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Item 10E -Resolution #5355 Pleasant View Traffic Signal: Mike prepared a resolution for the Council to approve or deny for this light. Item 10F- Resolution #5349 Thrifty Car Rental: Jim Ericson will have prepared information for this item. Item 10G-Resolution #5359 Accepting Transfer of County Road I: Again, Mike should have this item covered. Item 10H-Resolution #5192 Revoking MSA Street: Again, Mike. Quite a few resolutions for some reason Monday, but most items should be familiar to the Council. A couple of other things that the Council may want to know about. First, anyone traveling on the new Highway 10, the old Highway 10 and I-35W will note the new highway signs. The new 10 is now US Highway 10. The old 10, is still for now MNDOT's responsibility,but the process for turning it over to the county in underway and should be completed by the end of the year. Mounds View will be asked to sign off on this in some form. The signs saying it is a CSAH are up however. Our address really does not change and I think continuing to refer to it as Highway 10 will be the simplest, since no one lives on the new 10. I found this out at a County Manager breakfast and in a call from MNDOT. Council may also take note that we will be getting a new area code. If there is any interest in changing this, let me know and I can try to contact the PUC. Since we didn't want to before, I don't know what our options are, or if we have options,but it would seem that now would be the time to look at it if desired. At our staff meeting on Tuesday,we reviewed the Monday night work session and the agenda for the August 9 meeting. Nyle just got back from Thailand where their problems are much different from ours apparently. Bruce briefed everyone on the budget status and went on to meet with me on Wednesday. Still much work to be done, but I think we can frame the general fund fairly well for the August 23 work session. We spent time reviewing personnel options with Schmidt and Dorgan leaving, or as he is known now, Dor-gone. Rick Jopke, Bruce and Mike and I are looking at combinations of functions and personnel to address,particularly with Steve's leaving. We intend to hammer out some options for Council review within the next couple of weeks. Monday afternoon the Golf Course Committee met and reviewed budget options for 2000. The thought that this really should get before the full Council,preferably at a work session suggested that a special session get called for the 16th, and I may bring this up under my report on Monday. The interest in the golf course gets cluttered with other items on the agenda,but if the Council is interested in a meeting the 16th, I would try to add something on the housing program staffing as well. Amidst all this, I attended my first LMC board meeting and got to spend another two days with Carl Neu. I feel like I know his underwear size now. Some interesting things but I'll save it for another time. Attended the AMM Metro Agencies Committee this morning where Barb Haake and her survey were the guest. Finally, the going away for Cari and Steve is at the Mermaid, 4:30 on Friday. Have a good weekend and see you Monday.