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City Council 2008-08-13 - 8;00 p.m. Minutes of Work Session Present were Mayor Capra, Council Members Jeff Paar, Tom Lee, Linda Broussard- Vickers, and Michelle Lakso. Also present were, Finance Director John Meyer, City Engineer Mark Statz and Tony Spector, Representative from Smith & Glaser in place of City Attorney Kurt Glaser. Budget: Finance Director John Meyer reviewed changes to the proposed budget for 2009. He indicated that among the changes, he had included $25,000 to start a reserve for streets, and included the Parks and Recreation Committee's request for $4-5,000 to sponsor an 8K race in conjunction with the 2009 Fete des Lacs Celebration. Engineer Mark Statz reported that his estimate to fully fund crack sealing, seal coating and mill and overlay of all streets without special assessments, would be about $350,000 per year. It was noted that the preliminary levy must be adopted in early September. Trail Grant: Engineer Mark Statz reviewed the priority ranking of trails to be included in the trail grant project. Council and the Parks and Recreation Committee rankings were considered and put in order of preference to show which of the trails could be constructed before exhausting trail grant funds. The majority of the trails on the list could be funded. The consensus was that the Engineer should complete a feasibility study on the trail segment on Mill Road and report back to Council at their next meeting. In the meantime, Staff will meet with granting authorities at MNDOT to review the priority list to ensure that grant funds can be utilized for all of the listed trail segments. 2009 Street Project Issues: Mark Statz reported that he had met with representatives of Rice Creek Watershed District to review the project and to determine where rain gardens and other stormwater management features would be needed. He expects that the District will consider the proposed management features at its September meeting. He expects to have plans and specifications for Council review and authorization for bidding, by the end of September. CSAH 14 The Council discussed the CSAH 14 project. It was noted that the concrete intersections in Downtown are being constructed now, along with street lighting. Curb has been installed already in the downtown. It was reported that CSAH 14 should be reopened to the west by September 1, 2008. If progress continues at the present rate, the road may be substantially done from the west end of the project to 20th Avenue, this year.