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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL—MAY 4, 2015 7 C. Karth Lake Improvement District Board Street Sweeping Request Public Works Director Maurer explained that the Karth Lake Improvement District Board has requested additional street sweeping to assist with improving lake quality. He indicated that the City currently sweeps streets twice per year; in the spring and fall. The Board is requesting additional sweepings through the summer months and this would require paying overtime hours to City staff. It was estimated that it would take three hours to complete this work and the expense would be approximately $500 per event. The Karth Lake Improvement District Board approved this expense and requested that the Council consider allowing for extra sweepings over the summer months. Councilmember Holden indicated that she had a problem with the extra street sweepings. She asked if there was any evidence that additional street sweepings would assist in improving the quality of the lake. Public Works Director Maurer stated that there is evidence that debris, salt and soil find their way into bodies of water. He commented that the east side of the lake has catch basins that run right into the lake. For this reason, Karth Lake would benefit from additional sweepings as it would keep additional debris from running into the lake. Councilmember Woodburn did not object to the additional street sweeping requests. He believed that there was little evidence that water runoff would impact Karth Lake, unless Phosphate and organic debris was involved. Councilmember Holmes reported that she was no longer a member of the Arden Hills Foundation; however, she indicated that at one of the last meetings she attended, the Karth Lake Improvement District had made a request. Mayor Grant understood that the Karth Lake Improvement District would be making a request for $500. He noted that the Karth Lake Board was able to implement fees to cover extra expenses for street sweeping. Councilmember Holden commented that she objected to the Arden Hills Foundation covering the expense for extra City services. Mayor Grant stated that this may set a precedent that the Council should consider. Councilmember Holmes was not concerned with a precedent being set stating that if the City did not provide the street sweeping services, another contractor would be hired to complete the work. Mayor Grant understood that the Karth Lake Improvement District was concerned about the lake's water quality and was requesting assistance with street sweeping at their own expense. Councilmember McClung did not have any concerns with allowing the additional street sweeping so long as normal City operations were not impacted.