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notified thag this item will increase the project cost $4,883.25 and that he will be assessed individuall~ and 2) The contractor has submitted a request to be reimbursed for two hours of additional l~bof~and machinery which was required to locate the plugged end of the existing watermain. The.cost is $330.00. Motion by l~o~ncilmember Beyer and seconded by Councilmember Zimmerman to adopt Resolution ~72-05-096 approving Change Order No. 1 and partial payment to Richard Knutson, Inc. for Imprbv~ent Project g91-01. Motion carti~l. Voting Yes: Councilmembers Beyer, Zimmerman, Hardin and Peterson. Voting No: None. Abstain: Mayor Gilbertson. Case #4: R~commendation from Road and Bridge Committee on Proposed EXtension of 153rd Avenue N.W. Councilmember Peterson turned the meeting back over to Mayor Gilbertson. City Enginoer Jat~kowski stated that one of the top priority goals set for City Staff was to pursue the establishrnerlt of 153rd Avenue N.W. as a crosstown alternative. There have been four meetings he, dealing exclusively with this project. There were five separate alternatives that came up as a resu!tiof h~put at these meetings which Mr. Jankowski included for the Council's review. He stated th~[tha'Road and Bridge Committee has recommended that a public hearing be held on the five alte/la~iv~es and Staff is recommending that prior to setting the date for this public heating, an environmet~tal assessment worksheet be prepared and submitted to the DNR for review. Motion by (2tlUncfilmember Beyer and seconded by Councilmember Zimmennan to direct that an environmental assessment worksheet be prepared and submitted to the Department of Natural Resources fOre, review. A date for the public hearing will be set after the environmental assessment worksheet hiis'be~n reviewed by the DNR. Motion carried.. Voting Yes: Mayor Gilbertson, Councilmembers Beyer, Zimmerman, Hardin and Peterson. Voting No: None. Case #5: Introduce Ordinance Amending Water and Utilities Section of the City Code City Enginegrilankowski stated that the City Council had expressed a desire to examine whether the existing Water .and sewer rates are adequate. These rates are currently limited to being set by ordinance. The primary purpose of an ordinance amendment would be to allow water and sewer rates to be adjOsted periodically by resolution. Upon review of the ordinance, it was determined some verbi~g~ modifications should be made with regard to connecting with City water, prohibiting e/ass oonnections and placing the responsibility for installing and maintaining a lift device for sa~ii, aWsewer systems on the property owner. Motion by t2oun¢ilmember Beyer and seconded by Councilmember Hardin to introduce an ordinance revising Section 4.40 of the Ramsey City Code known as Water and Sewer Utilities. Motion carried_.. Voting Yes: Mayor Gilbertson, Councilmembers Beyer, Hardin, Peterson and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case #6: Wood Pond Hills Phase I Development Improvement Project #92-15 City Council/May 12, 1992 Page $ of 8