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Council Business Mayor Gamec called the regular City Council meeting back to order at 7:29 p.m. Motion by Councilmember Cook, seconded by Councilmember Olson, to adopt Resolution #06- 02-042 calling for a public hearing on proposed assessment for Improvement Project #02-40, and to adopt Resolution #06-02-042A declaring cost to be assessed and ordering preparation of proposed assessment for Improvement Project #02-40. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Cook, Olson, Elvig, Jeffrey, and Pearson. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Strommen. Case #3: Reject Petition from Pondvale Residents Assistant Public Works Director Olson reviewed that the City received a petition from Pondvale Residents for a feasibility study for a water and sewer project on a portion of 150th Lane and Helium Street. The petition was brought to the January 24, 2006 City Council meeting. Council directed staff to contact each of the residents with the message that the residems would be responsible for the cost of the feasibility study update if the project is not constructed. Mr. Olson indicated staff contacted each of the residents and discovered that there was one original signature on the petition; the remainder was added based on phone conversations between the residents. The City Attorney reviewed this information and indicated that this is not a valid petition. Staffrecommends rejection of the petition for a water and sewer project in Pondvale on a portion of 150th Lane and Helium Street. Motion by Councilmember Olson, seconded by Councilmember Elvig, to reject petition for a water and sewer project in Pondvale on a portion of 150th Lane and Helium Street. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Olson, Elvig, Cook, Jeffrey, and Pearson. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Strommen. Case #4: Consider Watermain and Sanitary Sewer Cost Contribution Agreement with Oakwood Land Development, Inc. for the City's Northwest and Northeast Service Areas Assistant Public Works Director Olson reviewed that plans and specifications have been drawn to extend municipal water to the City's Northwest and Northeast Service Areas and municipal sewer to the Northwest Service Area. Easement acquisition is underway and advertisement for bids is in process. As a part of the project, Oakwood Land Development, Inc. has offered to provide $6,000,000.00 toward the project's construction costs in consideration for the City commencing the project to serve certain developments in the project area. Oakwood requires that its $6,000,000.00 be reimbursed to it through credits for water and sewer hookup fees on lots it develops as well as any other lots developed in the project area by other developers. He stated issues with the proposed cost contribution agreement have been resolved with Oakwood Land Development, Inc. Staff and Oakwood Land Development have agreed to expand the area that City Council / February 14, 2006 Page 9 of 26