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Item No. 7C Meeting Date: February 11, 2008 Type of Business: CB WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City Administrator Review _______ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Greg Lee, Director of Public Works Item Title/Subject: Resolution 7223 Establishing a Streets and Utilities Committee Background: At the March 5, 2007 Work Session, the City Council discussed the creation of a Citizens Task Force to help plan for the future reconstruction of City streets and utilities. The charge of the Task Force was to: o Develop a Financial Plan for the entire reconstruction program o Develop a street standard or standards that will best meet the needs of the City in partnership with its residents o Develop a Prioritization and Implementation Plan o Develop a Communication Plan On October 22, 2007, the City Council approved Resolution 7176 adopting the final report for the Street and Utility Improvement Program including all recommendations submitted by the Streets and Utilities Task Force, except for recommendations as they pertain to previously assessed properties. On January 28, 2008, the City Council approved Resolution 7217 adopting the policy as recommended by the Streets and Utilities Task Forces as it pertained to previously assessed properties and amended resolution 7176 to include this policy. Discussion: At the February 4, 2008 Work Session, the City Council discussed the formation of a citizen group to oversee the implementation of the recently adopted Street and Utility Improvement Program. This was in response to proposal made by former members of the Streets and Utilities Task Force to have a formal group that will oversee this program and ensure that it is implemented as adopted.