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Motion <br />Member Joyce moved, Member Cicha seconded, approval of the March 22, <br />2022 meeting minutes as amended. <br />Ayes: 6 <br />Nays: 0 <br />Motion carried. <br />5. Communication Items <br />City Engineer Jesse Freihammer provided a brief review and update on projects <br />and maintenance activities listed in the staff report dated April 26, 2022. <br />Public Works Director Marc Culver updated the Commission on shredding day on <br />May 21 ". He noted the City is finding it difficult to get contractors that are willing <br />to do this event at the scale the City needs it to be done for the demand that is out <br />there. He was not sure how much longer the City will be able to do this event with <br />costs increasing and the difficulty of getting contractors. He explained this is a nice <br />free event but there are many private market options for this service as well. <br />Mr. Culver explained staff had a really good meeting with the City Council on the <br />Civic Campus predesign project and a couple of residents attended and provided <br />some good and honest input from their perspective. The City continues to be aware <br />of the impact this proposal may bring to the neighboring residents and the <br />community as a whole. <br />Member Spencer inquired about the clean up day and how much was recycled. <br />Mr. Freihammer indicated he would report that information at the May meeting. <br />All of the data has not been tabulated yet. <br />Member Spencer asked about the cable median on Snelling and inquired about the <br />reasoning for it. <br />Mr. Freihammer explained similar to other locations in the Metro, it is more of a <br />safety improvement so there are not any crossovers between the lanes. Some of it <br />was to prevent the illegal U-turns that are present. As part of that, there are a couple <br />of minor improvements in that area as well. He reported the improvements to the <br />Commission. <br />Chair Ficek indicated regarding the Lexington Water Main if the turn lane will be <br />removed to make it one way each direction, he wondered how that will affect <br />access. <br />Mr. Freihammer explained traffic will be shifted to the east and southbound traffic <br />will use the old center left turn lane. The City is working with Ramsey County for <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />