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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />I�WM. Y"V <br />45 TCG increased its budget for "destination marketing," which is for advertisements that are <br />46 placed in targeted printings such as Explore Minnesota and the State Biking Guide. <br />47 <br />48 Twin Cities Gateway is upgrading its website, which provides an opportunity for the City to <br />49 create a link to the TCG site. Staff will work with Markuson to enable this link. <br />50 <br />51 NE DrainalZe Improvement Project Update <br />52 <br />53 Pete Willenbring from WSB and Community Director Michael Grochala updated the Council <br />54 on the NE Drainage Improvement Project. Willenbring recommended the City alter its plan <br />55 for an open channel drainage system and instead install a pipe that would drain into Peltier <br />56 Lake. Willenbring pointed out that the City could eliminate $175,000 of extra wetland <br />57 mitigation costs by running a poly pipe under the wetlands. The plan alteration could reduce <br />58 the permitting process by 5-6 months. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) <br />59 holds a higher standard than the Rice Creek Watershed District. The City would not need a <br />60 401 certification from MPCA with a pipe. The City could still do something with a multi- <br />61 functional greenway above the pipe. <br />62 <br />63 The Council expressed support for the project plan change. <br />64 <br />65 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update <br />66 <br />67 In May 2019 the Council authorized distribution of the draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan to <br />68 adjacent jurisdictions for review and comment. The deadline for comment is November 19. <br />69 To date, the City has received nine responses. Staff will be working with the consultant team <br />70 to address substantive comments. Staff is proposing to ask the Council for preliminary <br />71 approval and authorization to submit the draft plan to the Metropolitan Council at its <br />72 November 25, 2019 meeting. <br />73 <br />74 I-35E AUAR Five -Year Update <br />75 <br />76 WSB has prepared a proposal to complete an update of the I-35E Corridor Alternative Urban <br />77 Areawide Review (AUAR) at a cost of $33,272. The original environmental review document <br />78 was adopted by the Council in October 2005. <br />79 <br />w The Council agreed to staff s request to place on the November 12, 2019 Council agenda. <br />81 <br />82 Public Safety Department Quarterly Update <br />83 <br />84 Public Safety Director Swenson presented the Public Safety Department third quarter update. <br />85 <br />86 2020 Budget <br />87 <br />88 Finance Director Sarah Cotton informed the Council that management staff was able to reduce <br />89 the proposed preliminary levy by $60,000 as directed by the City Council. The proposed <br />2 <br />