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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — October 21, 2019 5 Councilmember Holden asked if they could take out the word "assessments" and label the funding source as "other". Discussion ensued regarding moving the Old Snelling Avenue roundabout project to 2022, and the Glenpaul item to 2021. Council requested a letter be sent to affected residents explaining Ramsey County pushed the Lexington Avenue project to 2021 which in turn pushed Old Snelling Avenue to 2022. Councilmember McClung suggested putting the sewer fund money as a place holder in 2020 to have further discussion next year. Discussion ensued regarding the Karth Lake wall, pump and panel. Mayor Grant will attend the Karth Lake District meeting on October 22. Mayor Grant asked if Council would be willing to front the Karth Lake District the money for repairs. Consensus was positive. Mayor Grant felt the Karth Lake District should establish an ongoing fund from its members for future repairs. Finance Director Bauman noted there are still ongoing issues with the PIR Fund and Public Safety Capital Fund. The Capital Improvement Project Fund is continuing to drop, right now there isn't a long term solution. Councilmember Holden asked for Recreation numbers, stating the City gets in 1/3 but subsidizes 2/3 of the costs. Councilmember Holmes asked in regard to the PIR Fund and the suggested study for 20 years, who would do the study and how much would it cost? Interim Public Works Director/City Engineer Blomstrom said the study would be approximately $20,000 and be done by an engineering firm. Finance Director Bauman said she would also like to put together a similar schedule for equipment replacement. Councilmember McClung said the old City Hall land could be used to generate revenue. Finance Director Bauman discussed additional revenue sources for funding future projects. Council agreed to continue the meeting past 8:00 p.m. E. Council Chambers Additional Monitors City Administrator Perrault stated there was a suggestion to place other monitors in the Council chambers for the audience to see the slideshow. Councilmember Holden said the projector is blurry and asked if it could be made clearer.