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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - OCTOBER 26, 1998 4 . the trail connection at Katie Lane and the culvert repair on Hamline A venue. There will be a punch list generated for minor items which need to be cleaned up. The City Engineer recommends the Council approve Pay Estimate #3 for T.A. Schifsky and Sons, Inc. of North St. Paul, Minnesota in the amount of$200,616.99. A retainage of 5% is being held for the project. Mayor Probst asked Mr. Stafford ifhe is satisfied with the pay request. Mr. Stafford indicated he IS. Mayor Probst asked ifthere will be one more pay estimate. Mr. Brown stated there will be one more pay estimate to address the trail completion and the culvert repair. He indicated he expects the project to be completed under the budgeted amOlmt. MOTION: Councilmember Aplikowski moved and Councilmember Keim seconded a motion to approve Pay Estimate #3 for TA. Schifsky and Sons, Inc. of North St. Paul, Minnesota in the amount of$200,616.99. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). C. 1999 Association of Metropolitan Municipalities (AMM) Legislative Policies and Priorities Mr. Fritsinger stated that, at the last Council meeting, Councilmember Malone provided . information related to the work being done by AMM regarding policies being considered for the 1999 legislative session. The Council received priority packets from AMM a couple of weeks ago for review. Historically, the City adopts policies for both the AMM and the League of Minnesota Cities. These policies are brought to the AMM annual meeting to assist in setting the issues which the City feels arc of the greatest need. Mr. Fritsinger indicated that Councilmember Malone has identified the items he found to be his greatest priority. They are, in order of importance, items I-A, IV, I-E, I-J, and V-A. Councilmember Aplikowski stated she agrees with levy limits being a high priority and would also consider item I-A her number one priority. Her second priority would be item V-A. She indicated she had identified more than one item for her third priority, items II-E and III-C. She would consider item V-B within the forth to fifth priority level. Councilmember Keim stated her priorities are items I-A, I-E, and V -A. She indicated she had not identified a forth or fifth priority. Councilmember Larson stated his priorities are items I-A, V-A, I-E, I-J, and IV. Mayor Probst stated his priorities are itcms I-A, I-E, V-A, V-B, and IV. After compiling the priorities identified by the Council, and further discussion, the Council determined the list of priorities to provide to AMM are: I. I-A, Levy Limits . 2. l-E, Sales Tax on Local Govemment Purchases 3. V-A, Transportation Funding 4. IV, Metropolitan Governance Report 5. I-J, Revenue Diversification