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Mounds View City Council March 25, 2013 Regular Meeting Page 7 activities for the last year. He reviewed the current staffing of both departments, noting Steve 1 Thorp was hired in 2012 to serve as the City’s Building Inspector. He then referenced other 2 Human Resources activities. 3 4 City Administrator Ericson provided comment on the Council and EDA’s activities of the 5 previous year. He stated the City received a CDBG grant last year and the funds would be used 6 to purchase and redevelop a property. He then discussed the improvements and maintenance 7 work that was conducted at the Community Center in 2012. 8 9 City Administrator Ericson then discussed the Community Development activities during 2012 10 noting permit fees were up slightly. He commented the Home and Garden Show was a great 11 success last year. He reported on the Planning Commission’s activities. It was noted the City 12 came in under budget for 2012. He commended his entire Staff for the work they do on behalf of 13 the Mounds View residents. He then asked for comments or questions from the Council. 14 15 Council Member Meehlhause asked why the number of Section 8 inspections was reduced in 16 2012. City Administrator Ericson noted part of the decrease was due in part to the fact there was 17 less Staff to complete the inspections in 2012. He noted that some of the units were foreclosed 18 or sold, and would not require further inspections. 19 20 2. Public Works 2012 Annual Report. 21 22 Public Works Director DeBar discussed the Public Works 2012 Annual Report with the Council. 23 He indicated the Public Works was responsible for maintaining $100 million of infrastructure in 24 the City of Mounds View. He reviewed the personnel within his department located both at City 25 Hall and the Public Works Facility. 26 27 Public Works Director DeBar commented there were 85 call back events in 2012. He stated the 28 Public Works Department was always on stand-by to respond to City emergencies. The water 29 usage in 2012 was reviewed and he noted the water usage rose slightly due to the drought. He 30 noted 762 water meter readers were replaced last year. 31 32 Public Works Director DeBar stated 33.6 miles of sewer were cleaned by the Public Works 33 Department. He explained the City now had over 400 rain gardens in the City to maintain. He 34 discussed the equipment purchases made in the previous year noting a bucket truck and air 35 compressor were both replaced. 36 37 Public Works Director DeBar reported on the Capital Improvements Projects completed in 2012. 38 He noted Silver Lake Road would be completed in 2013 and County Road H in 2015. He noted 39 4.1 miles of roadway were constructed in Area E last year. The Lambert Park improvements 40 were reviewed along with the water tower reconditioning. He noted much of the cell companies 41 now had 4G technology available at the City’s water tower. 42 43 Public Works Director DeBar stated Mounds View celebrates its 30 years as a Tree City USA 44 this year. He noted he would be seeking a part-time forester to for the department as Rick Riske 45