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Administrator Comments for the December 20,1999 Council Worksession Page Two December 17,1999 . Mr. Tolaas once again talked about the need for the 1-35W bridge work being completed first as setting the stage for how the rest of the Highway 96 construction project would need to go. Pending the outcome of discussion, we need to indicate to Ramsey County our final position on this issue so that they can begin design plans and hopefully, cue this project up for 2002/2003. c. Old Hil!hwav 10, Watermain Petition Enclosed within is a memorandum from Mr. Stafford reviewing the process, costs and outreach efforts of the City. At this time, we have not had a high level of response, and of the responses we have received, most have indicated that they do not prefer to have the project done. In his recommendations, Mr. Stafford outlines four (4) options for the City to consider. At this time, I would recommend that the City Council choose option number four, which is elect not to proceed with the project at this time, and await another opportunity for the City to do the project. In the meantime, the City should continue to explore other funding opportunities (i.e., Livable Communities based on household incomes). . d. Y2K Final Preparations The City will have two (2) personnel available on December 31 sl from 11 :00 p.m. until at least 1 :00 a.m. on January 1 sl in the City of Arden Hills checking our lift stations for any potential problems. City Hall will not be open during that time, and we will not have any staff in the building. The Lake Johanna Fire Station No. One will have volunteers at the building celebrating the new millennium on their own. In the event of an emergency (i.e., total loss of power, total loss of communication), an all-station call will go out, and paid, on-call volunteers will man the Fire Station. A map being distributed by the Ramsey County Sheriffs Office will be sent to all the residents in the City of Arden Hills indicating strategically located operations that will either be manned by a Community Affairs Officer (CAO), a volunteer reserve, or a Ramsey County Deputy Sheriff in the event that there is a need. In addition to public facilities, there are businesses that will be open, and available, and be staffed by the Ramsey County Sheriff (i.e., Conoco, Texaco, etc.). At the last Ramsey County Sheriffs Contract Group meeting on December 16'\ Bob Fletcher talked about their take on the Y2K problem. He put in this perspective; there are approximately 300,000 adults in Ramsey County and the typical rule of thumb is that approximately 1 % ofthem, or 3,000, can be a behavioral problem. .