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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — JULY 18, 2011 6 City Planner Beekman explained that rain gardens are not considered significant landscaping and there haven't been any problems related to rain gardens. Discussion ensued and it was determined that rain gardens should be added to Subdivision 2, Item Al. Councilmember Tamble expressed concern about the statement on Page 3 of 15 requiring spacing of 75 feet between trees being planted. He thought that could be reduced to 40 feet but will discuss it further with Staff. After further discussion, the Council consensus was that Staff should present this amendment at a regular Council meeting. 2. COUNCIL COMMENTS & STAFF UPDATES Councilmember Holden comments: • Public Works has done a good job improving the appearance of the median on Highway 96. • The Economic Development Commission is working on the State of the City event which will be held September 14, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., at North Heights Lutheran Church. Mayor Grant comments: • Many areas of the city were flooded this past weekend including Valentine Park. The severity of the Valentine Park situation proves the need for the backflow protection. • He thanked the Public Works crew for removing the dead trees along Highway 96. • During the current heat wave, Public Works crews should be using the new water truck to keep the trees hydrated. • He has asked the City Administrator to review the TCAAP / Ryan proposal documents to see if the two year restriction to share that data has passed. If so, we may want to post some of the documents on the City website. • He recommended that the hand -out from Kate Knuth's recent meeting be added to our website. • He asked what the plan is for replacing the dead trees on Highway 96. o Public Works Director Maurer explained that they have not completed review of the landscaping plan. He also referred to concern for the cost to keep new trees watered and healthy. • He questioned what had occurred on the Roscoe pond on the south end of Snelling o Public Works Director Maurer explained that the crew found the pump submerged. The pump is now being serviced and should be reinstalled tomorrow. Also, engineering is working with the property owner to determine a permanent solution. Public Works Director Maurer stated that Lift Station #8 couldn't keep up during the recent storms which resulted in sewage back -ups in some homes. Also, there was a lot of damage in the PMP project area which contractors are working to repair.