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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL— APRIL 9, 2001 9 no longer have to schedule appointments inside the residence for final meter reads. He added now they just have to drive by on the day of closing. Councilmember Grant stated sump pumps that are non-compliant are costing the citizens of Arden Hills money. He is not confident in what has been done. He asked how staff is going to be confident they have inspected all of the sump pumps. Mr. Post responded there was an opportunity to use the water meter installation project to economically perform sump pump inspections. He stated nine years from now when the lithium power packs are dead they will have another mass inspection opportunity. Mayor Probst stated his understanding is that staff does not feel that all of the information is bad, but had sent only 250 letters because some teams were not doing an adequate job. Mr. Post responded the 250 letters represented that portion of the database, that when one looked at the installation document it did not have sump pump information or it was not filled out adequately. B. Other Comments Councilmember Grant stated there is a May meeting of the Ramsey County Commissioners. He noted notices were coming out in the mail and it is open to the public. Councilmember Larson stated the Fire Board met last week and had two significant items discussed. He noted the first is whether to use TCAAP to add to the pension fund. He added it was an inconclusive discussion. He stated it was suggested that half of what the Fire Department has requested should come out of TCAAP. He noted they did not approve next year as requested until they have an opportunity to look at a review of the fund done at the end of the year. He added the new chair is Mr. Tom Watson,the Mayor of North Oaks. He stated the second issue is a proposal for duty crews with shifts of fireman up to three in number. He noted they would be on duty at the fire station and be paid for that time. He added a shift would be three and one half-hours long. He stated that increasingly the fire volunteers do not want to leave their jobs for a missed call that does not amount to anything. He noted this is particularly true during daytime hours. He added that as it gets more complex and the cites grow the Fire Department might be moving to part volunteers and part employees. He added they are starting to look at these questions. Councilmember Larson stated the Parks, Recreation and Trails Committee met two weeks ago. He noted the Parks strategic planning exercise is moving forward. He added fund balances are down from charitable gambling proceeds. He stated this has an effect on funding the Parks and Recreation budget. He added there was no discussion of a solution. He stated there could be problem in the future that would represent a need for additional funding. He noted Ramsey County is moving forward plans for Highway 96. He added it would be nice to put a trail under it now. He asked if they are any further along on getting more women on the Parks Committee. Mr. Moore stated the four women on the Adopt a Park program did not have interest in the committee. However, he noted he has two more male applicants.