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• • • CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION FEBRUARY 9, 2005 APPROVED 1 No residency requirements will apply at this time. A copy of the registration information 2 page that will be included in the spring brochure was also included in the packets. 3 4 Public Services Director DeGardner advised since the Centennial School District is now 5 operating the Kid's Club program during the school year and summer, the Parks and 6 Recreation Department would no longer be offering the "Options" program. 7 8 Public Service Director DeGardner noted the Parks and Recreation Depai lucent will not 9 be operating a summer playground program at Golden Lake Park in Circle Pines this 10 summer. However, the summer playground program is being expanded at Sunrise Park 11 by adding a morning program. 12 13 Public Service Director DeGardner also advised the size of the adult softball program has 14 been reduced by eliminating the Tuesday night men's league. This will provide 15 additional fields for the various youth sports associations. The Department has also given 16 registration priority for resident teams, and will be charging an additional fee for "non - 17 resident" teams. 18 19 LIVABLE COMMUNITITES GRANT, MARY DIVINE 20 21 Economic Development Assistant Divine advised staff met with the Metropolitan 22 Council this afternoon. She announced the City of Lino Lakes would be receiving a 23 $750,000 Livable Communities Grant from the Metropolitan Council for the Town 24 Center project. 25 26 WELL NO. 5 SOIL BORING REPORT, JIM STUDENSKI 27 28 City Engineer Studenski stated based on previous discussions with the City Council, staff 29 wants to run through the pumphouse structure to make sure the overall design is in 30 accordance with the Council's concerns. The recommended size of the building is 20 feet 31 by 22 feet. The exterior of the structure would be brick and block. This layout is sized 32 just for the mechanics of the well and will not provide any additional storage within the 33 building. 34 35 City Engineer Studenski advised the results of the soil borings have been completed and a 36 minimal amount of soil correction will be necessary. The structure can therefore feasibly 37 be located at the Captain's Place site. As with all well projects, the well drilling and 38 pumphouse structure will be bid as two separate items. This allows the project to keep 39 moving forward while the structure is under design. The results of the well drilling are 40 then incorporated into the final design details prior to it being bid. 41 42 City Engineer Studenski referred to a rendering of the proposed structure noting the intent 43 is for Council to authorize the drilling of the well at the February 2, 2005 Council 44 meeting. 45 46 Mr. Kevin Anderson, TKDA, stated drilling of a well typically takes approximately 120 47 days. Drilling of the well will generate minimal traffic and noise. He indicated he would