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Item No: 11 (B)4 Meeting Date: Oct 26, 2009 07UNDS VIEW Type of Business: Reports Administrator Review: Oty of Mounals View Staff Report To : Honorable Mayor and City Council From : James Ericson , Clerk - Administrator Item Title/Subject: Updates from the Administrator 1 . Fall Clean Up Day At the October 12 Council meeting , I reported that about a hundred residents took part in the Fall Clean Up event. We received the final tallies from Veolia Environmental Services , who reports that 157 residents took advantage of the ability to drop off their junk and debris . The attached report illustrates the tonnage collected and the numbers of additional items dropped off (e .g . , tire , appliances , TVs , etc. ) The date for the Spring 2010 Clean Up event will be May 22 , This will be announced in both the Winter and Spring editions of the Mounds View Matters newsletter. Thanks again to Mary Springer who internally coordinates the event for the City. 2. Airport Advisory Commission attended the October 21 , 2009 meeting of the Anoka County / Blaine Airport Advisory Commission meeting held at Blaine City Hall . (Meeting materials are attached . ) The draft Long Term Comprehensive Plan for the airport should be released for public comment on November 27th . The number of noise complaints increased during the July, August & September quarter from the previous quarter, possibly due to it being summer and windows being open . There are more flights during the summer months too , which probably adds to the aggravation of some residents. There were 359 total complaints from 54 different complainants . (One complainant alone logged 52 individual complaints . ) The MAC staff reviewed their pilot guide and the 2009 Noise Abatement Work Plan , 3. Fire Department Quarterly Meeting met with Chief Zikmund and representatives from the City of Blaine and the City of Spring Lake Park to review the year to date budget for the fire department. Chief Zikmund had earlier agreed to reduce the department's previously approved budget by 3 . 3 % in an effort to help the cities deal with their reductions in LGA and other revenue shortfalls . Through the third quarter, the department is at 71 . 7% of budgeted expenditures and should conclude the year under-budget. The department was not successful in its recent grant application for radios and other capital equipment, however it will continue to explore all potential grant opportunities . Chief Zikmund indicated the department is now at the point that other fire departments will be able to use their "simulator" which will bring in additional revenues to the department. On a related note , the software that operates the simulator recently won a national award , as the Chief announced earlier this month . (E-mail attached . )