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1 deterred the DNR from undertaking a shoreline cleanup project on private 2 property. • 3 Councilmember Enrooth agreed that the problem might be severe enough to 4 warrant the City helping the lake residents out this year, but wanted 5 it clearly understood the City was not undertaking a permanent program 6 for cleaning out the lake. 7 Mr. Bracchi reported he had also come to the meeting that evening to 8 discuss a general environmental erosion of shoreline along Silver Lake 9 Road which he perceived was getting worse every year. There was general 10 agreement that it would be counterproductive to do anything now which it might have to be undone when the road - is widened. Staff was requested 12 to bring the erosion problem to the attention of Ramsey County Highway 13 Department for consideration before the final plans are drawn up for the 14 project. 15 Traffic Signal on 37th and Stinson Update 16 The above had been provided in Mr. Hamer's April 11th memorandum, copies 17 of which had been distributed at the meeting. 18 Mr. Childs reported on the meetings he and the Public Works Director had 19 participated in . with Columbia Heights, the City of Minneapolis, and 20 Hennepin County to consider whether or not to install a semaphore at 21 that intersection and to study related signage for the intersecting 22 streets north on Stinson. 23 The City Manager indicated that apparently the City of Minneapolis does 24 its own contracting of such projects and was now offering to perform the 25 same services. on this semaphore which Hennepin County studies had 26 indicated warranted MSA allocation. He gave the percentages under- which 27 each governmental body would be paying for the project if the lights are 28 installed at 37th and Stinson, reporting that St. Anthony would be 29 responsible for paying for 3/8ths of the intersection. The Manager 30 reported that the County estimated the semaphore would cost around 31 $70,000. 00 , but no more than $80 ,000.00 and said what the Public Works 32 Director was looking for that evening was the Council's reaction to 33 having Minneapolis do the contracting, installation, etc. for the 34 project for which St. Anthony would have to pay 3/8ths of the costs. 35 Mr. Hamer assured the Council that Minneapolis would have to be the 36 lowest bid for the project and that a feasibility cost estimate to 37 support or dispute the 'contractor Is estimate that the semaphore would 38 cost no more than $80,000.00 would have to be submitted at the same time 39 as the proposed joint powers agreement so the Council would know exactly 40 what the City's costs would be before entering - into any agreement to 41 participate in the project. He added that MSA standards would have to 42 be met for the City's share of the costs. 43 Mr. Childs indicated a good share of the City's current MSA allocation 44 would probably be used up for the repair of MSA concrete streets this • 12