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November 17,1980 Page Two BANK FOR THE SALE OF $375,000 IN GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR THE CITY OF ELK RIVER AT THE NET INTEREST RATE OF 8.3103%. COUNCILMAN DUITSMAN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 3-0. 6. Countl State Aid Highway Number 42 Bridge Replacement (Old Highway 101 Bridge) The City Administrator briefly reviewed for the City Council the process under- taken by the City of Elk River and Wright County to solicit and review proposals from various engineering firms for the replacement of CSAH No. 42 Bridge. The City Administrator recommended that the City Council engage the firm of Toltz, King, Duvall and Anderson as the engineer on the CSAH No. 42 bridge replacement, and indicated that it was also the recommendation of Mr. Larry Koenig, the Wright County'Engineer, that this engineering firm be retained by the City and County for this project. Councilman Duitsman questioned Mr. Koenig, regarding the availability of funds for the bridge replacement program. Mr. Koenig indicated that an application for funding had already been made to the State of Minnesota, and that the bridge replacement was already programmed in the State's bridge replacement schedule. Mr. Koenig briefly review~dthe funding process and in- dicated that as funds became available to the State, bridges were selected on a priority basis for funding. Mr. Koenig indicated that the CSAH No. 42 bridge had a very high priority and as such, stood an excellent chance to be funded. Mr. Darrell Berkowitz, of TKDA, briefly reviewed the process involved and the timing involved in replacing bridges under the state and federal bridge bonding programs. Mr. Berkowitz indicated that, given the nature of the structure and the current status of funds, that he felt the bridge's funding changes were also excellent. COUNCILMAN DUITSMAN MOVED TO APPROVE THE ENGINEERING FIRM OF TOLTZ, KING, DUVALL AND ANDERSON AS THE ENGINEER FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CSAH ND. 42 BRIDGE AND FURTHER TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ENTER INTO A CON- TRACT WITH TOLTZ, KING DUVALL AND ANDERSON, AND A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH WRIGHT COUNTY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF CSAH NO. 42 BRIDGE. COUNCILMAN OTTO SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 3-0. 7. Sanitar;r Sewer Interceptor Plans and Specifications and Call forBid The City Aaministrator briefly reviewed the route of the proposed sanitary sewer interceptor and the recent change which would move the line off of School Street to a point behind the School Administration office. The City Council, during the discussion of the item, had several questions which it was not pos- sible for the City Administrator to answer. A question on an extension to the Barrington Place Planned Unit Developme~t was also raised and could not be responded to. It was the concensus of the City Council to postpone action on this item until the next City Council meeting, at which time the City Engineer, Mr. Lyle Swanson, could respond to the Council's concerns and questions. 8. Barrington Place Planned Unit Development Agreement Mr. Gary Santwire, the Developer of Barrington Place, presented the various exhibits in the Developer's Agreement for the City Council's review and consid- eration. Mr. Santwire reviewed the site plan, which included a street lighting and sidewalk plan, the phasing plan for the Subdivision, and Mr. Santwire also proposed a new provision in the agreement to deal with the sanitary sewer hook- ups. Mr. Santwire proposed that the single-family residential lots be consolidated to form three lots rather than six lots as platted, with the understanding that the lots would be unsewered and could not be divid~d until such time as sewer