intertec to Undertake Subsurface Testing and Complete Remedial Planning for the Twin Lakes Phase II Public Infrastruc- ture Project (Former Consent Item 7.g) City Manager Bill Malinen briefly reviewed this item as detailed in the Request for Council Action (RCA) dated February 8, 2010. Mr. Malinen noted that this supplemental contract represented additional testing requested by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) beyond the original agreement with Braun. Councilmember Ihlan referenced page 2 of the December 29, 2009 letter from the MPCA; and line 16 of the staff report related to the City not conducting subsur- face investigations on land not owned by the City and/or outside the scope of this project. Councilmember Ihlan expressed concern that testing of those additional private properties were prudent at this time, and their permission should be sought to determine the type and extent of groundwater contamination. Community Development Director Patrick Trudgeon advised that staff had held no direct conversation with property owners for the purpose of requesting testing on their properties; however, he noted that the MPCA had been in communication with owners of the PIK property for some time and that this parcel had been add- ed to the MPCA "watch" list for follow-up action, which may have required that owner to do additional testing. In the best interest of the City, Mr. Trudgeon ad- vised that staff was avoiding involvement in that chain of conversation and focus- ing on areas owned by the City, with resolution of any groundwater contamina- tion allowing the City to proceed with Phase II of the infrastructure project.