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Benchmarks: Everything you wanted to know a review of recent City Council action about Benchmarks September 30, 2013 by Dave McClung, City Council Authorized the purchase of two Toro Approved a payment in the amount "" Arden Hills Notes, n each edition of the I of $19,336 to the Lake Johanna Fire zero-turn mowers and the trade-in of you will see a series of bulleted items the two 2011 Toro mowers currently in Department, which is the Citys share Council. These items are called Bench truck) (5-0) - Adopted Resolution 2013-037 ap marks. Because they are so abbreviated, a " - pointing Brent Bartel to the Planning Approved Resolution 2013-038 few readers have questioned their purpose. " Commission for a term expiring certifying a list of delinquent utility December 31, 2015 (5-0)accounts to Ramsey County to be Benchmarks are intended to alert readers to added to property taxes payable in important actions taken by the City Coun - Approved Payment No. 1 to Classic " 2014 (5-0) cil. Some of the most important actions of Protective Coatings, Inc. for the South the City Council warrant a separate, more Water Tower Rehabilitation Project in Approved Planning Case 13-014 for " Arden Hills Note detailed story in the s; the amount of $151,050 (5-0) an amendment to the Final Planned but most of the Councils votes are more Unit Development for Phase 1 of routine. Approved Payment No. 1 to SAK " the Lexington Station redevelopment Construction, LLC for the 2013 Sani - proposal at 3833 Lexington Avenue, If a bulleted item sparks your interest, you tary Sewer Lining Improvement in the can go to the Arden Hills website at amount of $292,179 (5-0) submitted plans, as amended by the www.cityofardenhills.org, look for the City Council (approval of the master Approved Payment #4 to North Valley, " City Council page, and then click on the sign plan for phase 1 of the Inc., in the amount of $115,012 for the agenda for that dates meeting. Attached ) development) (5-0 2013 Pavement Management Program to each agenda item is a staff report that to each agenda item is a staff report that (5-0) provides the background for that agenda item. If the item is a Planning Commission Fundraising underway for Gateway Sign project case being brought to the City Council by Fran Holmes agenda may include site maps, drawings of help fund the Highway 96 and Lexington he newly formed Arden Hills Founda T - planned improvements, and the Planning Avenue gateway sign. The Citys Eco tion has begun a campaign to request - Commissions recommendations. If the nomic Development Commission, which the support of local businesses with the minutes of that City Council meeting have is an advisory committee comprised of Citys gateway sign initiative. The Citys been approved, you can look at the minutes City business people, has been requesting - for a more detailed version of the Councils gateway signs in Arden Hills for a number section of County Road D, Lake Johanna discussion. of years to help promote local businesses. Boulevard and New Brighton Road, in the Citys newly acquired triangle parcel. A bulleted summary of a planning case One of the purposes of the Arden Hills The City is currently considering place - may include abbreviations like PUD Foundation is to connect the generosity of ment of the next gateway sign on the for a Planned Unit Development case. By the business community with the needs of south side of County Road E2, just east of looking back at agendas and minutes, the the City. Cleveland Avenue. The City has budgeted planning process begins to make more approximately $25,000 per gateway sign, sense to a reader. Likewise when it comes The Arden Hills Foundation is asking lo which includes lighting and landscaping. - to street construction you will see terms cal businesses to give forward give forward to promote such as PMP for Pavement Management their presence in the City. In the near The Citys 2014 plan is for a gateway Program which is the program the City future, foundation board members will sign on the southwest corner of Highway uses to prioritize and then construct/main - contact local businesses by mail to request 96 and Lexington Avenue. Because this tain our City streets. donations. Any business or resident who is a major intersection, there is a need would like to donate to the Foundation for a larger gateway sign and extensive Arden Hills Notes may send a check (made payable to the landscaping to increase the visibility of publication, meaning it does not include Arden Hills Foundation) to Arden Hills the sign. The City estimates that the cost formal actions such as requests for bids, of formal actions such as requests for bids, offormal actions such as requests for bids, of- Foundation, 1245 W. Highway 96, Arden for this project will be approximately Hills, MN 55112. For more information, $50,000, which is double the budgeted acts requiring publication. The Shoreview please feel free to contact Foundation $25,000. This is an important gateway Arden Hills Bulletin Board Member Fran Holmes via email at to the City, and with the development of newspaper. So Benchmarks are not the of newspaper. So Benchmarks are not the ofnewspaper. So Benchmarks are not the of- franh116@aol.com. TCAAP, this area will become an even All donations will be more important entryway to Arden Hills. there to give readers a summary of recognized. The Arden Hills Foundation Board plans the action. to ask Arden Hills businesses to make tax deductible donations to the Foundation to 3