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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—JULY 9, 2012 4 Councilmember Holmes stated that the Glenview area has had a lot of water main breaks, and she questions if the water mains are bad, can a road be repaired by reclamation versus a reconstruction. Public Works Director Maurer indicated that it is a little more work, but the repair can be made to the water main pipes and then the street can be reclaimed. Mayor Grant inquired how expensive a water main break is to repair. Public Works Director Maurer stated that water main breaks are not that expensive to repair relative to reconstructing the road. He would be happy to do a little research on water main breaks and make recommendations for a program based on the findings. Discussion continued regarding a curb and gutter policy. 3. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND STAFF UPDATES Councilmember Holmes stated that she has received an email from Dan Flaherty stating that the preamble under the public inquiries portion of the agenda is ambiguous. Since there was some confusion at a previous meeting regarding when the public could speak, she thought maybe that should be discussed. Councilmember Holmes commented on the fact that the County Road E project may be pushed back. In light of not knowing when Country Road E will be totally fixed, perhaps an inexpensive facelift could be considered for the interim. Mayor Grant inquired about the B-2 meetings. City Administrator Klaers stated that they are in the planning stages. The consultants are meeting one-on-one with the business owners, and he reports that Phase I is on schedule. Discussion ensued and the Council expressed concern over the direction the B2 project was going. The City Administrator stated that a project status report will be given at an upcoming meeting. Councilmember Holmes questioned whether an adequate response was given to Daniel Kromm about the Arden View Drive water damage issue. City Administrator Klaers stated that staff's response is that the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC), as our insurance provider, is the deciding factor with this claim. Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson noted that she will respond to Mr. Kromm and will supply him with the name of the insurance adjustor. Councilmember Holmes inquired what kind of role the Council should be taking regarding reviewing the City's Personnel Policy. She said that the Council has reviewed staff pay, but she does not know much in regard to cell phones, computers, or the comp time policy.