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Mounds View City Council June 8, 2009 Regular Meeting Page 10 Public Works Director DeBar reported on the good attendance at the public information meeting 1 for Areas B and C. 2 3 B. Reports of Staff. 4 1. Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). 5 6 Finance Director Beer presented the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and commented on the 7 projects included. The CIP public hearing will occur on July 13, 2009, along with the 8 introduction and first reading. The five-year financial plan will be discussed at the July Work 9 Session and the second reading and adoption will occur on August 10, 2009. 10 11 Council Member Mueller asked whether the water tower rehabilitation scheduled for 2010 can be 12 postponed and if there are grant opportunities. Finance Director Beer stated there are no grant 13 opportunities and the 2009 budget includes an evaluation this year. Public Works Director 14 DeBar stated it may be able to wait another year and he will be presenting bids for the evaluation. 15 16 2. Trail Grant Application. 17 18 Finance Director Beer noted the trail grant submittal deadline is June 15, 2009, and 19 recommended the City authorize preparation of grant application for Trail Segment 6. Staff will 20 recommend the funding source for the application when formally considered by the Council. 21 22 Public Works Director DeBar noted the City received grant funding for Segments 1-5 and the 23 opportunity is good for Segment 6 because of the senior housing in Spring Lake Park. He stated 24 Bonestroo will also make application for the trail on County Road 10 and Silver Lake Road, 25 which should receive a better benefit/cost ratio since improvements will be made this year to the 26 north side of Silver Lake Road. 27 28 Mayor Flaherty asked staff to keep in mind that should a contractor damage any portion of the 29 City’s trail, the contractor is expected to make the repair. 30 31 Council consensus was reached to authorize Bonestroo to prepare a grant application. 32 33 3. Fiber Optic Extension. 34 35 Finance Director Beer explained the company that wanted to extend fiber optic to the water 36 tower now wants to extend the fiber to Edgewood and wait until the City reaches agreement on 37 the ground space lease. He asked for Council direction on extending fiber optic from County 38 Road H to the City Hall. 39 40 Mayor Flaherty stated the Council approved moving forward last year. Finance Director Beer 41 stated he will continue negotiations with the company to obtain a better deal. 42 43