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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION DRAFT 2 TCG increased its budget for “destination marketing,” which is for advertisements that are 45 placed in targeted printings such as Explore Minnesota and the State Biking Guide. 46 47 Twin Cities Gateway is upgrading its website, which provides an opportunity for the City to 48 create a link to the TCG site. Staff will work with Markuson to enable this link. 49 50 NE Drainage Improvement Project Update 51 52 Pete Willenbring from WSB and Community Director Michael Grochala updated the Council 53 on the NE Drainage Improvement Project. Willenbring recommended the City alter its plan 54 for an open channel drainage system and instead install a pipe that would drain into Peltier 55 Lake. Willenbring pointed out that the City could eliminate $175,000 of extra wetland 56 mitigation costs by running a poly pipe under the wetlands. The plan alteration could reduce 57 the permitting process by 5-6 months. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) 58 holds a higher standard than the Rice Creek Watershed District. The City would not need a 59 401 certification from MPCA with a pipe. The City could still do something with a multi-60 functional greenway above the pipe. 61 62 The Council expressed support for the project plan change. 63 64 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update 65 66 In May 2019 the Council authorized distribution of the draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan to 67 adjacent jurisdictions for review and comment. The deadline for comment is November 19. 68 To date, the City has received nine responses. Staff will be working with the consultant team 69 to address substantive comments. Staff is proposing to ask the Council for preliminary 70 approval and authorization to submit the draft plan to the Metropolitan Council at its 71 November 25, 2019 meeting. 72 73 I-35E AUAR Five-Year Update 74 75 WSB has prepared a proposal to complete an update of the I-35E Corridor Alternative Urban 76 Areawide Review (AUAR) at a cost of $33,272. The original environmental review document 77 was adopted by the Council in October 2005. 78 79 The Council agreed to staff’s request to place on the November 12, 2019 Council agenda. 80 81 Public Safety Department Quarterly Update 82 83 Public Safety Director Swenson presented the Public Safety Department third quarter update. 84 85 2020 Budget 86 87 Finance Director Sarah Cotton informed the Council that management staff was able to reduce 88 the proposed preliminary levy by $60,000 as directed by the City Council. The proposed 89