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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Knutson
Councilmembers Napper
Tucker
Walsh
Willard
FROM: Stephan Jilk, Administrator/Clerk
DATE: May 15, 1987
RE: Council Meeting of May 19, 1987
Comments on Agenda items:
Item 10(a) University of Minnesota - you have enclosed a report on this
meeting. I will have additional comments to you at the
meeting.
Item 10(b) County Road 42 (East) Project -- Because of engineering
redesign, there will be a change in the alignment on the far
east end of the CR 42 (Hwy. 52 to 55) project. Also,
because of a concern about the relative costs of assessment
to property value, for condemnation purposes we will be
having an appraiser getting us a benefit analysis for those
properties where right of way will be purchased for the
project.
The purpose of this wi l l be to support our assessment of a
portion of the project costs to "agricultural" property.
We will have additional corgments to you at the meeting.
Item 10(c) Adventure Zone - Lee Moeller has requested changing hours
for the operation of the Adventure Zone, deleting Fridays
and adding Mondays. This would require your approval. I
suggest that the city approve a schedule of Monday through
Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to dusk. This would alleviate any future
approvals of changes. Unless there proves to be a problem
with this operation, I see no need to approve a specific
schedule and continue coming back to you for revision
changes.
Item 10(d) Old City Hall Update - DCAVTI has received bids on their
remodeling of the old city hall. I will be prepared to
comment to you on their plans and some other items just to
bring you up to date.
Item 11(a) Fire Department - Enclosed are the names of two firemen
recommended for probationary status in the department. ` I
recommend this approval.
Item 11(b) Erickson Park Irrigation Enclosed is the report and
recommendation from Rich Hefti on the bid opening. I
recommend the bid award as Rich as suggested.
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TO: Mayor Knutson
Councilmembers Tucker
Willard
Walsh
FROM: Stephan Jilk, Administrator/Clerk
DATE: May 12, 1987
RE University Research Property
Well Contamination Issue Discussion - May 11, 1987 Meeting
On Monday the 11th of May, Vern Napper, Dean Johnson, Rich Hefti and I
met with William Thomas, director of operations for the Rosemount
Research facility, and Dr. Fay Thompson, Assistant Director of
Environmental Health and Safety for the University. Dr. Thompson has
been the technical person in charge of the well water contamination
problem and its possible resolve. William Thomas is the "manager" of
the research facility.
The meeting set up at the city's request was to discuss a "rural water
system" as an alternative solution to the contamination issue. We felt
we needed to get a formal indication from the University, at this level,
as to whether the commitment for cooperation, given us by President
Keller, had trickled down to local management level.
We felt the meeting was successful. Following a few minutes of "setting
the tone" by the City, we got down to business and came out of the
meeting with the feeling that, yes, the University was going to work
with us.
The outcome of the meeting was as follows:
(1) Thomas and Dr. Thompson agreed that the issue before them was to
get a potable source of water to the contaminated properties;
(2) A rural water system is a real alternative the University will
consider;
(3) There is a need to have an outside consultant, with a track record,
to put together a feasibility report on such a system;
(4) The University will pay the cost for this study, either by hiring
the consultant directly or reimbursing the City if it would
contract to have it done;
(5) The City and University will work with the consultant to set design
parameters for service areas for such a system; and
(6) Once the study is done the University and City will review the
choices set by the consultant.
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At this writing we are waiting for the University to let us know if they
wish to hire the consultant or would like the City to do this.
Again, we felt that there was a feeling of commitment to follow up on
President Keller's direction set in our meeting with him and
acknowledgment of the problems existing at the Research site.
With the possibility of going ahead with the rural water system and in
the future dealing with other major issues such as the potential
development of the University property, better control of building
permits, fire control, etc., we will experience some staff involvement
and a need for time commitment to these issues. We need to realize that
this whole university issue, although a thorn in your sides for years,
may have been a "sleeping dog" and now that University management has
committed to a cooperative effort in resolving some major issues; it
will definitely require our involvement -- a "Catch 22" of sorts.
The group made up of Vern, Dean, Rich and I will meet again on Tuesday
to discuss the design parameters we will present for the rural water
study; and we will of course keep all of you informed of this and other
University issues as they arise.
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