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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – AUGUST 29, 2016 2 Mayor Grant was in favor of utility bills being certified with the County and that this continue to be public information. Councilmember Holden questioned how much the City was not collecting in utility bills. Interim City Administrator Iverson stated the only time the City was not fully collecting on a utility bill was if a property owner were to file bankruptcy prior to the outstanding bill being certified by the City Council. This was the reason the City certified its outstanding utilities on a quarterly basis. Councilmember Holden believed that if certain residents wanted their utility bills to be certified to the County on their property tax statements, the City should continue this practice. Councilmember McClung suggested that a letter be provided to residents notifying them that if outstanding utility amounts are not paid in full, the information will be made public and the outstanding amount will be certified to the County. Interim City Administrator Iverson discussed the letters that were already being sent by the City. Councilmember Wicklund requested staff forward these letters to the Council for further review. B. County Road E Bridge Pedestrian Lighting Review Acting Public Works Director Anderson stated on March 28, 2016, the City Council directed staff to proceed with contracting for installation of lighting on the County Rd E/TH51 bridge. The staff memo on this item was specific in its description that the lighting was intended to light the pedestrian facility on the south side of the bridge. The contractor has installed the lighting and Councilmember Holmes brought forward a concern that the lights should cover more of the bridge surface and that her understanding was the lights would cover more of the bridge. Councilmember Holden asked if additional lights would be placed on the County Road E Bridge. Councilmember Wicklund believed the existing lights were adequate given the level of pedestrian traffic on this bridge. Mayor Grant stated he has seen the lights and indicated they were not very bright. Councilmember Holmes explained the lights were adequate for the south side of the bridge, but not for the north side of the bridge. She commented she does see Bethel or high school students walking along the north side of the bridge fairly often. She stated it was her expectation that the entire bridge would be properly lit by the newly installed lighting. She suggested brighter bulbs be installed in the existing light poles. Councilmember Holden questioned how North St. Paul received funding for their bridge aesthetics.