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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />September 22, 2015 <br />Page 4 <br />1 a Truck event that was held at Silver Lake Village on 39 "' Avenue. Along with the Fire <br />2 Department Open House there will also be public works and police vehicles for residents of all <br />3 ages to see some of the nice equipment the City operates with and give the younger children a <br />4 chance to see the vehicles up close. <br />6 Mr. Casey complimented Faith Methodist on their rain garden in their parking lot. They did this <br />7 on their own without the City asking them to do it. They had excellent cooperation from various <br />8 community members. They received funds from the MWMO and some work from the girl scouts <br />9 and the folks from Nativity helped them. <br />10 <br />11 Mr. Casey noted the street project is completed for the year and he thanked residents for their <br />12 patience during construction. <br />13 <br />14 Mr. Casey stated a Green Corp member started and she will be with the City for the next ten <br />15 months. She will provide a presentation to Council. She will be out and about throughout the <br />16 Community. Green Corp is funded through the MPCA and provides someone who has some <br />17 sustainable or environmental college graduates to help the City advance some of the <br />18 sustainability initiatives. <br />19 <br />20 Councilmember Stille stated on September 15, Council participated in a tabletop exercise. This <br />21 was a mock disaster with the incident being a trail derailment. It was a practice and was covered <br />22 by all departments of the City. Ramsey County helped guide through that particular mock event. <br />23 It was a good learning experience. It is good to be prepared in the event something happens, but <br />24 hope it never does. <br />25 <br />26 Councilmember Stille stated on September 19, he attended Mississippi Water Management <br />27 Organization Open House at their new facility on Marshall and Lowry. The facility was designed <br />28 to filter water and provide demonstrations on how water is filtered. It is also a national park. He <br />29 encouraged residents to visit the facility. <br />30 <br />31 Councilmember Gray stated he also attended the tabletop exercise. <br />32 <br />33 Councilmember Brever stated she attended the tabletop exercise and a Park Commission <br />34 Meeting on September 14 where the Commissioners heard a report on the bike paths. <br />35 <br />36 Councilmember Jenson stated on September 10, he attended the Community Services Advisory <br />37 Committee Meeting. This was the first meeting for the new school year 2015 — 2016 and they <br />38 discussed plans for the upcoming year. The Committee will be expanding their capability of <br />39 communicating to residents who no longer have children in school. That is a new service to be <br />40 provided. <br />41 <br />42 Councilmember Jenson stated on September 16, the St. Anthony History Committee sold 600 <br />43 copies of the history book. There are 72 of the World War II books remaining of the original <br />44 250 copies. <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 Mayor Faust stated on September 14 was the Regional Council of Mayors Meeting. There was a <br />48 presentation by Joe Minicozzi from North Carolina who spoke about development and how to <br />