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Case #3: Adopt Ordinance Extending Cable Franchise City Administrator Schroeder reported that this is the second reading of an ordinance extending the cable franchise to September 1998. It was introduced at the January 28, 1997 meeting, and is available for adoption at tonight's meeting. Motion by Councilmember Zimmerman and seconded by Councilmember Beahen to adopt Ordinance ~97-02 amending the Cable Franchise Ordinance. A roll call vote was performed by the Recording Secretary. Councilmember Beyer aye Councilmember Haas Steffen aye Councilmember Zimmerman aye Councilmember Beahen aye Mayor Gamec aye Motion carded. Case #4: Report from Road and Bridge Committee 1) Update of Wellhead Protection Joint Powers Agreement City Engineer Jankowski reported that the City had a joint powers agreement with Anoka County to investigate the cost of performing a county-wide wellhead protection plan. The cost to Ramsey would have been 4.89 percent of the total cost of between $100,000 and $200,000. The Anoka County Municipal Wellhead Planning Group met on January 23 to review statements of qualification by consultants. At that meeting, we were informed by the Minnesota Department of Health that they would offer the resources of their organization in preparing the plan, as a result of funding that was made available to their agency the Safe Drinking Water Act re-authorization, the Planning Group accepted their offer. They are asking that Council pass a motion to acknowledge that the joint powers agreement that we entered into be eliminated and that we discontinue the Phase I consultant selection process and authorize commencement of Phase II work set forth in parts 1, 2, and 3 of the Minnesota Department of Health proposal at zero cost to the City of Ramsey. Councilmember Haas Steffen stated that the first, second and third steps at no cost to the City is good. The fourth part gets "iffy". She asked if this issue could be revisited again and does this have to do with municipal wells. In cities where there are landfills, you get into difficulties with where you can "sink a well". She wondered why step four is so vague about the well and the cost to us. Mr. Jankowski replied the "nuts and bolts" of this is to model the groundwater system and to delineate the area that recharges to each well. The fourth step the management implementations section where the City determines what type of management techniques it will use to protect its recharge area. One of the management techniques could be zoning. The City maybe would not allow certain establishments to locate in these areas or maybe put more stringent requirements on them. For example, a dry cleaners. We may require periodic well testing, etc. Motion by Councilmember Haas Steffen and seconded by Councilmember Zimmerman to ratify the joint powers agreement recommendation to discontinue the Phase I consultant selection process and authorize commencement of Phase II work set forth in parts 1, 2, and 3 of the Minnesota Department of Health proposal at zero cost to the City of Ramsey. City Council/February 11, 1997 Page 6 of 14