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<br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION <br />September 20, 2004 <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />. City Administrator Wolfe noted that the proposed SCADA system can be installed even if the <br />existing lift stations are not all updated. The other lift stations can be retrofitted over time, but <br />there is a cost to doing that. <br /> <br />Mayor Aplikowski asked the City Council members if they would like to move forward with the <br />CIP or slow down. <br /> <br />Council Member Larson would like to see the SCADA system installed. He feels that the City <br />needs to improve and maintain the infrastructure system. <br /> <br />Council Member Holden is concerned that the new lift stations will be reaching their age <br />capacity at the same time. The City will be in the same position thirty years from now. <br /> <br />Mayor Applikowski noted that for many years the City was not very aggressive in improving the <br />infrastructure system. <br /> <br />Council Member Grant does not want to stop the CIP process but feels that it would be good to <br />slow down project spending. <br /> <br />Council Member Rem is also concerned about taking on too many expenditures and not having <br />enough money in emergency reserves. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />City Administrator Wolfe mentioned that the CIP can be considered a plan or a bndget. The <br />budget approach gives the City Council and staff a better understanding of how much money the <br />City has to spend on a yearly basis. The planning aspect of the CIP programs allows staffto plan <br />for the future. <br /> <br />Mayor Applikowski asked the City Council if the CIP plan should be slowed down and what <br />should the proposed ntility rates be for the residents. <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson questioned if the City should create a one-time fee increase or slowly <br />increase the utility fees over time. <br /> <br />Mayor Aplikowski feels that staff members should create two utility rate proposals: <br />1. Utility rate increases of$22 and $18 per month; <br />2. Scale back the CIP projects for this year; <br />3. Create a list of priority projects for the City Council to review (wants and needs). <br /> <br />County Road E Bridl!:e and Sidewalk Proiect <br />City Administrator Wolfe requested feed back from the City identifying the next steps for staff to <br />take regarding this project. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The following options were reviewed: <br />1. Hold another neighborhood meeting; <br />2. Schedule an additional work session with the City Council; <br />3. Proceed as directed at August 23, 2004 work session meeting. <br />