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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION - AUGUST 21, 2000 3 Discussion items included the detriment of increased road widths; potential closure of Ham line Avenue and lack of consensus of the neighborhood group; increased traffic on Ingerson and Dunlap; the Lake Josephine Associations concern for the Fernwood Channel recreational land value; untreated stormwater into wetlands; the presentation on raingardens by Mr, Haider of the City of Maplewood, and the varying soils involved; and the protection or insulation of water and sewer lines in some areas proposed for raingarden installation, Mayor Probst complimented the Review Group, and again thanked them for their research and presentation, Councilmember Aplikowski requested comments from anyone else in the audience, Two (2) unidentified representatives of the Lake Josephine Association, were present and requested more definitive information on the plan for the Fernwood Channel, as it directly affected their property, They asked the City Council to be included in any future discussions, Mayor Probst stated that tile City Council anticipated the public informational meeting to be scheduled at one of the September regular Council meetings, and assured the residents that the neighborhood would be notified, Staff was directed to establish an orderly fashion to address the specific issues involved in the report, to allow the City Council to direct the consulting engineer to prepare a revised feasibility report. c. 2001 Budget Mr. Post stated that staff was continuing to work on the previous directive of the City Council to provide a 2001 Budget, based on a maximum levy increase 01'2,5%, Mr. Post addressed the proposed unbudgeted streetlight standard repair and/or replacement, and stated that this could possibly be considered as a 2000 project as funding was more readily available at this time, Mr. Post also addressed the Council's proposal for the 2001/02 Pavement Management Plan (PMP), and the possibility of pending development in the Gateway Business District and the possible need to reprioritize the West Round Lake Road Phase II project. Councilmember Aplikowski proposed increasing the 2001 levy by three percent (3%), Mr. Post advised that the optional dates for the City's Truth in Taxation dates would be December 4th or December 11 th, with the Preliminary Levy due to Ramsey County by September 15,2000, Staff was directed to plan for the Ingerson Neighborhood Project as the PMP Project for 2001, and that future projects would most likely continue on a two-year cycle and process; and to continue with the proposed 2,5% maximum levy increase.