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Nays: 0 Motion carried. 4. Communication Items Staff provided project updates and maintenance activities as detailed in the staff report dated August 26, 2014. City Engineer Marc Culver reported on City Council actions taken since the last staff report to the PWETC, including restricting parking on County Road B between Fairways Avenue and Fulham Street based on preferences received by resident survey and additional pathway pavement in that area; resolved to declare County Road B as an urban section roadway, thereafter designating and posting it at a 30 mph speed limit, with some neighborhood opposition but the general consensus of neighbors to lower it to keep in character of that roadway. Discussion included sidewalk on the east side of Lexington Avenue under the Highway 36 bridge area stubbed up to the ramps and providing a safe haven for bicyclers and currently striped to the ADA curb area on that segment; re-use by the City of aluminum panels for traffic control signs as sheeting materials can be overlaid, with some done in-house by staff and others done by a traffic control subcontractor; a status update of the recently installed infiltration vaults in the northwest corner (Sandcastle Park area) and central area(Dellwood/Sherren area) of Roseville with operational observations pending in these historic drainage problem areas for containing 10-year rain events and cost sharing by Ramsey- Washington Metro Watershed District for the central system. Further discussion included staff s monitoring of infiltration systems and raingardens, with Environmental Specialist Ryan Johnson recently having completed an inventory of best management practices (BMP's) in Roseville and periodically inspections and review of applicable maintenance agreements to ensure continuing compliance, and developing a maintenance plan for the City, and participation by and from the public in their monitoring of those working or not working from their perspectives. Public Works Director Duane Schwartz noted the inclusion in the agenda packet primer materials on tax increment financing (TIF) from the City's website (Attachment C) as previously requested by members; and offered to ask Finance Director Miller to attend a future meeting, or invited members to contact Mr. Miller personally at City Hall if they had additional questions or wanted more in- depth information. Member Cihacek expressed interest in criteria used in developing TIF Districts, their renewal, their specific purpose, and terms, particularly those in the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area. As an information request for the next PWETC meeting, Member Cihacek requested a clarification on the remaining duration of Page 2 of 15