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City Council 6-8-05 Work Session Minutes. 5:30 p.m. Present were Mayor Mary Capra,
Council members Jeff Paar, Tom Lee, Michelle Lakso, and Richard Terway.
1.Council had a demo of a Geographic Information System (GIS) by Becky Blue of
SEH engineering. Their product called Dataview is very easy to use and would be
put on the City’s computer network with access to all staff. A formal cost budget
will be provided to Council for consideration at the next meeting. The budget
will include document imaging and necessary computer equipment upgrades.
2.The council discussed legal expense for prosecution and whether the Joint Powers
organization could contract for this service and the costs managed by the police
chief. It was pointed out that each of the three cities pays around $50,000 per year
and uses around 40 hours per month of legal services. The matter will be brought
up at the next Joint Powers Board meeting.
3.John Meyer reviewed a possible downtown redevelopment project on the city
land in Block 7 and a related “Livable Cities” grant application. The Council liked
the concept and asked that the grant application be prepared. The matter will be
put on the next meeting agenda for approval to submit the grant application to
Metro Council.
4.Dallas Larson presented a possible project to construct the backage road behind
Northern Forest Products that could include purchase of land for a regional pond
and resale of excess acres. Authorization to acquire a three-month option on the
land was later approved as an addition to the regular meeting agenda. A detailed
analysis will be made during the option term to see if the project can make
financial sense.
5.The Council briefly discussed job descriptions and indicated that they were glad
to see these completed.
6.Dallas Larson reported that a Lino Lakes property owner on Lamotte Drive has
inquired about getting city water. Dallas suggested that the City should have a
discussion with Lino Lakes about removing the properties on the end of Lamotte
from Lino and bringing them into Centerville. A similar situation exists on the
end of Mound Trail. The Council agreed that the discussion with Lino Lakes
should happen before any consideration is given to extending City water outside
the borders.
7.The Council discussed expressions of interest that have been received from
property owners about accelerating the City’s scheduled street reconstruction and
installation of City water. The Council suggested that staff investigate the
possibility of doing a project in 2006 or 2007 that would address areas that need
city water and/or sewer.
8.The Council discussed the status of negotiations with St. Paul Water for purchase
of land near Centerville Lake. A decision on the grant application is needed
before any further steps are taken.
Dallas Larson, Administrator