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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION - AUGUST 21, 2000 " ~ on Ingerson and Dunlap; Lake Josephine Association and the Fernwood Channel rccreational land value; untreated stormwater into wetlands; the presentation on raingardens by reprcsentatives of the City of Maple wood, and the varying soils involved; protection or insulation of water and sewer lines in some areas proposed for raingarden installation. Mayor Probst complimented the Review Group, and again thanked them for their research and prcsentation. Councilmember Aplikowski requested comments from anyone else in the audience. Two (2) lillidentified representatives of thc Lake Josephine Association, werc present and requestcd more definitive information on the plan for the Fernwood Channel, as it dircctly affected their property. They asked the City Council to be included in any future discussions. Mayor Probst stated that the City Council anticipated the public informational meeting to be scheduled at one of the September regular Council meetings, and assured the residents that the neighborhood would be notified. Staff was directed to establish an orderly fashion to address the specific issues involved in the report, to allow the City Council to dircct the consulting engineer to prepare a revised fcasibility report. c. 2001 Budget Mr. Post stated that staff was continuing to work on the previous dircctive of the City Council to provide a 2001 Budget, based on a maximum levy increase of2.5%. Mr. Post addressed the proposed unbudgeted streetlight standard repair and/or replacement, and stated that this should possibly bc considered as a 2000 project as funding was more readily availablc at this time. Mr. Post also addressed the Council's proposal for thc 2001/02 Pavement Management Plan (PMP), and the possibility of pending development in the Gateway Business District and the need to rcprioritize the West Round Lake Road Phase II project. COlillcilmember Aplikowski lobbied for increasing the 20011cvy to three percent (3%). Mr. Post advised that the optional datcs for the City's Truth in Taxation datcs would be Deccmber 4th or December II t\ with the Preliminary Levy due to Ramsey County by Septcmber 15,2000. Staff was directed to plan for the Ingerson Neighborhood Project as the PMP Project for 2001, and that future proj ects would most likely continue on a two-year cycle and process; and to continue with thc proposed 2.5% maximum lcvy increase.