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Mounds View City Council September 25, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 17 and the highlight was a driving simulator. He also mentioned that there is a nice physical fitness 1 center. 2 3 Mayor Marty noted he spoke to Senator Betzel about the Route 860 bus line, and the Senator sent 4 an e-mail to the Metropolitan Council regarding the bus line. He stated he has forwarded e-mails 5 from several residents about the bus line. He stated he hopes the City can get Route 860 6 reinstated. 7 8 Mayor Marty stated on Monday, October 2, the Council is having a meeting with Ramsey County 9 Commissioners Bennett and Weesner-Parker, along with Ken Heider, Dan Solar, Director Lee, 10 and the principal at Sunnyside School about a signalized intersection at County Road H and 11 Silver Lake Road. He noted the meeting is open for public comment. He stated there has been 12 some concern about the intersection and noted upcoming plans for the intersection and sidewalk. 13 14 Councilmember Flaherty commented that the trailway on Silver Lake Road is open and that it is 15 already being used. He said there is still some landscaping to do, but it looks like it will be used 16 a lot in the future. He said the front yards and front of the trailway look very nice. 17 18 Mayor Marty noted that the Random Park building would be opening in mid-November. 19 Councilmember Gunn asked about the parking lot. Director Lee stated there have been some 20 flaws, but they are working with the contractor for corrections. 21 22 B. Reports of Staff 23 24 City Administrator Ulrich noted the City received 15 defibrillators. He said 11 of them are 25 portable and will be in every squad car, as well as four in buildings such as City Hall and the 26 Community Center. 27 28 City Administrator Ulrich stated police received a $25,000. grant from the Federal Dept of 29 Justice and they are looking at portable video monitoring that could be used in multiple locations 30 in areas that have crime problems. 31 32 Mayor Marty noted the defibrillators do not require a lot of training and can be used easily. 33 Ulrich added that the Police Chief is looking to make the City a heart-healthy community and 34 they are considering offering some CPR classes in the future. Mayor Marty stated the City was 35 supposed to receive them this year, but Medtronic had to re-program the machines to be current 36 with current requirements. 37 38 1. Community Development Quarterly Report 39 40 Director Ericson updated the Council on several projects and advised that while the Council 41 authorized a billboard on the Mermaid property, Clear Channel will not pursue erecting a 42 billboard on the property. He stated that Mr. Hall’s application for a hotel on the property has 43 been withdrawn, but he is still exploring a hotel or other development on the corner. He added 44