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<br />1 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />DRAFT <br /> <br />MINUTES <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />WORKSESSION <br />MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1999 <br />4:45 P.M. - CITY HALL, 4364 WEST ROUND LAKE ROAD <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Dennis Probst called to order the City Council <br />Worksession at 4:50 p.m. Present were Councilmembers Beverly Aplikowski, Gregg Larson, <br />Paul Malone, and Lois Rem; City Administrator, Brian Fritsinger; Assistant to the City <br />Administrator, Kevin Ringwald; Public Works Director, Dwayne Stafford; City Accountant, <br />Terrance Post; Parks and Recreation Director, Thomas J. Moore; Associate Planner, Nancy <br />Randall; and Administrative Secretary, Sheila Stowell. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION ITEMS <br /> <br />a. <br /> <br />Code Enforcement/Socio-Economic Data <br />Associate Planner, Nancy Randall, provided a brief overview of the electronic database <br />being established by staffto coordinate code enforcement and demographic data on <br />properties within the City. <br /> <br />Discussion items included the availability of additional data from the Ramsey County <br />Sheriff's Department and the Lake Johanna Volunteer Fire Department and the public <br />and private aspects of the various data collected. <br /> <br />Mr. Ringwald gave an update on the various socio-economic data available to the City <br />from the North Metro 1-35W Corridor Coalition. Discussion items included block size <br />and uniformity as it relates to demographics; and the estimated cost to the Coalition of <br />$.16/capita for production of the data. The Council expressed some concern about the <br />long-term cost to the City for keeping the information current. <br /> <br />Councilmember Rem requested that staff include the dates of production on the maps for <br />a historical record. <br /> <br />b. <br /> <br />2000 Bud!!et/CIP <br />Mr. Post reviewed several items and requested Council direction for continued planning <br />for the 2000 Budget regarding capital items. Staff focused only on 1999 and proposed <br />2000 capital items for this meeting. The proposed five-year, 2000 - 2004 capital plan is <br />scheduled for presentation at the July 19, 1999 budget meeting. <br /> <br />Various staff assumptions and discussion items included the following: timing for <br />construction of City Hall; general planning costs for a new maintenance garage facility; <br />monument signs at Lexington Avenue/Highway 96 and the West Round Lake <br />Road/Highway 96 intersections; installation of a security fence around the maintenance <br />garage at 1440 Highway 96 (if there are definite plans to vacate the premises in the short <br />