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Motion by Councilmember Elvig, seconded by Couneilmember Cook, to approve the final grading plan for Town Center Gardens contingent upon satisfying the City Engineer comments dated September 4, 2003 on page 185 of the agenda. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Vice Mayor Zimmerman, and Councilmembers Elvig, Cook, Kurak, Pearson, and Strommen. Voting No: None. Motion by Councilmember Elvig, seconded by Councilmember Cook, to allow the Developer to commence grading activities once the following obligations are satisfied: 1) Approval of the Final Grading Plan; 2) The Developer entering into a Development Agreement with the City of Ramsey; 3) The Developer posting a Letter of Credit in the amount of 125 percent of the cost of the grading work; 4) The Developer depositing cash for City inspections; 5) The Developer providing the City a copy of the Lower Rum River Watershed Management Organization permit; and 6) The Developer and City holding a pre-construction meeting, noting that the Council has had discussions with the Developer that there may be some costs incurred by the Developer by prematurely grading the site that they may not yet be aware of. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Vice Mayor Zimmerman, and Councilmembers Elvig, Cook, Kurak, Pearson, and Strommen. Voting No: None. Case #4: Report from the Public Works Committee The Public Works Committee met on August 26, 2003 and discussed the following five cases: 1) Consider Traffic Control Changes along Riverdale Drive The Public Works Committee recommended to the City Council that the yield signs on Ebony and Dolomite be replaced with stop signs, that a stop sign be placed on the south leg of the Garnet/Riverdale intersection and to recommend that a two-way stop be placed at the intersection of Feldspar and Riverdale Drive going northbound and westbound. Councihnember Zimmerman noted that he was concerned about the sharp curve at Feldspar and Riverdale, which may be an issue they want to address in the future. Motion by Vice Mayor Zimmerman, seconded by Councilmember Cook, to ratify the recommendations of the Public Works Committee. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Vice Mayor Zimmerman, and Councilmembers Cook, Elvig, Kurak, Pearson, and Strommen. Voting No: None. 2) Consider Request by Northfork Homeowners Association for Speed Limit Signs The Public Works Committee recommended to the City Council that staff work with the Northfork Homeowners Association to focus speed enforcement to times and locations identified by the association as problematic, and to place the speed traffic trailer at locations specified in the July 9, 2003 Association letter. City Council/September 9, 2003 Page 8 of 16