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13)Adopt Resolution #08-08-139 Authorizing the Payment to the Killer Hayseeds for Entertainment Services Related to Happy Days 14) Report from Personnel Committee 1) Consider Authorization to Hire a Fire Inspector 15) Report from Public Works Committee 1) Consider Authorization to Expand Municipal Center Conference Room - Council voted to ratify the recommendation of the Public Works Committee and directed staff to acquire competitive bids to compare costs and to research the usage of meeting rooms, including Fire 1. 2) Consider Request for Stop or Yield Sign at the Intersection of Hedgehog Street and 155th Lane - Council voted to ratify the recommendation of the Public Works Committee which was that the Yield signs be posted on the north and south legs of the intersection of Hedgehog and 155th Lane, that the Public Works Department clear the vegetation located within the right-of-way, and that contact be made with comer property owners to review additional sight line improvements that should be made. 3) Consider Establishing an Assessment Policy for MSA Street Construction Projects - Council voted to ratify the recommendation of the Public Works Committee and consider establishing an assessment policy for MSA street construction projects be discussed by the full Council, at a work session. 4) Consider Establishing Topsoil Requirements in New Subdivisions - Council voted to ratify the recommendation of the Public Works Committee and direct staff to prepare an ordinance modifying City Code to require a minimum of four (4) inches of topsoil meeting the MnDOT specifications 3877C, premium topsoil borrow in landscaped areas of all new developments, and work in conjunction with the EPB on other ways of water conservation methods that could be used for the whole community and possible ways to give residents incentive to use them. 5) Consider 2008 Storm Sewer Improvements - Council voted to ratify the recommendation of the Public Works Committee and direct staff to prepare plans and specifications for the 2008 Storm Water Improvement Project which would include the improvements at 6941 - 152nd Avenue; Llama Street and 163rd Avenue; and 6043 Highwal #10; and that staff continue to work with the residents of the Kamacite Street and 148 Lane/Avenue project to determine the desired alternative and to proceed with the implementation of that alternative. 6) Periodic Inspection of Parking Ramp - Council voted to ratify the recommendation of the Public Works Committee and direct staff to write a policy for the periodic inspection of the City owned parking ramps be prepared; that staff be directed to investigate possible funding sources for the inspections and direct staff to investigate the possibility of engineering staff becoming certified to conduct the inspections. 7) Cost of Concrete Streets - For informational purposes only - no action necessary. Motion carried. V oting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Strommen, Look, Dehen, Elvig, Jeffrey, and Olson. Voting No: None. City Council / August 12, 2008 Page 9 of 26