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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 8, 2010 Page 4 1 2 Motion carried unanimously. 3 4 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 6 City Manager Momson reported on the following: 7 • The Park Commission will hold its quarterly meeting on Monday, June 14`h at 7:00 p.m. 8 ISD #282 Athletics Director Urdahl will provide an update on recent improvements at 9 Central Park. The new Director of Silver Point Park will also be present at the meeting. 10 • The City Council / ISD #282 School Board joint meeting scheduled for June 29, 2010 has 11 been rescheduled for August 31, 2010. 12 • Stacie Kvilvang of Ehlers and Associates will be present at the June 22, 2010 City 13 Council meeting to review four separate issues related to the Silver Lake Village Project. 14 15 Councilmember Roth reported on his attendance at the June 3, 2010 North Suburban 16 Communications Commission Meeting. During that meeting four St. Anthony residents received 17 scholarships awarded by the Commission. Within the next 60 days the Commission will make a 18 decision as to where it will relocate. A special Commission meeting will be scheduled for the 19 latter part of June / beginning of July. 20 21 Councilmember Stille reported on his attendance at a seminar put on by the Builders Association 22 of the Twin Cities on June 2, 2010 in conjunction with the Association's Senior Housing 23 Council. The seminar included the presentation of findings based on tours of the communities of 24 Eagan and Woodbury in relation to amenities, etc. for seniors in each community. Each of the 25 communities had been awarded a $3,000 grant from the University of Minnesota. 26 27 Councilmember Gray: No report. 28 29 Councilmember Jenson: No report. 30 31 Mayor Faust reported on his attendance at the following events: 32 • May 27, 2010 Job Transition Event put on by Nativity Lutheran Church and underwritten 33 by Thrivent Financial. He noted that one interesting fact discussed was that while it is 34 often stated that the internet is the new place to obtain employment, 80% of jobs are still 35 obtained through networking. He has suggested that the League of Minnesota Cities find 36 a method to make the tape of the event available. 37 • June 3, 2010 Subcommittee Meeting on the Minnesota Environmental Initiative which is 38 looking into how to streamline city reporting requirements to the MPCA, Metropolitan 39 Council, and BWSR in regards to water management. He has suggested that the MPCA 40 collaborate with the League of Minnesota Cities with the survey that will be distributed to 41 cities on the subject. 42 43 VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM. 44 45 Mayor Faust invited residents to come forward at this time and address the Council on items that 46 are not on the regular agenda.