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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL, OCTOBER 27. 1997 10 . ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS Mr. Fritsinger announced the membership for the Tony Schmidt Park Task Force is complete, and Ms, Walsh has asked tllat all COlmnents from Council in regard to the park be given to her, and she will forward them to the Task Force. Mr. Fritsinger reported on negotiations with the Lake Johanna Volunteer Fire Department, and the possibility of a Joint Powers Agreement (JP A) with Shoreview and North Oaks. He advised he had informed the Lake Johanna Volunteer Fire Department about the retrocession of the TCAAP property. Attorney Filla will draft the initial JP A, but there will probably be separate service agreements with each city due to the dillerent issues between the communities. Mr. Fritsinger gave a status report on the Gateway Business District project, stating he and Mr. Ringwald are to meet with Naegele representatives on site to discuss issues. The City and Naegele are close to agreement on the purchase agreement at this time. The railroad has begun discussions with the City regarding slope easements and the right of entry. Work is continuing on 14th Street, and a pre-construction meeting with Public Works Supervisor Stallord and the engineers is scheduled. He noted the contract does contain "outs" should things not move forward, COUNCIL COMMENTS & COMMITTEE/DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORTS . Council member Malone brought up the subject of transportation expenses for meetings, and requested that the City Administrator be given the ability to adjust as necessary. It was decided that a formal motion would be necessary to accomplish this. MOTION: Malone moved and Aplikowski seconded a motion to give the City Administrator the ability to adjust rates of reimbursement for travel related expenses based on costs incurred. The motion carried unanimously (4-0). A discussion ensued regarding Lake Owasso rules regarding jet skis and erosion. Ramsey County desires unilormity on all lakes in the county. Councilmember Aplikowski noted that Ray McGraw has resigned from the Newsletter Committee, and publicly thanked him for his service. Councilmember Keim noted that the lift station on Cleveland and County Road E-2 is being cleaned up and thanked Staff for taking care of this concern. Councilmember Keim provided an update on the Business Relations Committee activities. Mayor Probst thanked staff for providing Department Head Reports which have been very helpful for the Council. . Mayor Probst reported he received an invitation for the community based planning meetings and inquired regarding the agenda. Mr. Fritsinger stated the agenda is unknown at this time.