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Mounds View City Council November 25, 2013 <br />Regular Meeting Page 12 <br /> <br /> B. Reports of Staff. 1 <br />1. E-Cigarette Update 2 <br /> 3 <br />City Administrator Ericson stated a business has inquired about opening an e-cigarette wholesale 4 <br />operation at Silver View Plaza. At this point, the City has no licensing requirements. 5 <br /> 6 <br />Council Member Mueller questioned if the business could offer sampling to the public. City 7 <br />Administrator Ericson stated this would be allowed until the City approved operational criteria 8 <br />that would state otherwise. 9 <br /> 10 <br />2. Public Works Quarterly Report 11 <br /> 12 <br />Public Works Director DeBar reviewed the third quarter Public Works report with the Council. 13 <br />He summarized the activities completed by the Public Works crew and seasonal employees, 14 <br />noting there were 15 after hour events this quarter. He indicated street maintenance and patching 15 <br />throughout the City was continuing to decline as the street improvement project neared 16 <br />completion. 17 <br /> 18 <br />Public Works Director DeBar explained his department completed a great deal of fleet 19 <br />maintenance this quarter and has generated over $10,000 in right of way fees to date this year. 20 <br />Personnel changes were reviewed with the Council. He reported Inspec was designing the reroof 21 <br />of the Ground Reservoir and Well Pump #2. He discussed options for the 35W/County Road H 22 <br />bridge replacement noting this would be a costly improvement project. 23 <br /> 24 <br />Public Works Director DeBar commented Part 2 of the Wellhead Protection Plan had been 25 <br />submitted and the City was awaiting approval. He indicated the playground at Silver View Park 26 <br />was replaced, along with the building automation and HVAC units at the Community Center. He 27 <br />noted all Public Works budgets were tracking well for 2013. 28 <br /> 29 <br />Mayor Flaherty thanked Public Works Director DeBar for the thorough report. 30 <br /> 31 <br />City Administrator Ericson explained the Police Department conducted tobacco compliance 32 <br />checks this past weekend and he was happy to report all retailers passed. He provided a report on 33 <br />the Fall Family Fun Festival that took place at the Community Center. He stated 260 people 34 <br />attended the wonderful event. 35 <br /> 36 <br />City Administrator Ericson reported Cookies with Santa would take place on Saturday, 37 <br />December 7, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Community Center. 38 <br /> 39 <br />City Administrator Ericson stated the City only received one bid to repaint the semi-fours along 40 <br />County Highway 10. The bid came in just over $73,000. He asked if the Council wanted to 41 <br />proceed with this work or pursue additional bids. 42 <br /> 43 <br />Council Member Meehlhause was in favor of pursuing a second quote for the work. The Council 44 <br />was in agreement and directed staff to seek additional quotes in the spring. 45