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<br /> ARDEN HILLS elTY eOUNeIL WORKSESSION - SEPTEMBER 18,2000 7 <br /> . City Treasurer/Accountant, Terry Post, reported to the City Council on the loan <br /> request made for reimbursemcnt of the money owed by Ramsey County for the <br /> development of the West Round Lake Road intersection. The loan request was in the <br /> amount of$1,019,000.00. Mr. Post indicated that he would be gone on Wednesday, <br /> September 20 through Friday, September 22, 2000 at the Minnesota Government Finance <br /> Officer's Association (MGFOA) annual meeting in Alexandria, MN. Mr. Post further <br /> reiterated the wireless node for financial systems software demonstration that the City <br /> had received from the City of Roseville. <br /> Mayor Probst inquired about the options that are available to the City of Arden Hills on <br /> the sound wall tllat would be constructed just north of the intersection of Highway 96 and <br /> l-35W, with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) holding the City <br /> responsible for any costs. <br /> Mr. Post stated that he would inquire about that, as he had a meeting scheduled on <br /> Tuesday with a MnDOT engineer. His understanding was that there was a basic plan that <br /> MnDOT would implement, and if the City of Arden Hills wanted to see something <br /> different, the City would need to pick up the cost differential. <br /> Mr. Post also indicated that he and Mr. Stafford had met and were preparing a proposal <br /> for recycling contractors. The recycling contract was up for renewal, and they would like <br /> to determine the cost of what is available. Mr. Post indicated that therc was a balance in <br /> . the Recycling food, and inquired of the City Council what they ought to do with that <br /> money. Mr. Post indicated that the City Council could offset the cost of recycling by <br /> reducing the cost to each ofthe residents; or they could put the money into promotional <br /> materials, such as recycling bins; or provide educational information. Mr. Post stated that <br /> the City does not currently have an active information resource for its citizens regarding <br /> thc rccycling program. <br /> Mayor Probst inquired if some of the fund balance couldn't be used to ofT-set the costs of <br /> the newsletter containing either an entire document about recycling, or ongoing <br /> information about recycling in each issue. <br /> eity Administrator, Joe Lyneh, updated the City Council on the Vaughan tower <br /> situation and the meeting that was to take place on Tuesday, September 19,2000 with <br /> City Attorney Filla and Mr. Vaughan. Mr. Lynch inquired if there was a consensus ofthe <br /> City Council on what their preference would be in terms of enforcement issues. The <br /> consensus of the City Council was that the tower should come down. <br /> Mr. Lynch reported that the Fire Inspector and the Lake Johmma Volunteer Fire <br /> Department (UFVD) had parted ways, and the Fire Department was currently in the <br /> process of hiring a new inspector. <br /> Mr. Lynch also reported that the Feasibility Study, which had previously been discussed <br /> . being available at the September 25th regular City Council meeting, would not be <br />