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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 4 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes August 26, 2014 Page 4 E. Highway Safety Improvement Program CHSIP) Presentation. Todd Hubmer, Ci ty Engineer, WSB & Associates, presenting. City Engineer Hubmer explained that in June 2013 the City submitted for a construction project that includes intersection improvements and sidewalk upgrades to meet ADA requirements and in April 2014 the City was notified it had received $690,000 in grant money for this effort. He presented a map of the project location and stated the s idewalk improvements include the east side of Stinson Boulevard from 3 ih A venue to Silver Lane as well as a sidewalk segment on the south side of 3 i 11 A venue from Highcrest Road to Stinson Boulevard, adding that this is part of the Safe Routes to School plan. He advised that countdown timers and APS for the visually impaired are included in the project along with additional signal heads in some locations, relocating push buttons for easier access, adjusting pedestrian ramps to provide a safe haven, as well as upgraded pavement markings. He advised that the grant requires a local match of I 0% or approximately $77,000 and the City is working with its County partners to see if money is available to assist the City . He reviewed the HSIP grant require ments and stated the design needs to be consistent with State design standards, a Federal environmental document needs to be completed, any right of way acquisition has to follow the Federal process, and the project must be completed by June 2016. He presented the project schedule and stated that an informal open house has been scheduled for Monday, September 15 111 , from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at City Hall and another open house will be held in December. He stated that right of way certifications must be obtained by early 2016 and the project let for construction in March 2016 with construction starting in June and completed by November 2016. Councilmember Roth asked about the APS s ignal s and whether there are ways to deflect the sound so that it does not impact the residential homes nearby. City Engineer Hubmer stated there are ways to direct the sound and the APS signals will be audible to nearby homes, adding that the signal at 33rd Avenue uses APS technology and the signal beeping is audible to nearby residents. Mr. Jerome Shaddrick, 2510 3 7111 A venue, approached the City Council and asked if the City had a plan in place for what homeowners are supposed to do with the snow. He stated it is sometimes hard for them to find a place to dump the snow and asked if the City would take care of it if a s now bank gets too high. Mayor Faust stated that when snow piles become a safety issue, the Public Works department will knock down the snow piles as needed adding that it would behoove residents to call City Hall if there is an issue with the snow piles on the sidewalks to eliminate any safety issues. F. Ordinance 2014-02; an Ordinance Amending Chapter §111.045 through §111.057 Pertaining to Tobacco (second reading). Mark Casey, City Manager, presenting . City Manager Casey stated that on November 13 , 2013 , the City Council adopted an ordinance imposing a moratorium on the creation, establishment, or operation of businesses that sell electronic cigarettes or on the sampling of electronic cigarettes and related products and the moratorium is set to expire in November. He stated the amended tobacco ordinance includes language addressing electronic cigarettes and related devices and if adopted, electronic cigarettes