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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION April 2, 2007 APPROVED • 1 Planner Smyser further advised the council that the preliminary plat approval for the 2 project has technically expired; an amendment of the plans from bridge to roadway could 3 change the plans also. 4 5 The Council requested that staff research and report back on why the private bridge was 6 originally approved by the DNR. Mr. Vaughan was advised that the Council's request for 7 additional information did not represent a decision on their part pro or con. 8 9 STREAM HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM (SHEP) 10 11 Environmental Coordinator Asleson introduced Terry O'Connell of the city's 12 Environmental Board and Trevor Russell, Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR). Gary 13 Averbeck, resident of Lino Lakes and lead SHEP member for Hardwood Creek, gave a 14 PowerPoint presentation to the Council on the process and results of a recent volunteer 15 effort that collected and identified aquatic invertebrates in specific areas of Hardwood 16 Creek. The information collected in the project will be used to appraise water value and 17 contribute to protection work. The Hardwood Creek project is part of the larger work of 18 the Council on the Volunteer Citizen Stream Health Evaluation Program called SHEP. 19 20 Findings of the project were presented to the Environmental Board and a direction 21 followed to present the report to the Council. 22 el23 For the Council, water pollution was defined as basically storm water runoff or 24 agricultural impacts with that definition becoming more refined with the more data that is 25 collected. With the baseline having been developed, the review will continue to grow. 26 27 Citizens interested in getting involved were directed to visit the Internet site 28 "bluethumb.com". A letter of support from the community would be helpful as the 29 program seeks continued funding. 30 31 A communication was read to the record from Environmental Board member Barbara Bor 32 applauding the volunteer work and Lino Lakes' participation in this program that will 33 help to evaluate the outcomes of stream improvements (restoration areas) and develop 34 future applications. 35 36 REVIEW REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 37 38 Item 6A, Consideration of Resolution No. 07-51 approving a Joint Powers Agreement 39 with Anoka County for the I-35W/Lake Drive Interchange Project — The Council 40 requested a breakdown of the city portion of funding for this project. 41 42 There were no changes to the regular Council agenda. 43 •