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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION May 5, 2014 DRAFT 91 92 The council will hear more about the development plans in the future. 93 94 5. Civil Complex Island Landscaping — Community Development Director Grochala 95 reviewed plans for the island located in front of the city hall complex. Staff has brought 96 forward plans based on the council's recent direction. They plan to total kill all native 97 landscape portions of the island, expose the existing trail, and reseed with Kentucky Blue 98 Grass. In the future staff is proposing to phase in flowering planting beds. 99 100 The council concurred with the plans as presented. 101 102 4. Street Reconstruction Plan — Community Development Director Grochala noted that 103 the council has forwarded two charter amendments to the Charter Commission. 104 Concurrent with the charter amendment review process staff has begun development of a 105 Street Reconstruction Plan, as presented in draft form in March. The draft plan proposes 106 a 5 -phase reconstruction project that addresses approximately 10 miles of city streets and 107 a timeline for phasing would be based on a financial analysis to determine the preferred 108 bond structure. Staff is working with WSB and Springsted Inc., to refine the plan to meet 109 statutory provisions. The Plan would allow the City to proceed with a project in 2015 in 110 the event that a charter amendment is not approved. However, as previously discussed, 111 the plan is 1) subject to a reverse referendum and 2) would need to be funded without 112 special assessments. 113 114 Mayor Reinert noted that the council is trying to go through the charter amendment 115 process to achieve a change but is also being responsible in planning what to do if that 116 doesn't happen. 117 118 Staff will proceed with their work on the Street Reconstruction Plan. 119 120 3. Park Board Appointment — City Clerk Bartell explained that there is one appointed 121 position remaining open on the City's Park Board. Staff has advertised for this position 122 and received one application. 123 124 The council will interview the applicant for the Park Board on either Monday, May 12 or 125 May 19, depending on the applicant's availability. 126 127 6. Bald Eagle Lake Dam Maintenance — Community Development Director Grochala 128 reviewed his written report. The City of Hugo has submitted a request for Lino Lakes to 129 provide financial assistance in their effort to maintain a very old dam that is in disrepair. 130 It is not clear what jurisdiction owns the dam but because it is located within their city, 131 Hugo has stepped forward as the responsible party. The collapse of the dam could lead to 132 a drop in water level, downstream flooding and property damage. While Hugo is 133 continuing to work on obtain funding for a permanent repair project, there is a need to 134 shore up the existing concrete weir as a preventative measure. The cost of this temporary 135 fix is estimated at $20,000. The Town of White Bear and the City of Centerville have 3