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Member Vanderwall stated it would be good if pervious pavement would be <br />looked at when reconstructing school parking lots especially Brimhall Elementary <br />School. <br />Member DeBenedet asked why the sidewalk along Hamline by the library is <br />closed off. Deb Bloom answered she would check into why the sidewalk is <br />closed. She stated Ramsey County did recently do some improvements to the <br />sidewalk to widen it and make it more user friendly. <br />Member Stenlund asked when the 95% plan for the Rice Street interchange will <br />be done. Duane Schwartz answered around the end of the year or early January. <br />Member Stenlund asked if it would be possible if the consultant for the Rice <br />Street interchange project could come and give a presentation about the storm <br />water pollution prevention plan. Duane Schwartz answered he would check on <br />this. <br />Member Stenlund asked if the noise wall on the north side of Highway 36 was <br />approved. Deb Bloom answered that it was approved. <br />Deb Bloom mentioned the proposed mill and overlay of the remaining portion of <br />Snelling Avenue from County Road B to Roseville's south boundary. MnDOT is <br />considered this for next year. <br />5. Electronic Communication Policy <br />Scott Anderson, presented the policy for electronic communications. The policy <br />is a set of guidelines and a list of things to be aware of. It is meant to raise <br />awareness of some of the pitfalls that can occur with committees dealing with <br />electronic media. The policy is intended for all councils and committees that are <br />formed. <br />A point in the policy that is specific to the City Council and not committees is that <br />communication with the public cannot be expected to remain confidential. This is <br />due to the fact that City Council members are elected to their positions. There is a <br />specific article of the Data Practices Act that states communication with an <br />elected official even if it is private can be made public either by the sender or <br />recipient. This is more of a warning to members of the public. Communication <br />with committees is always public because of a default in the Data Practices Act <br />that all government data is considered public unless there is a provision in the act <br />that makes the communication private but there is nothing in there. <br />Member Vanderwall asked is it a free choice to make a communication public <br />instead of private. Scott Anderson answered yes it is. Member Vanderwall then <br />asked if a member of the public heard about a private communication but both <br />parties wanted to keep it private, could it become public. Scott Anderson <br />answered it could not be forced public. It would remain private until either the <br />sender or the recipient decided to make it public. <br />Page 4 of 11 <br />