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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JULY 26, 1999 21 Brighton had approved moving the buildings farther away from the street and he was interested . in what Mr. Steve Nelson was proposing for the City of Arden Hills northeast corner. Mayor Probst stated that the Code Enforcement chart provided in the Activity Report was very helpful. With regard to the Parks and Recreation Department Report, Mayor Probst noted that the City has not yet received approval from the Scholls Company for the Round Lake Trail easement on their property. If the Scholls Company eontinues to maintain this position, he suggested that the City Council discuss conde11111ing the property in order to construct the trail. Mayor Probst expressed concern regarding the reported vandalism in the local parks. Councilmember Aplikowski stated that she had heard there were more curfew arrests in the last month than there had been in the last year. Mayor Probst stated that he reeently received the annual projects request from the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Couneil. . Mayor Probst stated that he had asked Mr. Post to request Northern States Power Company to provide a record of power outages and locations in Arden Hills. It was his belief that in the last 18 months there have been more than six different outages that have ranged from one-half of an hour to lour or five hours. He felt that this issue would be related to the issue of overhead versus underground power lines and the expense to maintain the lines. He felt growing frustration about the fact that there were some areas within the City that experience power outages more frequently than others. Mr. Fritsinger stated that Northem States Power had been spoken to and will provide the City with some information. With regard to the recent letter of resignation received from Mr. Fritsinger, Mayor Probst stated that the City Council should formally accept Mr. Fritsinger's resignation and appoint Mr. Post as the Interim City Administrator. He noted that the next City Council meeting was scheduled for August 9, 1999, which was four days before Mr. Fritsinger's departure date, and suggested that this appointment could be made then. Mayor Probst stated that Mr. Post had provided information regarding how to respond to Mr. Fritsinger's open position. He felt that some of the information was eonsistent with what had been done in the past and he felt that the City Council should proeeed as suggested in the information. With regard to the hiring process, Mayor Probst stated that, if this issue was not discussed this evening, the Council might consider scheduling a special meeting to diseuss the hiring process. Councilmember Larson stated that he did not mind delaying the discussions of the hiring process. However, he hoped that the City would not delay advertising for the position. Mayor Probst agreed and indieated that advertising does begin the proeess. He wondered if the City would want applications sent to the City stafl or if the City should retain someone to assist in the .