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CCM 05/14/2018 CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF FRIDLEY MAY 14, 2018 The City Council meeting for the City of Fridley was called to order by Mayor Lund at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL: MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Lund Councilmember Barnette Councilmember Saefke Councilmember Varichak Councilmember Bolkcom OTHERS PRESENT: Wally Wysopal, City Manager James Kosluchar, Public Works Director Jay Karlovich, City Attorney Deb Skogen, City Clerk Pam Reynolds, 1241 Norton Avenue N.E. PROCLAMATIONS: National Police Week – May 13-19, 2018 Emergency Medical Services Week: May 20-26, 2018 Public Works Week – May 20-26, 2018 Purple Heart Day – May 15, 2018 Buddy Poppy Month – May 2018 APPROVAL OF PROPOSED CONSENT AGENDA: APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 1.Board of Appeal & Equalization Meeting of April 23, 2018. APPROVED. 2.City Council Meeting of April 23, 2018. APPROVED. OLD BUSINESS: 3.Second Reading of an Ordinance to Amend the City Code of the City of Fridley, Minnesota, by Making a Change in Zoning Districts (Rezoning Request, ZOA #18-02, by Pulte Homes and the Fridley Housing and Redevelopment Authority, to have Five Parcels of Land Around the New civic Campus Rezoned from P, Public Facilities, to S-2, Redevelopment district to Ready the Land for Private Redevelopment. Pulte FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 14, 2018 PAGE 2 Homes is also Requesting to Replat the Properties at 6911 University Avenue and the Property to the East to Allow for the Construction of the Villa Homes Project) (Ward 1). WAIVED THE READING OF THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 1355 ON SECOND READING AND ORDERED PUBLICATION. NEW BUSINESS: 4.Resolution Requesting No Parking Designation on Portions of West Moore Lake Drive from Medtronic Parkway to Trunk Highway 65. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 2018-22. 5.Resolution Approving Settlement Agreement Related to deferred Assessment of Property Located at 7699 Viron Road N.E. and Hereby Amending Resolution No. 2017-41 (Ward 2). ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 2018-23. 6.Receive Bids and Award Well No. 5 Improvement Project No. 18-448. RECEIVED BIDS AND AWARDED WELL NO. 5 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NO. 18-448 TO STIMEY ELECTRIC, INC. 7.Approve Memorandum of Understanding and Easement Agreement between the City of Fridley and Independent School District No. 14. APPROVED. 8.Claims (ACH PCard 1804; 180603 - 180859). APPROVED. ADOPTION OF PROPOSED CONSENT AGENDA: MOTION by Councilmember Barnette to adopt the proposed consent agenda as presented. Seconded by Councilmember Varichak. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. OPEN FORUM, VISITORS: Pam Reynolds, 1241 Norton Avenue N.E., requested Council consider reviewing the utility rate structure, mainly on the sewer side. There are disparities between residential and commercial and she noticed the non-profits are now in the commercial class which filters down to the citizens of Fridley. The rates seem to be adjusted to come up with revenue and the people who FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 14, 2018 PAGE 3 use less are charged more. The water rates between residential and commercial are also way out of line and not reasonable. Mayor Lund replied Council would take her request under advisement and report back at the next meeting. There have been long discussions with City staff and the Finance Director regarding the utility rates. Historically, the ultra-low user has been getting a good deal for many years and even with the increases the rates are still very reasonable. The City still has to pay the bills and the percentage may seem high, but the dollar amount is small. Costs will continue to rise because Fridley does not have their own sewage ponds. Councilmember Bolkcom said this will not be solved tonight; Council will need to meet with staff and will report back at the next Council meeting. ADOPTION OF AGENDA: MOTION by Councilmember Bolkcom to adopt the agenda. Seconded by Councilmember Saefke. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. PUBLIC HEARING/NEW BUSINESS: 9.Consideration of the On-Sale Wine and 3.2% Malt Liquor License for Venkata Kaza, rd Applicant of Paradise Biryani Pointe Located at 765 – 53 Avenue N.E.; and Motion to Approve the On-Sale Wine and 3.2% Malt Liquor License to Venkata Kaza rd for Paradise Biryani Pointe, Located at 765 – 53 Avenue N.E. (Ward 1). MOTION by Councilmember Saefke to open the public. Seconded by Councilmember Bolkcom. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE PUBLIC HEARING OPENED AT 7:37 P.M. Deb Skogen, City Clerk, stated that Venkata Kaza, the applicant, has applied for an on-sale wine and 3.2% malt liquor license for the restaurant located at 765 53Avenue NE. The building is rd leased from the Paradise Corporation and Mr. Kaza previously held an on-sale liquor license between 2013 through 2016. Due to financial difficulties, the license was not renewed in 2016. Mr. Kaza has applied for a new license to sell and serve wine and malt liquor to their patrons. This location meets the zoning code and the minimum seating capacity required for the license. Ms. Skogen said staff received the liquor license application on April 20, 2018. The Police Department conducted the background investigation and found no reason to deny the application at this time. The Fire Marshall also reviewed the application, conducted an inspection and found no outstanding issues or reason to deny the license. Section 603.07 of the Fridley City Code FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 14, 2018 PAGE 4 requires a public hearing be held to consider the approval of an on-sale wine and 3.2% malt liquor license. The Notice of Public Hearing was published in the Fridley Sun Focus on April 27, 2018, which meets the ten-day advance notice requirement and was provided to the applicant. After the public hearing is closed, the City Council has the ability to approve the license at the same meeting. Ms. Skogen stated staff recommends Council hold a public hearing for an on-sale wine and malt rd liquor license for Venkata Kaza for Paradise Biryani Pointe located at 765 53 Avenue NE; and make a motion to approve an on-sale wine and 3.2% malt liquor license to Venkata Kaza for rd Paradise Biryani Pointe located at 765 53 Avenue N.E. Councilmember Saefke asked if the previous owner had a liquor license. Ms. Skogen replied it is the same owner. Financially the owner had to let the license go and now they would like to reapply. Vankata Kaza, Restaurant Owner, said there are eight franchise restaurants across the nation and he is trying to increase customers who come to dine by offering wine and beer. A few dishes recommend liquor with them and the spicy foods go good with wine and beer. He has had the restaurant in this location for seven years. MOTION by Councilmember Saefke to close the public hearing. Seconded by Councilmember Bolkcom. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 7:41 P.M. MOTION by Councilmember Saefke to approve the On-Sale Wine and 3.2% Malt Liquor rd License to Venkata Kaza for Paradise Biryani Pointe, Located at 765 – 53 Avenue N.E. Seconded by Councilmember Barnette. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. PUBLIC HEARING : 10.Preliminary Assessment Hearing on 2018 Street Rehabilitation Project No. ST2018-01. MOTION by Councilmember Bolkcom to open the public hearing. Seconded by Councilmember Saefke. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE PUBLIC HEARING OPENED AT 7:43 P.M. Jim Kosluchar, Public Works Director, stated each year, the City of Fridley performs major rehabilitation of selected streets in a planned neighborhood according to its pavement th management pan. The project proposed for 2018 is on 69 Avenue from Central Avenue to FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 14, 2018 PAGE 5 th Stinson Boulevard and on Anoka Street from 69 Avenue to south Terminus. On February 12, 2018, the City Council authorized initiation of this project. Mr. Kosluchar reviewed the existing conditions and said there are wide unmarked driving lanes, traffic speed issues, excessive impervious surface and high maintenance costs. Reducing roadway widths should help with these conditions. On February 13, an open house was held and staff presented different design options and gave residents an opportunity to give feedback. Additional meetings took place with the Timber Ridge Townhome Association, Rice Creek Townhomes and Medtronic. Additional outreach and feedback was offered through a Polco survey. Mr. Kosluchar said the main outcomes from the meetings were concerns about traffic speeds th and truck traffic on 69 Avenue, medians not desired due to access limitations, general support for stormwater improvements, preference for moving the roadway north if pavement width was reduced, parking loss concerns from both townhome locations, the need for trail and retaining wall reconstruction and questions about access during construction. Staff is experimenting with trying to receive feedback about the project on a survey. There were three entries received. One was not a resident in the project area, one was supportive of the project but not thrilled about th losing parking and the other did not want to lose parking on 69 Avenue. Staff heard that others were having issues with logging onto Polco. Mr. Kosluchar noted that reducing road widths can lower traffic speeds. Trucks are allowed to use the street as it is designated as a state-aid route. Medians were removed due to feedback from the meetings. Stormwater treatment would be provided on the south side of the road and this pushed the roadway north, defined as preferable during the meetings. Reducing the roadway width on 69th would eliminate parking; the apartment and townhome properties typically need to provide their own parking. Staff offered an option to Timber Ridge Townhomes to install 12 additional parking spaces on Anoka Street with costs assessed to the association, but the association declined. th Mr. Kosluchar said the trail relocation to the south side of 69 was proposed and that will eliminate the need for the retaining wall reconstruction, and provide better trail access to residents. Medtronic was okay with this change. As is typical with our reconstruction projects, staff will work with contractors to limit the amount of disturbance and to allow residents access in and out of their properties. There may be certain circumstances that there will be limited access, and schedules and notices will be provided to residents. Mr. Kosluchar said staff presented a feasibility report to the City Council that evaluated streets in the area and considered conditions, utility improvements, and other typical elements that may be incorporated into the project. The feasibility report concluded the project was necessary, feasible and cost-effective. The proposed project elements include shared multi-use trail relocated to the south side, driveway extensions, removal of pavement, reclaim and base construction, water main work including gate valves and hydrants, storm sewer and drainage work, curb replacement, repaving streets and restoration. Mr. Kosluchar stated the street rehabilitation project was submitted for the Rice Creek Watershed District’s (RCWD) 2018 Urban Stormwater Remediation Cost-Share program and was approved for a grant of $47,500 from the RCWD. The proposal included the “road diet” FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 14, 2018 PAGE 6 (pavement reduction) and adding a storm water swale on the south side of the street for water quality benefits, and scored amongst the top projects with RCWD. The open bids and award will be in June, 2018, advanced utility work in May, 2018, construction will take place July through September 2018, the final hearing and notice of assessment will be in October 2018, and assessments will begin in January 2019. Mr. Kosluchar reviewed the estimated cost of the project breakdown of $740,700. The amount of $304,400 was from the City of Fridley Municipal State Aid, $179,100 from assessments to adjacent properties, $94,200 from the Water Utility Fund, $98,500 from the Storm Water Utility Fund and $47,500 from the RCWD Grant. There are two different parcel types defined by the assessment policy; Low Density Residential (LDR) and Non-Low Density Residential (NLDR). Mr. Kosluchar stated the LDR property assessments are for properties with driveways on the project streets. Corner lots are assessed on one side only. The assessment is based on dividing the proportional street improvement costs for the project area by the number of residential properties. Assessments are calculated on the paving costs of the middle 30 feet of the streets less the intersections. Multiple unit residential properties up to four units pay the lower of the commercial rate, or the residential rate reduced by 50% for each unit over one. The estimated 2018-01 is $2,350 per unit which is reduced by 15% due to proposed pavement reduction. All LDR units receive equal assessment. The Non-LDR property assessment equals all other properties including commercial, industrial, hi-density residential, etc. The assessable frontage is measured. The non-LDR assessment is calculated by dividing the total cost by the length of the property frontage to determine the cost per foot. Each side of the street pays 50% of the cost per centerline foot to resurface the street, thus the estimated assessment is $33.43 per lineal foot. The assessment estimates are dependent on cost of the construction. Mr. Kosluchar reviewed the three payment options. Option 1 was to pay in one lump sum within 30 days of the final assessment hearing (September/November 2018). In Option 2, the assessment is added to the property taxes that are paid over 10 years with an interest rate to be determined--typically 5.5 to 6.5%. Option 3 is senior citizens meeting certain criteria may request to have the assessment deferred until the future sale of the property. Interest accrues until the property is sold. Those interested should contact the City’s Finance Department to determine if they qualify. Mr. Kosluchar said staff requests the City Council move to open the preliminary assessment hearing on 2018 Street Rehabilitation Project No. ST 2018-01 and hear all those who desire to address Council. Staff further request that the City Council, with consideration for input from the public hearing move to adopt the resolution ordering final plans, specifications and calling for bids for the 2018 Street Rehabilitation Project No. ST2018-01 following the preliminary assessment hearing. Councilmember Varichak asked what the plan was for the trail and retaining wall along Medtronic property. Mr. Kosluchar replied that after the open house, people were interested in moving the road toward Medtronic and away from their properties. This is more cost effective than rebuilding the wall and reconstructing the trail. The Medtronic workforce walks the trail during breaks but residents on other side would benefit to use the trail closer to them. FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 14, 2018 PAGE 7 Councilmember Varichak asked about the parking on the street; she was concerned about the potential parking issues that may happen. th Mr. Kosluchar replied that staff is not proposing to add parking on 69. Timber Ridge Townhomes declined staff-presented concepts for parking and they are limited on parking. Councilmember Bolkcom replied that it is not the City’s responsibility to provide parking for the townhomes. They will need to find spaces to park vehicles. Mr. Kosluchar said Timber Ridge had good information from staff and were thoughtful about their decision. Parking is constrained, and the properties were built in a way that opportunities to add parking spaces are limited within the development. Apartments can have difficulties with on street parking and it does overflow to the streets. Others have built auxiliary parking to accommodate their parking needs. Councilmember Bolkcom asked if parking could be considered at a later date. Mr. Kosluchar replied yes but it would be more costly. Councilmember Bolkcom asked if there was a concern about parking for the schools. Mr. Kosluchar replied that is not an issue. Councilmember Bolkcom asked if the driveway extensions would be a cost to the homeowner. Mr. Kosluchar replied no, that cost would be incorporated into the storm water costs. Councilmember Bolkcom noted that in some of the letters sent out there was no assessment amount listed. Mr. Kosluchar replied that was a sample letter and some assessments are zero. Neighboring areas with no proposed assessment are nonetheless notified of the public hearing because they are users of the road. Councilmember Bolkcom asked if residents could still have their sewer televised. Mr. Kosluchar replied yes, that can always be done if there are concerns. Councilmember Bolkcom asked if curbs would be repaired. Mr. Kosluchar replied yes, residents could report damage to staff. There are standards, however, and a curb could be cracked and not replaced. Councilmember Bolkcom asked if staff received any other phone calls than the three people. Mr. Kosluchar replied that there were also 2-3 emails similar in nature to the three phone calls. Generally, all support the project but had concerns about parking in the Timber Ridge and Rice Creek townhome areas. FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 14, 2018 PAGE 8 Beth Pickering , 1510 North Timber Ridge, was concerned about the parking. At the February meeting, five designs were presented and people voted on which design they liked. The design that was presented tonight was not in any of the five concepts that were presented at the meeting. Mr. Kosluchar replied that the majority of those at the meeting wanted to keep the road as wide as it is now, but that did not meet the project objective. The design proposed is similar to an early concept, but it is flipped. Ms. Pickering said that she will report back to the people in her community that could not attend the meeting tonight. She asked if there was any way the parking concepts presented to Timber Ridge would guarantee they were only for Timber Ridge. She asked if other would be able to use the parking that Timber Ridge is paying for. She asked how it could be reserved for Timber Ridge. Mr. Kosluchar replied staff has talked about that, but currently, there are not any parking restrictions like that in Fridley. Staff talked with the Police Department and they do not have the staff to patrol parking restrictions. If the townhome community wanted to keep an eye on the parking and call the police for violators, they would respond and ticket. Mayor Lund asked what residents do for parking in the winter months when snow prevents parking on the street. Mr. Kosluchar said that winter time is a chronic problem for plows and cars get ticketed or towed often. Mayor Lund asked how many Timber Ridge residents park cars on the street right now on any given night. Ms. Pickering replied about six cars. Anoka Street is limited in space. Mayor Lund asked if staff would recommend parking on Anoka Street for reserved spots. Mr. Kosluchar replied that it would need to be managed by Timber Ridge. Wally Wysopal , City Manager, asked if it would add maintenance for plowing if parking bays were added. Mr. Kosluchar replied there would be costs associated with that. He said if 12 parking spaces were added, it would allow more flexibility with Anoka Street. Mr. Wysopal asked if the homeowners’ association agrees to the parking and the individual owners are accessed the costs, what would happen if someone objected. How would the City collect those costs? Jay Karlovich , City Attorney, said the City would be contracting with the homeowners’ association. FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 14, 2018 PAGE 9 Mr. Wysopal said that non-payment would need safeguards so that legal action could be taken to recoup the City’s costs. Ms. Pickering asked if the cost could be added to the association dues. Attorney Karlovich replied that the contract with the association and agreement to put the cost on the property taxes is difficult to do because common elements are not property tax parcels. There could be an agreement to spread the cost against all tax parcels. Councilmember Bolkcom asked if the townhome association could have a signed agreement for the original pavement and have ongoing maintenance charges. Attorney Karlovich said it would be problematic to collect if they did not pay. Mr. Kosluchar said they indicated they were not interested, so staff has not researched these options further. If they give a strong indication to move forward staff can work out logistics to make parking work. Mr. Wysopal asked if the grant from the watershed would be impacted by the inclusion of parking bays. Mr. Kosluchar said he did not think so. th Troy Findell , 1340 – 69 Avenue N.E. asked how wide the road would be--two lanes with a bike lane? He said there would not be enough room to park any cars. Mr. Kosluchar replied the road section would be 28’ or 32’ wide. The turn lanes would stay where they exist and the bike lanes would be on the south side. Mr. Findell said Timber Ridge and the townhomes are a separate entity. There are 15 to 20 cars th parked on 69 tonight. There is a boat and even a truck. During the winter, parking is an issue. th Jackie White, 1370 – 69 Avenue N.E.,said she was not opposed to what is happening, but had concerns with emergency vehicles using the street if it becomes narrower. She was also concerned with semi’s driving and safety with the path because now there is a buffer there. Mr. Kosluchar replied that the roadway is 12 feet with a 4-foot shoulder which should accommodate trucks and emergency vehicles. The trail will be 16’ away from the curb line which is a fairly large separation. Ms. White said she lives where the road narrows and when she pulls into her driveway, she pulls close to the curb because people behind her are driving fast and they can go by her while she is turning. People will have to get used to driving differently on that road when the project is completed. Mr. Kosluchar replied that studies show reduced speed is often the outcome of a narrower road. FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 14, 2018 PAGE 10 Ms. White said she was concerned with the future when she goes to sell her home if the parking availability is an issue. There would be no parking for guests on her side of the street. She asked if it would be okay for others to be allowed to park on Anoka Street or if the City could work with Medtronic for parking options. Mr. Kosluchar replied that he has not heard about the parking needs on the south side. th Paul Kelly, 1336 69 Avenue, said he was concerned with the lack of parking or ability to temporarily park next to the curb without being at risk. He said he does not see how this can be any safer. There is a need for street parking and the street is usually quite busy. The biggest concern is not having a parking area off of the driving lane. Mr. Kosluchar replied that the road will be wide enough for someone to pull over on the street if a vehicle were stalled. Mr. Kelly said he went to the meeting earlier and was disappointed with the outcome. Mr. Findell said he was concerned that if he needed to pull his vehicle on to the road to clear his driveway of snow he would get a ticket for parking on the street. He is also concerned that there is no parking for guests. MOTION by Councilmember Varichak to close the public hearing. Seconded by Councilmember Saefke. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 8:38 P.M. Mayor Lund said he would like to see a drawing of what the parking would look like on Anoka Street. He said reducing speed in a problematic area is beneficial, but creating parking issues for residents is another problem. Councilmember Bolkcom asked if this would delay the project. Mr. Kosluchar said staff will work on the design and provide details to Council and residents. The project would be awarded at the end of June. Part of the resolution is completing the design. He has not heard an objection to the assessment and has faith that staff will do their best to accommodate competing needs. Councilmember Bolkcom asked if this could wait until May 29 for approval. Mr. Wysopal noted that a design change could affect the ability to qualify for the grant which would impact the assessments that were presented. Mr. Kosluchar added that widening the road and adding parking will affect the assessment by adding an additional 15% to each residential property assessment to pay for the extra width. FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 14, 2018 PAGE 11 NEW BUSINESS: 11.Resolution Ordering Final Plans, Specifications and Calling for Bids: 2018 Street Rehabilitation Project No. ST2018-01 MOTION by Councilmember Varichak to table Resolution Ordering Final Plans, Specifications and Calling for Bids: 2018 Street Rehabilitation Project No. ST2018-01 until May 29, 2018. Seconded by Councilmember Bolkcom. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 12.Approve Joint Powers Agreement between the City of Fridley and County of Anoka for the Stonybrook Trunk Storm Sewer Improvement Project No. 18-422 Jim Kosluchar, Public Works Director, presented Item Nos. 12 and 13 together. He stated that on Thursday, April 27at 11:00 a.m., sealed bids were opened for the Stonybrook Trunk Storm Sewer Improvement Project 18-422. Eight responsive bids were received. This project involves installing a 60” storm interceptor pipe to convey heavy flows across East River Road to the Mississippi River and mitigate the frequency of flooding conditions upstream. The storm pipe will be placed in the roadway on Craigbrook Way and will require some other utilities to be relocated. The project installs 1,300 feet of 60” storm sewer pipe and 821 feet of 8” PVC for the reconstruction of the sanitary sewer main. Project limits extend from the east side of East River Road (between the Crayon Box and River Pointe Apartments), down Craigbrook Way N.E., crossing Alden Way and into the Mississippi River. Additional work includes installing new fire hydrants, valves, water/sewer main connections, pavement and boulevard restoration. This project will include closures on East River Road, including a full closure that the County has requested to take place on a weekend. Mr. Kosluchar said the low responsive bid was received from Peterson Companies, Inc. of Chisago City, Minnesota, in the amount of $850,858.26. This is under the final engineer’s construction estimate for the project of $889,718.50. Staff believes the contractor will deliver the project with the requisite quality specified in the bid documents. The City of Fridley has worked with Peterson Companies in the past. Most recently, they worked on the Oak Glen Creek Pond Expansion Project last fall. Staff believes Peterson Companies, Inc. is capable of performing this work and completing the project on time. Mr. Kosluchar said staff recommends the City Council move to receive the bids and award Stonybrook Trunk Storm Sewer Improvement Project 18-422 to Peterson Companies, Inc., of Chisago City in the amount of $850,858.26. If approved, staff will notify the contractor of the award and issue a notice to proceed to the contractor upon receipt of acceptable submittals. Mayor Lund asked what the red ink meant by Northwest from Shakopee. Mr. Kosluchar replied that the red ink represents a revision from the actual bid. There was an error in a calculation of their bid that was corrected in red ink. FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 14, 2018 PAGE 12 Councilmember Bolkcom asked if staff was confident there would be less flooding on Beech Street. Mayor Lund noted that there will be an additional 60” pipe plus the current 48” pipe which should take care of the issues. Councilmember Bolkcom asked when this would take place. Mr. Kosluchar replied that as soon as the contract is in place, construction would start in early June. Councilmember Bolkcom asked if staff was comfortable with the estimates and if there were increases if it would be a County or City issue. Mr. Kosluchar replied that the County said their contribution is fixed but is more than what staff initially anticipated. There is room for contingencies based on the cost table in the back. Councilmember Bolkcom asked if there were any comments from residents. Mr. Kosluchar replied that there is not a lot of negativity about this project. Councilmember Bolkcom asked if this would help control the water in the area of East River Road. Mr. Kosluchar replied yes. Kris Schmitt, 7736 Alden Way, said she was concerned about the water coming out of the pipe that would be pointing toward the hill by her home. She has spoken with Mr. Kosluchar and they assure her that will not happen. Another concern is the original retaining wall that was built in the 1980s is starting to deteriorate. She asked if there was any money in the budget for restoring the retaining wall. She said she is worried about erosion from the extra water that will be coming through there. Mr. Kosluchar replied that water should not shoot out of that pipe. MOTION by Councilmember Bolkcom to approve the Joint Powers Agreement between the City of Fridley and County of Anoka for the Stonybrook Trunk Storm Sewer Improvement Project No. 18-422. Seconded by Councilmember Saefke. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 13.Receive Bids and Award Stonybrook Trunk Storm Sewer Improvement Project No. 18-422 MOTION by Councilmember Bolkcom to received bids and award Stonybrook Trunk Storm Sewer Improvement Project No. 18-422. Seconded by Councilmember Saefke. FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 14, 2018 PAGE 13 UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 14.Informational Status Reports. Wally Wysopal, City Manager, said this evening an item was approved on the agenda to replat the patio homes that will be built by Pulte Homes. There will be a hotline number coming out soon where residents who are interested can call to get details about the homes. Information will be updated on the website. There are no age restrictions for this development. The soccer fields and horse shoe pits will be relocated to Community Park and River Front Park. ADJOURN: MOTION by Councilmember Barnette to adjourn. Seconded by Councilmember Varichak. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:16 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Krista Peterson Scott J. Lund Recording Secretary Mayor