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Mounds View City Council May 23, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 23 11. REPORTS A. Reports of Mayor and Council Council Member Flaherty suggested that the Council discuss the necessity of an English class for the minutes, especially when reviewing punctuation. He stated that he would like to discuss if this is necessary or should they review only for content. Mayor Marty stated that in the past if Council Members had more than two corrections they wrote them down and turned them into the Recording Secretary to be incorporated into the minutes. Council Member Stigney stated that he has a problem with this option because the City Council would not have reviewed the changes prior to approving the minutes. B. Staff 1. Public Works Quarterly Report City Administrator Ulrich stated that Public Works Director Lee was not available for the meeting this evening and suggested rescheduling or provide comments to take back to the Director. • Mayor Marty had the following requests for update or clarification: • City Hall rehab project. He referenced the last line noting that it states construction would begin near the end of September or early October. He stated that it seems like a long way off and he would like to get some of the issues, especially the mold issues, resolved. He expressed concerns noting that City Employees have been breathing this stuff for years. He noted that this is one of the reasons why the Finance Director is leaving is due to the poor air quality in the building. He stated that he would like to make a pledge that this is addressed as soon as possible. • Trunk highway noise wall noting that the current Transportation status shows the project is being termed as Phase 1 with an anticipated completion in 2007 and Phase 2, Interchange improvements, with an anticipated completion in 2011. He stated that in Phase 2, MnDOT anticipates the addition of a third lane on eastbound Highway 10. He stated that Staff is recommending discussion on these items in late summer. He clarified that if MnDOT has this in their plans to add another lane wouldn't the costs be on MnDOT with no cost to the City. He stated that he would like to hold off on this to see what MnDOT does first. • Silver Lake Road Sidewalk Project noting that based on the preliminary data, the bottom line is that Staff anticipates a Spring 2006 construction for this project, if it should proceed. He stated that Ramsey County has some problems with the setbacks on the side of the road because the do not want a sidewalk up against the curb. He stated that they do want to continue to keep pushing this forward. • Referenced the third paragraph from the bottom, the holding pond at Woodcrest Park, and • asked why the City did not receive the credits when they took the park down and created the