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Tr"Th 77 i 4 4 • Page 3 February 9, 1998 Mounds View City Council 1 Wendy Marty,2626 Louisa Avenue,asked if an Environmental Work Assessment has been completed on 2 the theater property. Mr.Jopke explained that if one is required, it will be completed. 3 4 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS: 5 6 A. Consideration of Resolution No.5209,Amending the Waste water Operations Budget. 7 8 Mr.Mike Ulrich,Director of Public Works,explained that this item was discussed at the last council work 9 session. He noted that the current state of the city's sanitary sewer system requires man hours to clean and 10 cannot be met with the current staffmg level. Staff is recommending a budget amendment in the amount of 11 $29,940.to fund an entry level position in the waste water division. 12 13 Council member Stigney stated he feels it is premature to fill the position,considering that the person will 14 not be retiring until 2000. Council member Quick stated he feels it is necessary to hire someone now to 15 give them adequate time to learn the job and be fully knowledgeable of it before the retirement of the other 16 employee. Council member Stigney responded that he does not believe it takes two years to train 17 someone for the position and that he would support a one-year training period. 18 • 19 MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Koopmeiners to Approve Resolution No. 5209,Amending the Waste water 20 Operations Budget. 21 22 VOTE: 4 ayes 1 nay(Stigney) Motion Carried 23 24 B. Set a Public Hearing Monday,March 9, 1998 at 7:30 p.m.in the City Council Chambers at 25 Mounds View City Hall on Street Construction,Maintenance and Cost Assessment Policies. 26 27 Barbara Haake,3024 County Road I,on behalf of a group of citizens,expressed the need to change the 28 city's current road policy and respectfully requested that the council consider delaying the street 29 improvement project on Spring Lake Road/County Road I until the 1999 construction season. She 30 proceeded to summarize various concerns residents in the project area had expressed in regard to the 31 current road policy,noting that these are items which they would like to discuss,have answered and 32 considered before their road improvement project proceeds. 33 34 Council member Gunn stated part of the problem she sees happening is that there are so many options, 35 there is no starting point. Therefore,it would be her recommendation that a starting point be established 36 as follows: a 26 to 28 foot road with curb and gutter, storm sewer where needed,no sidewalk,turn back 37 funds be applied to the project and then divide the cost of the project to assess. 38 39 Council member Stigney stated he would recommend using Ms. Haake's letter, obtain answers to the 40 questions addressed therein,and use that as a starting point. 41 42 Mayor McCarty asked what will be discussed at the Public Hearing. 43 44 Mr. Whiting explained that staff has met and discussed how to frame various options for the City Council • 45 and residents to consider. He noted that the city is limited by time and money to allow the possibility of 46 exploring all of the options,however they hope to break down the viable options for the road itself,the 47 storm sewer,holding ponds, and to review the policies which will need to be changed in regard to