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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JULY 289 2021 He explained that now being able to line sewer and water pipes, rather than having to dig them up to replace them, will reduce when a street needs to be reconstructed. Fischer asked if the city were to do a few more bad streets in the next year, which ones would be done. The Public Works Director stated that Twin Lake Boulevard is in bad shape, but explained that is a shared project with Vadnais Heights and they have not been able to come up with their share of the funding. He noted that we could potentially front them the money and be paid back like we have done with Ramsey County. Keis stated that he likes the second option of looking at some alternative plans to see if larger project areas could be done. The Public Works Director stated that staff could work with Bolton & Menk to come up with other options and determine the costs of moving some of the streets to other years. McGraw wants to ensure that staff is still reviewing the street conditions every year. The Public Works Director assured that would be done. Fischer introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOL UTION NO. 2 021- 7-91— RECEIVE THE PA VEMENT MANA GEMENT PLAN AS PRESENTED, B UT MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PLAN BASED ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING THAT WILL OCCUR IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by McGraw. Ayes (5). Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. INTRODUCTION OF PUBLIC WORKS UTILTIIES SUPERVISOR The Public Works Director explained that a Utilities Supervisor was recently hired for the first time as part of the new staff structure within the Public Works Department. He stated that existing Public Works employee, Alex Evenson, was the top candidate and was promoted to the Utilities Supervisor position. He stated that Alex was here tonight to introduce himself, talk about his new role and what he is working on. Mr. Evenson explained that he started with the City of Little Canada in 2014 as a seasonal worker, then became the first Public Works Apprentice before being hired as a regular full-time Public works Maintenance worker. He stated that staff has definitely noticed the drought and had to turn on the generator at the booster station a few times to maintain the water tower water level. He explained that they are using new technology that can be used on cell phones to monitor levels and issues with the lift stations. He stated that he has been doing the water and sewer line televising and jetting since he started a few years ago. 2021 DEER CONTROL PROGRAM The City Administrator explained that the City has had a deer control program for many years, with a targeted number of deer -per -square -mile to help determine whether to have a hunt or not. He reported that the 2021 deer count in Little Canada was 31. He stated there is a larger number on the east side of the city, which could warrant a hunt, but noted that there have not been complaints from 3