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Mounds View City Council November 9, 2015 <br />Regular Meeting Page 7 <br /> <br /> <br />Council Member Mueller stated the Ramsey County Dispatch systems were now all live and she <br />was proud to report there was no interruption to services. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause congratulated Val Johnson on being elected Mayor of New <br />Brighton. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause explained he would be attending a strategic planning session on <br />Thursday, November 12 th for NYFS. He thanked the Council for their input at the recent <br />worksession meeting. <br /> <br /> B. Reports of Staff. <br /> <br />Public Works Director Erickson provided the Council with an update on the work taking place in <br />Area H of the street improvement project. <br /> <br />Council Member Mueller requested the bicycle lane on the frontage road adjacent to Groveland <br />Road be painted and striped yet this fall for safety purposes. Public Works Director Erickson <br />commented he would speak to the contractor regarding this matter. <br /> <br />Council Member Mueller questioned when the Groveland playground would be open for <br />children. Public Works Director Erickson anticipated that the playground would be open once <br />the scrap materials were removed. <br /> <br />Council Member Mueller suggested the City consider having a small ice skating rink at <br />Groveland Park given the large number of families surrounding this park. Public Works Director <br />Erickson stated he would look into the feasibility of this skating rink. <br /> <br />Public Works Director Erickson provided the Council with an update on the North Area <br />Interceptor project. He stated Lametti & Sons have begun work. <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty requested that the pumps be insulated as much as possible while working. Public <br />Works Director Erickson stated he would pass this information along to the contractor. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ericson discussed the City’s website and noted it has been in place since <br />2007. He reported the City spent $3,500 to convert the website and the City has been <br />maintaining this cost effective model since that time. He reviewed the amount of money that <br />some cities are spending to create new websites and anticipated it would cost the City $20,000 to <br />$30,000 to upgrade the City’s website. He questioned how the Council wanted to proceed with <br />the City’s website. <br /> <br />Council Member Gunn wanted to see the City upgrade its website and made more user friendly. <br /> <br />Council Member Mueller agreed. She thought the City’s website was in need of upgrades. <br />