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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—JULY 21, 2014 3 Councilmember Holden supported Grant, Noble and the Venus area being completed, but not Indian Place. She also recommended that Lake Lane be considered for improvement. Mayor Grant asked how the Council could find additional funding for streets. City Administrator Klaers reviewed the amount available in the PIR fund. Councilmember Holden suggested that the $65,000 allotted for Freeway Park be reallocated. Mayor Grant agreed stating that these PIR funds could be reassigned back to the park if the City were to receive savings on the proposed road project. Further discussion was held regarding extending the proposed 35W to Mounds View High School trail further east to Valentine Park. Mayor Grant summarized Council support for the Venus neighborhood and Grant, Noble, and Lake Lane road projects moving forward in 2015 with the Freeway Park funds and the Mounds View High School to Valentine Park trail segment funds being reallocated to roads. He recommended that the Council now discuss parks. Public Works Director Maurer reported that the first portion of the Bethel trail from County Road E from the bridge to Old Highway 10 could be completed in 2015 with the County Road E improvements. He suggested that this section should be a sidewalk rather than a trail. Mayor Grant questioned why the gateway sign line item was pushed back. City Administrator Klaers indicated that the sign at Lexington and Highway 96 would be a larger project and would take a fair amount of staff time. For this reason, he did not believe this project would take place in 2014. He reported that the EDA fund had adequate reserves for gateway signs for the next couple of years. Councilmember Holden believed that the next gateway sign that should be completed is at County Road D and Cleveland because this was a smaller sign. She recommended that the City pursue this sign in 2014. City Administrator Klaers commented that this may be an option due to the fact that the City already had an easement and it was a smaller sign. Councilmember Holden asked when the City would be receiving the new voting system. Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson stated that Ramsey County has not gotten their bids out yet. She anticipated that the City would not begin receiving bills for this equipment until 2015. Mayor Grant requested comment from staff on the sanitary sewer expenses along with the grants the City had received.