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LJ <br />• <br />Page 3 <br />February 9, 1998 <br />Mounds View City Council <br />APPROVED <br />Wendy Marty, 2626 Louisa Avenue, asked if an Environmental Work Assessment has been completed on <br />the theater property. Mr. Jopke explained that if one is required, it will be completed. <br />7. COUNCIL BUSINESS: <br />A. Consideration of Resolution No. 5209, Amending the Waste water Operations Budget. <br />Mr. Mike Ulrich, Director of Public Works, explained that this item was discussed at the last council work <br />session. He noted that the current state of the city's sanitary sewer system requires more man hours than <br />what is available to clean and cannot be met with the current staffmg level. Staff is recommending a <br />budget amendment in the amount of $29,940. to fund an entry level position in the waste water division. <br />Council member Stigney stated he feels it is premature to fill the position, considering that the person will <br />not eligible to retire unti12000. Council member Quick stated he feels it is necessary to hire someone now <br />to give them adequate time to learn the job and be fully knowledgeable of it before the retirement of the <br />other employee. Council member Stigney responded that he does not believe it takes two years to train <br />someone for the position and that he would support aone-year training period. <br />MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Koopmeiners to Approve Resolution No. 5209, Amending the Waste water <br />Operations Budget. <br />VOTE: 4 ayes 1 nay (Stigney) Motion Carried <br />B. Set a Public Hearing Monday, March 9, 1998 at 7:30 p.m, in the City Council Chambers at <br />Mounds View City Hall on Street Construction, Maintenance and Cost Assessment Policies. <br />Barbara Haake, 3024 County Road I, on behalf of a group of citizens, expressed the need to change the <br />city's current road policy and respectfully requested that the council consider delaying the street <br />improvement project on Spring Lake Road/County Road I until the 1999 construction season. She <br />proceeded to summarize various concerns residents in the project area had expressed in regard to the <br />current road policy, noting that these are items which they would like to discuss, have answered and <br />considered before their road improvement project proceeds. <br />Council member Gunn stated part of the problem she sees happening is that there are so many options, <br />there is no starting point. Therefore, it would be her recommendation that a starting point be established <br />as follows: a 26 to 28 foot road with curb and gutter, storm sewer where needed, no sidewalk, turn back <br />funds be applied to the project and then divide the cost of the project to assess. <br />Council member Stigney stated he would recommend using Ms. Haake's letter, obtain answers to the <br />questions addressed therein, and use that as a starting point. <br />Mayor McCarty asked what will be discussed at the Public Hearing. <br />Mr. Whiting explained that staff has met and discussed how to frame various options for the City Council <br />and residents to consider. He noted that the city is limited by time and money to allow the possibility of <br />exploring all of the options, however they hope to break down the viable options for the road itself, the <br />storm sewer, holding ponds, and to review the policies which will need to be changed in regard to <br />