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August 17, 1981 Page Three was initiated by 100 percent petition of the developer and that the petition was in proper order and as such, recommended that the Council order the comple- tion of the improvements and award the bid to the low bidder. COUNCILMAN-TOTH MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 81-36, ORDERING THE _ COMPLETION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS TOGREENHEAD ACRES 3RD ADDITION AND AWARDING THE BID TO BUFFALO BITUMINOUS, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $147,086. COUNCILMAN DUITSMAN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. 8. Library Building and Sign Repair The City Administrator informed the Council that certain repairs to the exterior woodwork on the library building and the library sign were necessary in order to preserve each of the structures and to keep them looking acceptable. The Administrator indicated that a local contractor had quoted a price of $526 for repairing and refurbishing both the sign and the woodwork on the exterior of the library building, and recommended that the City Council authorize an ex- penditure of this amount from the Council's contingency fund. COUNCILMAN SCHULDT MOVED TO AUTHORIZE AN EXPENDITURE OF $526 FROM THE CITY COUN- CIL CONTINGENCY FUND TO REPAIR AND REFURBISH THE EXTERIOR WOODWORK ON THE LIBRARY BUILDING AND SIGN ~ COUNCILMAN - DUITSMAN - SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 3-0. 9. Meeting Room Furniture Purchase COUNCILMAN DUITSMAN MOVED TO AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF 3 FOLDING TABLES, AT APPROXIMATELY $240~ and-IS-STACKING CHAIRS, AT APPROXIMATELY $320, FROM THE- CITY COUNCIL CONTINGENCY.FUND TO-FURNISH-A-NEWLY-DEVELOPED MEETING ROOM AD- JACENT TO THE EXISTING CITY HALL. COUNCILMAN SCHULDT SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 3-0. 10. Industrial Park'Feasibility-Report and-Public Hearing Date The City Administrator reviewed with the City Council the need for a certain procedure to be followed in an improvement project not initiated by 100 percent petition and accomplished under Chapter 429 of the Minnesota State Statutes. The Administrator recommended that the Council formally receive a previously discussed feasibility report on the Industrial Park improvements and set a date for a public hearing. COUNCILMAN DUITSMAN MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 81-37, ACCEPTING 'THE PRELIMINARY REPORT-FOR-THE-INDUSTRIAL-PARK-IMPROVEMENT-PROJECT AND-ESTABLISHING THE PUBLIC HEARINGDATEASTUESDAY~SEPTEMBER8TH,AT8:00-P.M. AT THE ELK RIVER PUBLIC LIBRARY. COUNCILMAN - TOTH' SECONDED - THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. 11. Resolution Requesting Speed Study by the Commissioner of Transportation The City Administrator reviewed statutory requirements for establishing speed zones in the City of Elk River with the City Council. The Administrator informed the Council that in a large number of areas in the City, in order to establish