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Assistant City Engineer Himmer stated that he sees this as a final inspection process' including an actual dipstick test to show the depth of the topsoil. Councilmember Olson, seconded by Dehen, to recommend to City of four ncil that n inches be directed to by d to prepare an ordinance modifying Copn City Code to require a minimum be directe t5' premium topsoil borrow in landscaped of, topsoil meeting the MNDot specifications 3877C, p ar ways of water areas of all new developments, and work in conjunction with anon ons ble ways to give conservation methods that could be used for the whole community residents incentive to use them. to development en Further opm Discussion: A man from the audience asked if this topsoil requireme H nimme would also stated thp he to that is not on services. Assistant stated that she feels it should apply to all new feels is it it would would b be Citywide. development. carried. Voting Yes: Vice- Chair Dehen and Councilmembers Olson and Look. Voting Motion cam No: None. Absent: Chairp erson Elvig. Case #5: Consider 2008 Storm Sewer Improvements City Engineer Jankowski stated that at the June 19, 2008 Public{ Works Committee meeting, he presented five areas in the City for possible storm sewer improvements note that H e scat ect that staff would like direction to proceed with three ofthese projects. Kangaroo Street and Kamacite Street and 148 Lane/Avenue how e olve the problem discussed may b e able le to be resolved within the Public Works Department once determined. He reviewed the three other projects. to recommend to City Motion by Councilmember Olson -seconded andispecifiacations for the n008 Storm W�a Council that staff be directed top e p p rovements at 694E 152 Avenue; L Improvement Project which would include the imp Street and 163"1 and 6043 Highway 10; and that Cafe t n i ne e e t r o work d fit e Kam acite residents of the Kaacite Street an lementatio o that alternative. alternative and to proceed with the imp otin Yes: Vice -Chair Dehen and Councilmembers Olson and Look. Voting Motion carried. V g No: None. Absent Chairperson Elvig. Case #6: Periodic Inspection of Parking Ramp City Engineer Jankowski stated that this is an informational case because ed that ecent a c o n hree abo inspection of structures following the 35W bridge collapse. He Type II s Type I, which is basically a v which n onsists of visual, types of inspections for parking ramps: yh Type III, which includes visual as well as nondestructive tests; and T He stated that nondestructive as well as more structural testing such as concrete core mp gI in the 7 year the recommendation for inspections are that Type I begin in the 6 Type T e III in the 7 year. He stated that in researching costs for these inspections, since our and yp — 320 - Public Works Committee / July 15, 2008 Page 10 of 13