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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - MAY 29, 2001 8 D. Appointments to Parks, Trails, and Recreation Committee Councilmember Larson explained currently there are no women on the committee. He stated they would be going out soon to neighborhoods and talking about the Comprehensive Park Plan. He noted it seemed that they need the representations of both genders. He apologized for not having something in the packet, but the issue had been discussed before. Mayor Probst stated it is the Mayor's appointment upon recommendations from the council to proceed. MOTION: Councilmember Larson moved and Councilmember Aplikowski seconded a motion to endorse the appointment of Ginny Michaels and Roberta Thompson to the Parks, Trails, and Recreation Committee, effective upon the mayor's signature. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS Mr. Lynch stated the summer hours of operation would begin June 4, 2001. He noted the city would not be able to paint the water tower the exact logo color requested. He added they would match the existing color. Councilmember Aplikowski asked for clarification. Mr. Lynch responded they do not have the same color identification scheme the painters do. He stated that ifthey paint it our proper logo color, the remaining tower stem would not match since they are only painting the bulb. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Grant stated the Operations and Finance Committee did not meet this month. He noted he would be working with the City Accountant to ensure that they have a June 21 meeting. He added he would like an update regarding the possibility of a joint effort with the County on the maintenance facility. Mr. Lynch responded that he had met with the Ramsey County Engineer. He stated that he had indicated their limited staffing and the County had indicated a willingness to draft an RFQ. He noted they County would have the city review it and control the responses. He added all responses would be sent to the city directly. Councilmember Larson stated he had volunteered to work on the Highway 10 Interregional Corridor Study. He noted the part of Highway 10 east ofI-35W has been excluded from the study. He added he spoke to staff and indicated he would not be attending any additional meetings. He stated it does not seem that the City of Arden Hills has much a role to play. He noted unless someone feels differently that he would no longer attend these meetings. Mayor Probst stated the City needs to find some means of staying informed on what is going on. Mr. Lynch stated they are emailing him the agendas and the minutes. He noted he had a similar conversation with the MnDOT representative. He added their primary concern is west ofI-35W.