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Special City Council Meeting January 16, 1996 Page 3 City Administrator Pat Klaers indicated that in 1994 the City Council approved a change in the engineering policy by adopting resolution 94-105 which allowed developers to use another engineer other than the city engineer for certain types of public improvement planning work, City Engineer Terry Maurer indicated that there have been no negative effects from the policy change. City Administrator Pat Klaers recommended that the City Council continue working under Resolution 94-105. The City Council concurred with the City Administrator's recommendation. 5.11. Consider Phoenix Enterprises Request for the City En,qineer to Prepare the Grading Plans for Hillside Crossing II City Administrator Pat Klaers indicated that the city has received a request from Phoenix Enterprises to have the City Engineer complete the grading plan for a private development project. The City Administrator indicated that this is not consistent with the city's current policy. The City Administrator stated that staff, including the City Attorney, is recommending against the request for the reasons outlined in his 1/16/96 memo. The City Administrator indicated that if it is the Council's desire to grant the request, he would suggest that the policy not be changed and that this request be treated as an exception to the policy. Marly Glines indicated that 90 percent of the design work is currently being done by the city's engineer. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER MOVED TO APPROVE THE CITY ENGINEER TO DO THE GRADING PLANS FOR THE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOR PHOENIX ENTERPRISES PROVIDED THAT A WAIVER AND HOLD HARMLESS CLAUSE ARE SIGNED BY THE PRIVATE DEVELOPER. COUNCILMEMBER SCHEEL SECONDED THE MOTION. Vice Mayor Holmgren indicated that he suppods this motion because it is a commercial development as opposed to residential development, and further, because it is a very large project and a very small part of all of the work that MSA has done for the company to develop this certain project. THE MOTION CARRIED 3-0-1. Councilmember Dietz abstained. 5.12. Discussion of Capital Improvement Proclram - Continued from 1/15/96 Worksession The City Administrator indicated that no items were carried over from the January 15 Capital Improvement Program Council work. session, and therefore, there was no need for discussion at this time. It was noted that the Riverview Heights neighborhood meeting will be held on February 8, 1996. 7.1. Request for Final Plat by Randy Lindquist and Jeff Mastley - Weatherwood, Case No. P 95-01 City Planner Steve Ach indicated that Jeff Mastley and Randy Lindquist are requesting final plat approval to subdivide approximately 80 acres into 21 single