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Mounds View City Council August 8, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 29 • City Administrator Ulrich stated that the City of New Brighton has agreed to allow the City of Mounds View to hold their City Council and Commission meetings at the New Brighton City Hall beginning in October. He stated that Staff would work out the details and update Council. Mayor Marry noted that there might be a couple of conflicts with the schedules. He stated that he had contacted Steve Larson, the Mayor of New Brighton, to talk to him about the stop light at County Road H and Silver Lake Road. He stated that they were going to try and talk to the County to determine if they would need a letter from the Council or a resolution to try and get the stoplight included back into their budget. He stated that it was also suggested to possibly use TIF funds with them paying the City back in a year or two. He stated that Mayor Larson agreed that it was good idea to try and get the light installed noting that he was also going to meet with Commissioner Jan Weisner this week and would also mention it to her. Director Ericson stated that he is happy to announce that the Mounds View City Codes are now available on the City website. He stated that it is not interactive and does have some limitations but it is broken out with enough detail that a reasonable search can be done. Director Ericson provided the Council with an update on the Planning Associate position noting that they received twenty applications and the period end date was Friday. He stated that Staff plans to review the applications and set up the respective interviews for next week. He stated that he does not think that they would have anyone ready for Council consideration at the August meetings but they do plan to have something ready in time for the first meeting in September. • Director Ericson referenced the Sn der's develo ment notin that the Gas for Less building is Y p g gone and it is going to be a nice change of pace. He noted that during the course of their work on the site it was discovered that they had parked their construction trailer on City land. He stated that the City has indicated that the construction trailer cannot be located there and they did stop in today and asked him to ask Council if it would be ok for them to park their construction trailer there for a period of three months. He explained that they do plan on restoring the ground and there wouldn't be any issues with the condition of the site once they pull the trailer out. He stated that they could live with the trailer being on their location but it would necessitate several moves as they develop different areas within the site. He stated that this would be much more convenient for them and it could be written into the development agreement that the City is held harmless, there is no liability, they assume all risks and responsibility, the re-vegetate the site and restore it to it's original condition. He stated that if Council is not in agreement with this he would communicate it to them tomorrow that they would have to remove their trailer. Mayor Marty asked City Administrator Ulrich for his opinion on this. City Administration Ulrich stated that he does not see any problems with it as long as they can cover the development agreement so that they can get the restoration done. Council Member Gunn stated that one of the concerns is because the irrigation lines run through the area.