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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION - AUGUST 21, 2000 4 . STAFF COMMENTS Parks Director Moore reported on various activities of the Parks and Recreation Department including, recent trail grooming and brush clearing; Ingerson Park playstrueture installation; fall aeration; Cummings Park warminghouse repair done by staff at an (approximate savings of $4,000; addition of a practice soceer field at Floral Park; field #3 at Perry Park now being operational; ongoing improved working relationship with Northwestern College regarding the Presbyterian Homes field and the agreement to provide the City fees for services rendered. Plamler Chaput reported on various issues before the Planning Commission regarding ordinance and sign changes; as well as seeking Council input at a future joint Plarming Commission/City Council Worksession. Recreation Program Supervisor Olson updated the Council on various Recreation activities including increased soccer registrations; no need for additional fields; and addition of a new pre- sehool soccer program. Publie Works Director Stafford reported that the City was making good use ofthe sewer maintenance easement machine recently purchasedjointly with the City of White Bear Lake; a planned meeting with BR W staff on Thursday to discuss the Highway 96 median cut at the new City Hall site; testing and repair of the City's civil defense sirens; status of the requested speed study for Highway 51; the research and drafting of an ordinance requiring installation of grease traps to prevent recurring grease problems in City sewer lines from food processors and . restaurants. Mr. Stafford reported that more of these problems were being fOW1d with the advaneed televising of the sewer lines. Mr. Brown stated that a report on the recent televising of the City's sanitary sewer system would be forthcoming, with the Edgewater and Ingerson neighborhoods having the most immediate areas for concern. City Treasurer Post reported that he would be seeking Council authorization in the near future for submitting a grant proposal to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) for reimbursement of property acquisition costs at the Indykiewicz site. Mr. Post also stated that additional Finance Department activities included work on the 2001 Budget and election training. City Administrator Lynch reported on the upcoming Preconstruction meeting for construction of the City Hall facility; meeting with MnDOT and Ramsey County for potential relocation of a National Guard site and commercial driver's facility from Fort Snelling to the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP); and a recent meeting with the St. Paul Water Utility regarding their interest in purchasing the City of Arden Hills' water system. Related discussion items included the viability of ownership of the water system by another party; capacities of neighboring communities; and the status of the request for the City to acquire the TCAAP infrastructure system. .