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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 28, 2014 Page 5 2 Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve Resolution 3 14-017; a Resolution Calling a Hearing on the Proposed Assessments for the 2014 Street and 4 Utility Improvements. 6 Motion carried unanimously. 7 8 City Engineer Hubmer provided an update on the carp removal project and reported they 9 removed 451 carp from Silver Lake on January 24'h. He stated 51 carp had tags where their fins 10 were clipped and three had radio transmitters. He stated 48 carp were released for later capture 11 to help with calculations on the total number of carp in the lake. He indicated they would have 12 netted a larger amount but snagged something that ripped the net, but they removed 40% of the 13 carp in the lake for a total of 4,035 pounds. He stated their initial estimate was that the lake 14 contained 177 pounds of carp per acre and that figure is now estimated at 112 pounds per acre, 15 and they might attempt one more netting operation this winter. 16 17 F. Resolution 14-018; a Resolution of Support for the Move MN Campaign. 18 19 Mayor Faust recited the Resolution of Support for the Move MN Campaign and stated this 20 Resolution is intended to challenge the State to come up with an equitable system for funding the 21 State's transportation needs. He explained that a diverse group of transit and transportation 22 advocacy groups created the Move MN Campaign that is apolitical and interested in sending a 23 message to the Legislature to do the right thing and keep Minnesota moving forward with an 24 equitable transportation plan. 25 26 Motion by Mayor Faust, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to Resolution 14-018; a Resolution 27 of Support for the Move MN Campaign. 28 29 Motion carried unanimously. 30 31 G. Resolution 14-019; a Resolution Approving the Participation in CityLabs Project. Mark 32 Casey, City Manager, presenting. 33 34 City Manager Casey presented the resolution supporting the City's application to become a city 35 partner with CityLabs, a yearlong partnership with the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities 36 that works with experienced faculty and staff on projects integrated into existing courses that 37 enable a city partner to advance its sustainability initiatives. He stated the City is submitting its 38 proposal in partnership with Falcon Heights and Lauderdale. 39 40 Motion by Councilmember Roth, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve Resolution 14- 41 019; a Resolution Supporting Applications to the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities 42 (ACTC) for the CityLabs Program. 43 44 Motion carried unanimously. 45