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34 an update on the Solar Project and information intended to be available for the City 35 Council and energy consumption and Xcel Energy negotiations and sizing the solar 36 systems; rights-of-way mowing by the city or alternatives for plantings that may 37 not require mowing, and aesthetic and/or safety factors involved and valued by 38 people. 39 40 Chair Cihacek asked if consideration was given to alternatives for the larger explicit 41 costs for maintenance that would also address water retention, I & I, bee pollinators, 42 and other things beyond front end costs that considered long-term maintenance. 43 Chair Cihacek used Snelling Avenue, even though it is a state road, as an example. 44 45 Mr. Culver recognized the city had a wide variety of rights-of-way and public 46 spaces to maintain, and even some that were not maintained at all unless the city 47 received a complaint, many of those involving rights-of-way on corridors or street 48 segments not yet constructed, while others may be in wooded areas, or some 49 adjacent to property owners who volunteered to take on their maintenance, while 50 others chose not to do so. Mr. Culver noted these didn't involve a great deal of 51 maintenance with city staff attempting to balance moving them 2-3 times annually. 52 However Mr. Culver no this did res in more complaints when rainfall was 53 more considerable, such ear. 54 55 Chair Cihacek asked staff ad tis topic to ure agenda with input from 56 Environmental Specialist Ryan Johnson, to consider taking Public Works staff from 57 their other maintenance activities to perform this mowing; and if a better alternative 58 with sidbenefits was a consideration. 59 60 Chair Cihacek thanked Mr. CulveNE ding development project information 61 nication items for wareness. 62 63 At the req est of Member WozmCulver provided a brief update on the 64 Recycling contract and continued negotiations with Eureka Recycling focused on 65 implementing parks recycling. Mr. Culver reported he hoped to have those 66 negoti tions and any phasing and financial impacts due to a smaller phase in within 67 two w for presentation to the City Council in October. Mr. Culver advised that 68 since th s the current vendor, he was less concerned with not having a need to 69 swap carts e e new contract. 70 71 5. Water Supply 72 Public Works Director Culver reintroduced City Engineer Luke Sandstrom, 73 advising he had been working on the water supply plan, with the end product due 74 the end of 2016. 75 76 At the request of Chair Cihacek, Mr. Culver contrasted the duties of Mr. Sandstrom 77 with that of City Engineer Jesse Freihammer. Mr. Culver advised that Mr. 78 Freihammer served directly under Mr. Culver and served as the City's Assistant 79 Public Works Director and as a senior engineer in charge of the overall engineering Page 2 of 17