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Benchmarks: a review of recent City Council action 3 November 30, 2015 (Holden excused) • Approved ordinance 2015-011 in plan- ning case 15-022 relating to accessory antennas. (3-0) • Approved ordinance 2015-010 in plan- ning case 15-019 relating to window transparency. (3-0) • Approved the 2015 Pavement Man- agement Program (PMP) pay estimate number 6 and change order number 2 in the amount of $913,336.11. (3-0) • Approved the 2015 Sanitary Sewer Lin- ing payment number 2 to Hydro Klean, LLC in the amount of $383,277.89. (3-0) • Approved the Round Lake Road Area Improvement payment number 10 to Meyer Contracting, Inc. in the amount of $24,063.55. (3-0) • Approved the application of Catholic United Financial for an exempt permit to conduct a raffle with the drawing being held March 10, 2016, with no waiting period. (3-0) • Approved the appointment of Liz Johnson to the Economic Development Commission (EDC). (3-0) • Approved a 2015 budget amendment to move the cost for Arden Hills Notes from the Mayor and Council budget in the general fund to the Cable Fund. The budget amendment was for $23,000 to cover the annual printing, publishing, and postage. The cost of Arden Hills No,tes does not change, just the cost center that funds its operations. (3-0) • Approved the CenturyLink Cable Franchise Agreement. This agreement enables CenturyLink to provide video service to homes in Arden Hills. (3-0) • Approved the annual animal impound services agreement with Hillcrest Animal Hospital. (3-0) December 14, 2015 • Cancelled the December 28, 2015 City Council meeting due to lack of agenda items. (4-0) • Approved the 2016 City contribution for employee benefits. (4-0) • Approved the 2016 Fee Schedule and au- thorized the publication of an ordinance summary. (4-0) • Approved 2016 Liquor Licenses. (4-0) • Approved 2016 Tobacco Licenses. (4-0) • Approved the 2016 Recycling Fee. (4-0) • Approved a proposal from Bolton & Menk in the amount of $44,500 for design and engineering construction ser- vices for the rehabilitation of Lift Station 11. (4-0) • Approved change order number 1 and payment number 6 to Park Construction, Inc. in the amount of $40,018.41 for the County Road E/Pine Tree Drive Im- provements. (4-0) • Approved a Master Partnership Agree- ment with MnDOT. This agreement al- lows the City to request MnDOT services such as construction testing, engineering design, and roadway maintenance. (4-0) • Approved the regulatory sign replace- ment in the amount of $10,413.34. This project is required to meet the federally mandated retroreflectivity of regulatory street signs. (4-0) • Approved the stormwater outfall inspec- tions and pond assessment proposal from Elfering & Associates Inc. in the amount of $22,000. The City of Arden Hills has a permit to discharge stormwater issued by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The permit is known as National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and is issued to all Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4’s) in the state of Minnesota. This permit requires the City of Arden Hills to com- plete various tasks related to stormwater. The proposal completes two required tasks for 2015 and 2016, namely Outfall inspections and Pond Assessment. (4-0) • Approved publishing a summary of ordinance of resolution 2015-011 relating to an accessory antennas code update. The approval of the ordinance was at the 11-30-15 meeting. (4-0) • Approved publishing a summary of ordinance of resolution 2015-010 relating to a window transparency code update. The approval of the ordinance was at the 11-30-15 meeting. (4-0) • Approved publishing a summary of ordinance 2015-008 relating to a Cable Television Franchise for CenturyLink. The approval of the ordinance was at the 11-30-15 meeting. (4-0) • Approved the capital expenditures for the Lake Johanna Fire Department in the amount of $9,352.42, (4-0) • Accepted resignation of EDC Chair Steve Heikkila. (4-0) • Approved the quarterly special assess- ments for delinquent utilities. (4-0) • Approved the 2016-2020 Capital Im- provement Plan. (4-0) • Approved the City 2016 Budget in the amount of $11,102,350. (3-1 McClung) • Approved the tax levy for taxes payable in 2016 in the amount of $3,478,775, a 3.5% increase. (3-1 McClung) • Approved ordinance 2015-009 in plan- ning case 15-023 relating to Public Use Dedication Ordinance and approved publishing a summary of the ordinance. (4-0) • Approved a step and pay grade change for the position of Associate Planner, and changed the title to Senior Planner. (4-0) January 11, 2016 • Approved the 2016 organizational as- signments and the official service provid- ers for the City of Arden Hills. (4-0) • Approved resident Commission and Committee Appointments. (4-0) • Approved the hiring of Jolene Trauba as Customer Support Representative. (4-0) • Approved the Mounds View High School Trail payment number 1 in the amount of $513,577.62 to be paid through our Municipal State Aid (MSA) fund. (4-0) • Approved wording changes to the Mounds View High School Trail Joint Powers Agreement Amendment relating to maintenance of the trail. (4-0) • Approved the 2016 Northeast Youth and Family Services contract. (4-0) • Approved the 2016 City Contribution for employee benefits. (4-0) • Approved the appointment of Dan Erick- son as Chair of the EDC. (4-0) • Approved capital expenditures for the Lake Johanna Fire Department in the amount of $12,212. (4-0) • Approved the 2016-2017 union contract which covers Operations and Mainte- nance employees. (4-0)