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I I I ! I I I I I I i I I ! i I I Case #11: VOlunteer Appreciation Dinner City AdministratO. r Schroeder reminded Council that, at the last meeting, a task force was formed to discuss plans fq>r a Volunteer Appreciation Dinner. The recommendation of the Committee was to allow for eachihi Councilmember and Commission member plus a guest to attend along with the staff liaison and ~guest. The number, if all attend, would be about 96. Invitations, postage, presentation mat~-'ials, and 96 dinners would cost approximately $2,100. Remaining funds will be returned. : Motion by Coun0ilmember Beyer and seconded by Councilmember Beahen to adopt Resolution ~:96-03-060 authorizing budget amendment allocating two thousand one hundred dollars ($2,100) from the Council Contingency Fund for a Volunteer Appreciation dinner. Motion carried..Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Beyer, Beahen, Peterson and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case #12: Proposal to Retrofit Well No. 1 to Increase Pumping Capacity City Engineer Jankowski stated that the City recently retained BRA Inc. to develop Well No. 3 to increase the water~ utility' s water sources. Unfortunately, the well will not be available for the peak day uses which o~cur during the hot summer months and, as a result, we will have to rely on the purchase of water;from the City of Anoka to meet our peak days this summer. He projected that on the peak summer day, the City will need to purchase 1.4 million gallons of water. This exceeds the target supply level of one million gallons per day discussed in our original agreement with Anoka. Due to the substantial increase in cost for exceeding the one million gallons a day from Anoka, it would; be extremely helpful to reduce our dependence on them. Mr. Jankowski explained that tho. original well development records for Well No. 1, and by performing some additional test pu ~mping late last month, it became apparent that Well No. 1 could be capable of producing as mu{ih as 900 gpm in contrast to its current production of 550 gpm. This would require the replaca~ment of the current pump with a higher capacity pump and meter. He anticipated the cost of the ret!'ofit to be approximately $40,000. He suggested there would be some rebates available for the ilpgrades associated with more energy efficient equipment. In addition, there should be some 161ag-term savings on operational cost due to the higher efficiency of a line shaft, turbine pump versils the existing submersible. He reminded Council that time is rather critical and if Council approved this tonight, it would be possible to have the installation complete by the first part of May. City Administrator Schroeder stated that the City Attorney would review to be certain that we would be in concurrence with the bid law. Mayor Hardin inquired where the funding would come from. Finance Officer H~art explained the funding source would be through the water access charges or the residual retained water funds. Motion by Council[member Zimmerman and seconded by Mayor Hardin to approve the request to spend $40,000 to get the Well No. 1 up to capacity, contingent upon the City Attorney reviewing the bid process. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Zimmerman, Beahen, Beyer and Peterson. Voting No: None. City Council/March 26, 1996 Page 13 of 16