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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MAY 1, 2006 APPROVED • 1 2 Mr. Wagner passed around a sponsorship form that will be going out this week. He 3 stated there is going to be a news flyer about the event that will be distributed with local 4 newspapers. He listed the proposed activities noting not everything had been finalized 5 yet. 6 7 Mr. Wagner asked the City Council if the City would be able to help financially with the 8 festival this year. 9 10 Council directed staff to prepare a memo regarding the City's involvement with the 11 festival last year. The Council will then discuss the City's possible involvement this year. 12 The memo will include the organizations and amount of City funds that was requested of 13 the Council last year. Also, information on what other communities do in terms of 14 involvement with community events. 15 16 HERON TASK FORCE UPDATE 17 18 Environmental Specialist Asleson advised the Peltier Lake Heron Rookery has been a 19 focus of study since June 14, 2000 when it was discovered that the Herons had abandoned 20 nests on the island. At that time the Heron colony was considered the second largest 21 colony in the Metropolitan area. A task force was formed to investigate reasons for nest 22 abandonment. . 23 24 Mr. Andy Von Duyke, University of Minnesota, distributed a Summary Report 25 Management Activities for the Peltier Island Heronry during the 2004 and 2005 Field 26 Seasons. 27 28 Mr. Von Duyke also provided a power point presentation that included the Heron 29 background, Heron Rookery history on Peltier Lake, and potential causes of abandonment 30 in detail. 31 32 Mr. Von Duyke noted he has not yet viewed all the video obtained but does believe 33 predators are a large factor in the Heron nest abandonment. He indicated there are 34 nesting Herons on Peltier Island this year. 35 36 POMPS TIRE PROJECT UPDATE 37 38 City Administrator Heitke stated on April 24, 2006 residents adjacent to the Pomp's Tire 39 site attended the City Council work session to present their concerns regarding 40 construction activities and possible nonconformance with City ordinance requirements. 41 The City Council directed residents to meet with staff and the City Attorney to discuss the 42 issues. 43 44 City Administrator Heitke referred to a letter from the City Attorney regarding this issue. • 45 The letter indicated the City Attorney sees no legal basis for taking any action against the