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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—MARCH 21, 2016 9 Councilmember Wicklund thanked the PTRC for their hard work and contributions and offered assistance with newsletter articles. He then asked for clarification as to the location of the pedestrian walkway over the County Road E2 bridge. Acting Public Works Director Anderson stated he believes it would be on the south side of the bridge but would obtain the design plan in order to confirm the walkway location. Councilmember Wicklund asked for clarification as to how suggestions for the TCAAP park designs are implemented. Councilmember Holden stated it is too early in the process to discuss implementation of the parks in the TCAAP redevelopment area. She said that the information provided by the PTRC regarding suggestions for that area are more of a"wish list". Councilmember Wicklund asked about the budget for parks, trails and recreation improvements. He asked what the future plan was to increase the amount of dollars budgeted for trail improvements. Interim City Administrator/Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson stated Capital Improvement information was available in the CIP. She said that in June the City Council would meet to discuss the budget, CIP items and long-range planning. Councilmember Holden asked what the cost savings were regarding the push light at Cummings Park. She also asked for clarification as to why the lights were on continually at Hazelnut Park. Recreation Coordinator Grant stated the lights were on for safety reasons. She will provide the cost savings for the push button lights at the next meeting. PTRC Chair Straumann asked for direction regarding the observation deck on the water tower at the TCAAP site. Mayor Grant stated the Council would need to consider the operational needs of the water tower as well as more information pertaining to its location before providing a recommendation. The Council agreed to discuss this item at a future work session and thanked the PTRC members for attending. E. Process and Parameters for Organized Collection on TCAAP City Attorney Joel Jamnik referenced the 2013 amended State Statute 115A.94 regarding potential organized collection in the TCAAP area. He said that any city that had more than one licensed collector, such as Arden Hills, must notify the public and all licensed collectors in the community. While State statute defined the minimum notification period as 60 days, most cities typically allowed between 120 and 180 days. City Attorney Jamnik stated that while the creation of organized collection in TCAAP would involve a completely new service area versus an existing service area, the statute did not