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MEMO February 26, 1999 To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Chuck Whiting, City Administrator Re: March 1, 1999 City Council Work Session Congratulations to Rob and Wendy Marty on their birth of Robbie Jr. We hope everything is going well. As far as Monday night is concerned,we do have a number of things,many though should not take too much time. The remaining items are meant to get Council discussion underway regarding significant policy objectives. So, we can see how things go. My comments here are going to be more brief than usual since it has been a busy week and I am trying to rap some things up. Here goes: Item 1-Forester Report: Rick Wriskey will be present to introduce himself and cover some tree related topics the Council may find interest in, particularly as spring approaches. Questions about tree trimming, leaf and brush pickups, storm responses and the like are good discussion items for Monday. Item 2-Redevelopment Proposal for 2091 Hillview Road: Steve Dorgan will report on this item. A reminder, the Home and Garden Show is going on at the MVCC this weekend. Please stop in. Item 3 - Substandard Street Extension: Staff will report on this item. Item 4 - Streets Committee Report: I attended a lengthy Streets Committee meeting Thursday night along with Mike Ulrich and Council member Quick. The Committee will request more time. Chairperson Mary Malrick will be present to update the Council on the Committee's work. Generally, they have reached a point where they would like to formulate their final positions on streets and assessment policies. Work is still needed though to clarify their positions. The group has not spent a great deal of time looking at the fiscal implications of changes to the assessment policy,but does seem to have some sense of where those policies should go. I would expect another month will greatly help them complete their report. Item 5-Spring Lake Road 1999 Project: Some discussion with the Council regarding this project should take place in order to determine the preferred process for this year. It should be recalled that when the City Council acted last May, the general action was to approach the County to redo the road. While this was generally satisfactory to the residents involved, some particulars should be reviewed and preferences determined with the Council. Mike will address this item. Item 6 - City Consultant Agreements: We had this item on the agenda a couple of weeks ago. If Council members can bring the attorney and engineer agreements with them, it would be appreciated. I will bring a couple of copies if you no longer have them. Essentially, while we have designated these two firms for their services,the City often enters into consulting arrangements,and