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City Council Minutes October 3, 2006 Page 6 of 10 --------------------------- Discussion was held as to why the City is proposing to pay for the concrete curb and gutter. The Developer indicated that the Planning Commission recommended against curb and gutter. Chuck Marohn indicated that the Planning Commission placed no mandate on the use of bituminous and in fact preferred concrete curb and gutter. The developer requested that the word bituminous be struck from item VIII relating to requiring a bituminous driving surface prior to occupancy. He noted that this could be weather dependent. It was the consensus of the Council to strike the word bituminous. Discussion was held regarding which engineer should be the primary engineer on the job. After much discussion, it was the consensus of the Council that Landecker would be the primary engineer with the City's Engineer doing the spot checks. The Council concurred with the items in the draft developer's agreement. The Council requested that the Planning and Zoning Commission review the developer's agreement at the October meeting. 7.9. Request to Vacate Alley The Clerk noted that the City is requesting to vacate the alley between East Sibley Street and Oriole Street located behind the old City Hall building. Although the map shows that the alley is vacated, it was never properly recorded. It was the consensus of the Council to move forward with the vacation. 8. Fire Chief's Report Report by Chief Tom Nelson. Chief Nelson invited the Council to the open house on October 11 th. He noted that it is fire prevention week. Chief Nelson indicated that there are currently 28 firefighters on the department. He noted that there is a shortage of daytime responders. The Chief requested the Council to authorize the department to increase the department to 30 firefighters. COUNCIL MEMBER PFEIFFER MOVED TO AUTHORIZE THE FIRE CHIEF TO INCREASE THE DEPARTMENT MEMBERS TO 30