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MEETING MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION
MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2001
4:45 P.M. - CITY HALL, 4364 WEST ROUND LAKE ROAD
CALL TO ORDER
Acting Mayor David Grant called the meeting to order at 4:52 p.m.
Councilmembers present were Gregg Larson and Lois Rem with Councilmember
Beverly Aplikowski arriving at 4:54 p.m.
Mayor Probst had previously advised the City Council of his absence for this
meeting.
Staff present included City Administrator, Joe Lynch; City Accountant, Terry
Post; Parks & Recreation and Interim Public Works Director, Tom Moore; and
Recording Secretary, Sheila Stowell.
City Consulting Engineer, Greg Brown, was also present.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
A brief discussion of the preparation status of the proposed 2002 Budget was
held.
It was the consensus of those Councilmembers present to schedule a Truth in
Taxation hearing in December, even though not required this year due to the
action of the special legislative session.
Staff was directed to provide meeting date options for Councilmembers to
consider at their next regular City Council meeting, with preference given to
immediately prior to a regularly scheduled meeting, possibly at the last meeting in
November or early December.
Staffwas further directed to include further discussion of the proposed 2002
Budget at the August 27, 200 I meeting as a regular agenda item.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Acting Mayor Grant introduced Consulting Engineer Ronald B. Leaf, P. E., and
Project Manager with Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. (S.E.H.), the firm contracted
by the City to develop the City's Stormwater Management Plan. Mr. Leaf
answered questions and heard comment regarding work to-date on the draft Plan.
It was the consensus of those Councilmembers present that the document layout
the City of Arden Hills' goals, not necessarily strict adherence to the goals of the
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Rice Creek Watershed District.
Discussion included agreement in principle of and coordination with Rice Creek
Watershed District's goals; inclusion of Marsden Lake and other TCAAP areas on
the appropriate map; revision of the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
Implementation Schedule (Table 6) to accommodate realistic cost and time
projections; coordination ofthe Stormwater Management Plan with the City's
Comprehensive Park Plan; matching regional pond locations as identified by the
City's Consulting Engineer Firm; inclusion of the City's drainage report as an
appendix; projected pond locations on existing public property with no projected
land acquisition costs and the flexibility of moving ponds to other locations (i.e.,
Valentine Park); reduction of Appendix D to a summary; and procedure and a
theoretical timeframe for handling plan amendments.
Mr. Leafwas directed to make the revisions as discussed, along with that
formatting, legends, figure captions, and reference clarifications and corrections
requested in respective sections. S.E.H. was requested to provide a second draft
of the document, as revised, for Council review and preliminary adoption for
review by the Rice Creek Watershed District and the Metropolitan Council, as
well as the City's Water Quality Task Force for their review and comments in line
with the best practices summary previously prepared by the Task Force.
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Staff was directed that an anticipated timeframe was for the second draft of the
document be provided to the City council within two (2) weeks; further discussion
at their September 17,2001 Worksession; preliminary adoption to release the
document for agency review at the September 10, 2001 meeting; and formal
adoption at one of the regular November City Council meetings, to allow for a
sixty (60) day approval period
ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
City Hall Dedication (Flae Pole and Trees)
Reestablishment of the plaques at the new City Hall, previously located at the old
City Hall was briefly discussed. Further discussion included individual
dedication of a tree or perennial plantings by each Councilmember.
Parks and Recreation and Interim Public Works Director Tom Moore, was
directed to contact the Crepeau family for their preference to having the plaque
located at City Hall or in Crepeau Preserve.
ST AFF COMMENTS
City Administrator Lynch updated Councilmembers on the Arden Towers
discussion, now scheduled for the September 17, 2001 Worksession.
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Mr. Lynch also informed Councilmembers that they might receive calls at home
regarding the proposed County Road D and New Brighton Road development
project.
COUNCIL COMMENTS
Councilmember Aplikowski advised that she would not be available for the
September 10, 2001 regular Council meeting.
Councilmember Larson advised Councilmembers that he had requested a copy of
the Request for Proposals and the study itself from the City of Mounds View that
they are currently undertaking regarding Old Highway 10.
ADJOURN
MOTION:
Councilmember Rem moved and Councilmember Larson seconded
a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:00 p.m. The motion carried
unanimously (4-0).
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