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Resolution No.05-06-20: Award Contract for 2020 Neighborhood Infrastructure Improvements Egger described the received bids and asked to approve the bid award to A-1 Excavating. He also discussed the timing of the project, several options for special assessments and the assessment abatement program. Council thanked staff for presenting the various special assessment options.They discussed specifications of the special assessment options, a 10-year term versus a 15-year term, flexibility to allow the resident to pay off the assessment earlier than the full term,the number of properties affected by special assessments, options for lessening the impact of assessments, assessment abatement program, importance of infrastructure maintenance and this project in particular, and 2-3 months to complete the bonding process. Councilmember Balsanek motioned to approve awarding the contract to A-1 Excavating and the 10- year pay back period, seconded by Councilmember Vaughan. Councilmember Lund motioned to amend the original motion to include adopting special assessments in 2021 for a 10-year special assessment repayment schedule, seconded by Councilmember Balsanek. Council discussed the pros and cons of pushing the assessment out to 2021. Roll Call on the amendment: Ayes 7;Nays 0. Roll Call on the original motion as amended: Ayes 7;Nays 0. Resolution No. 05-07-20: Rejecting Bids for 2020 Mill & Overlay Program Egger asked council to reject the received bids. The bids were in alignment with the budget but the primary funding source was the City levy and due to the current Pandemic situation, it may be prudent to wait until later this year or next year. Also,there are options to reduce the scope of the project and re-bid it later this year. Council discussed the need to limit spending during this time of uncertainty, options to repackage state aid portion to re-bid out the smaller projects, importance of road maintenance and this project in particular, the local streets portion of the bid was approximately$35K over budget, staff's recommendation if there was no pandemic and projections for revenue shortfalls being more likely next year than this year. Councilmember Folch motioned to approve as presented. The motion was not seconded. Councilmember Balsanek motioned to accept the lowest bid, seconded by Councilmember Vaughan. Roll Call: Ayes 5;Nays 2—Folch and Lund. Resolution No. 05-08-20: Temporary Changes for Businesses Effected by COVID-19 Restrictions Hinzman detailed the requested temporary changes to the downtown area from the Downtown Business Association(DBA)and the possibility of incorporating parklets. Council discussed that City ordinance prohibits alcohol within the right-of-way, legal requirements for compact and contiguous locations to allow alcohol sales, other cities with parklets, aesthetics of parklets, construction of parklets, utilization of money approved by HEDRA if parklets were not approved, number of parking spots to be taken up if the sidewalk cafe were extended into the street, possibly creating a temporary open container zone in the downtown area, maintaining sidewalk or platform for pedestrians and options for non-downtown restaurants and businesses to expand outside. Sign up to receive automatic notification of Council agendas At ccagenda-subscribe@hastingsmn.gov hastingsmn.gov or by calling 651-480-2350 City Council packets can be viewed in searchable format on the City's website at http://www.liastingsmn gov/city-government/city-council/city-council-aaendas-and-minutes