City Council - 10/21/1969 - Village Meeting ti
MINUTES
EDEN PRAIRIE VILLAGE COU14CIL
Tuesday, October 21 . 1969 7:05 P.M., Village Hall
Members present were Mayor Osterholt. Councilmen, Haugen. Nesbitt.`
Redpath, and Lieb. Also present was Village Manager George Hite,
I. AWARD OF BIDS.
The Village Manager presented a tabulation of bids received on Thursday,
October 16, 1909, for the construction of the Fire Station and Public
Works Center. The tabulation indicated the bids received by eleven
contractors on the general contract, four contractors on the mechanical
contract, and eight contractors on the Electrical contract. The Manager
naked that the birds were all below the Village's estimates for the work
and that on the basis for the low bids the building would be constructer.
for approximately $12 per square foot of area. He recommended that the
contracts be awarded to the following low bidders.
General contract: Heary T. Geterson Co. $ 93.2.00.00
Mechanical Contract: Buchman Plumbing Co. 78,596.00
Electrical Contract : Prior Lake Electric Co. 12,400.00
Total $1249196.00
Mr. Redpath moved that the Council award the contracts for the construction
of the Fire Station and Public Works Center to the recommended low bidders.
fir. Nesbitt seconded. On roll call , all voted aye. Motion carried.
The Village Manager presented for the Council 's consideration a projected
budget for the Fire Station, Fire Equipment and Public Works Center
development and acquisition project.
II. PRESENTATIONS.
A. Trun ; anitar Sewer S stem Stud . Mr. Bob Robertson of Rieke, Carroll,
Muller AsTociates, presented their Octaber, 1969, report on a trunk, sanitary
sewer system for the Village of Eden Prairie. l.tr, Robertson briefly reviewed
the report noting that it contained proposals for the construction of
approximately 4.8 million dollars worth of trunk sanitary sewers, Mr. Lieb
moved that the report be received for study. Mr. Redpath seconded. All
voted aye. motion carried.
B. Water Works S stem Studies. htr. John Robinson of Black and Veatch
presented their October, 1969, report on a system of water works improvements
for the Village of Eden Prairie. He reviewed the report noting the
alternatives for water source and water treatment facilities and the
extent of the recommended trunk water main distribution system. The report
recommended a first phase water works improvement with an estimated cost
of about 3.6 Million dollars. Mr. Haugen moved that the report be
received for study. Mr. Redpath seconded. All voted aye. Motion carried„
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The Village Wanager noted the importance of the two studies and the
opportunity that the development of the utility systems offered in
regulating the rate, location, anr; character of growth within the
community. He advised that he would continue to work with the consultants
in revicwinq their reports, particularly in developing financing
alternatives and suggested that tha Village seek federal assistance for
the construction of the recommender: systems. He said that he would soon
submit a report to the Council indicating the estimated cost of these
applications.
IIY� RECOVJ4ENDATIONS AND REPORTS,
T. Men Prairie Body 5 0 . The Village Manager recommended that since
the Council a recently adopter: a new toning ordinance that the request
of the E6en Prairie Body Shop for a builcing permit could be processed
administratively under the terms of the new ordinance. Mr. Simmet
presented material to support his application and' indicated that to the best
of his knowledge the proposal fully •-• conformed to both the new zoning
ordinance and the Village's builCing code. The Council agreed that the
request should be referred to the Village Manager for processing in the
normal manner.
Meeting adjourned at 8 : 15 P.M.
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