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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - NOVEMBER 9, 1998 5 . Mayor Probst referred to the replacement schedule in Appendix C and noted that there are many specific date and time references. He asked ifthis is a concern with the Plan only being updated every ten years. Mr. Ringwald indicated new replacement schedules and other changes can be incorporated as minor amendments to the Plan. He noted that the reason these numbers were included was Ms. Cindy Walsh had put an extensive amount of work into this area and Staff wanted to take advantage of this knowledge and document the information so it would be accessible. Additionally, the information will provide a schedule to use during Capital Improvement Project planning. Ms. McMonigal suggested the information could he referred to as a tentative schedule. Mayor Probst suggested the City should consider an annual, or bi-annual update of these lime- sensitive items in the Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Ringwald concurred. Councilmember Malone expressed his concern that the information suggesting Ihe City's sanitary sewer infrastructure had not heen thoroughly reviewed for some time should not be included in the Land Use Plan. He indicated that the sewer system was built many years ago and he is concerned that the information may incorrectly imply that the City has not been paying attention to the system over the years. Mr. Fritsinger indicated that one of the areas Staff had identified to be lacking in the old Comprehensive Plan was how to accomplish the maintenance and replacement of the City's infrastructure. Including this information in the new Plan was intended to give direction on how to proceed with these projects. Councilmember Malone reiterated his concern that this information may be misinterpreted. . Mayor Probst indicated he had not read this portion of the Plan from that perspective. He stated what he likes about the idea of including this information is that it provides a "road map" of how to proceed with replacement and maintenance projects. He indicated that changing some of the wording may help to prevent the misinterpretation concerns expressed by Councilmember Malone. Councilmember Larson pointed out there are some inconsistencies between the Parks and Trails map and the Park Services map. He gave examples of parks shown on the Parks and Trails map which do not appear on the Park Service Map. Ms. McMonigal indicated that the two maps should match up and she stated she will review these maps and ensure that they do. Mr. Ringwald pointed out that the Park Services map only identifies the developed City parks. Councilmember Larson suggested being more specific in the intent of the differenl maps. He also pointed out that some of the park boundaries are different even when they appear on both maps. Mr. Ringwald stated that the consultant will work on this issue and any inconsistencies will be corrected. Chapter 6, Protected Resources, includes three maps, Natural Resources; Biological and Cultural Resources; and Lakes. Ms. McManigal noted the Natural Resources map primarily identifies wooded areas and the idea was to determine which areas, previously considered open space or major wooded areas, may need to be protected. . Another issue within this chapter is there has been a suggestion for the development of a Lake Quality and Environment Task Force to examine the water quality of the area lakes. In the attempt to collect data, it was found here are many agencies doing different kinds of data collection but not coordinated through a single-source.