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City Council Minutes April 22, 1998 Page 3 3 independently wired from St. Paul so that Falcon Heights can change who maintains the lights in the future, if that is desired. Councilmember Gibson Talbot moved approval of the agreement with the City of St. Paul for streetlight maintenance. The motion passed unanimously. CONSIDERATION OF A RECOMMENDATION FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO THE ANTICIPATED NEW CAPITAL REGION WATERSHED DISTRICT Administrator Hoyt explained that it is anticipated that the Central Ramsey and Southwest Ramsey Watershed Management Organizations will be merging into one watershed district, to be named the Capital Region Watershed District. It is likely that the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) will request nominees from cities for the watershed manager board positions. Dr. William Downing has requested that the City of Falcon Heights submit his name for consideration as a board manager. Dr. Downing has been a resource for the city and county in evaluating this watershed issue and participated in the hearings regarding the watershed's formation. Councilmember Kuettel moved to recommend Dr. William Downing's appointment as a • board manager to the anticipated Capital Region Watershed District. The motion passed unanimously. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ON THE PROPOSED UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA WOMEN'S SOCCER STADIUM Administrator Hoyt reported that this was the third meeting where the proposed University of Minnesota Women's Intercollegiate soccer stadium topic had been discussed; prior meetings included an informational meeting on April 13 and at the planning commission's April 21 meeting. Administrator Hoyt explained that the University is proposing a permanent stadium for the University's women's intercollegiate soccer program at the southwest corner of Larpenteur and Cleveland Avenues to the south of the Gibbs schoolhouse site. The site is currently used for intramural sports and about eight women's intercollegiate games each year. The women's competitions use temporary bleachers, restroom facilities, and loudspeaker. The proposed S2 million, 7700 square foot stadium would seat 1,000 people initially with expansion for 500 more seats in the future. It would be surrounded by an eight foot high chain link fence. There would be no locker rooms on the site. The University has no plans to light the facility or to rent it out to non-University groups. The University plans a November 1998 construction start with a September 1999 opening date. Hoyt further reported that three areas of concern have arisen from the two previous • public meetings held on this subject. These areas are: