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Council Meeting April 10, 1990 page 5 • 1 2 the LRT should be considered for social service programs. He observed that 3 if this were done it would mean another delay for the LRT. The Commissioner 4 felt if only one line were put into operation it would prove to the Legis- 5 lature how effective it would be. 6 Mayor Pro-tem Ranallo inquired if Commissioner Sivanich had any solutions for 7 the water problems being experienced in St. Anthony. The Commissioner responded 8 that Hennepin County is not really in the sewer business, but referred to the 9 City of Minneapolis' work in separating storm and sanitary sewer lines. He sug- 10 gested that the City separate when the streets are repaved and tap into 11 Minneapolis' lines. He also suggested that the City of St. Anthony request 12 funding for this project from the Legislature, noting that funds were allocated 13 for this project to the City of St. Paul by the Legislature. 14 15 6. REPORTS 16 17 A. Council 18 Councilmembers Makowske and Enrooth had nothing to report at this time. 19 20 Counc i I member. Marks, who is a member of the Ramsey County Intergovernmental 21 Commission, is recommending to the Ramsey County Railroad Authority to 22 consider a light rail transit corridor be placed from downtown St. Paul �3 along 194 where there is a four hundred foot right-of-way. Four different 24 options were discussed by the Authority. Councilmember Marks felt one of 25 these corridors would serve the City of St. Anthony very well and its resi- 26 dents would be afforded good bus connections for the feeder buses as well . 27 28 Mayor Pro-tem Ranallo received a letter from Andrew Szurek regarding an �9 article which appeared in a local newspaper. Mr. Szurek stated that the 30 article addressed the installation of sidewalks, a subject which he is 31 interested in seeing happen on Silver Lane between Silver Lake Road and 32 Stinson .Boulevard. Councilmember Makowske recalled this had been explored 33 34 and the cost was prohibitive and figured out to be about $2,306 per 70 feet 5 of residential property. The City Manager stated that the average life of 3 35 a sidewalk is about thirty years depending on the base. 37 The City Manager advised that the City's Road Construction Task Force has 38 been meeting for three months now and wants the information they have 39 considered included. in the City newsletter as well as on cable television. 40 The Task Force will also be considering sidewalks in the City and has 41 planned a walking tour for its April meeting. It was suggested that Mr. 42 Szurek be contacted regarding the upcoming Task Force meetings. Information 43 about the Task Force will be sent home with school children in the City 44 for their 45 parents' to -view. 46 47 Mayor Pro-tem Ranallo observed that the profits from the off-sale liquor 48 stores have decreased steadily. The City Manager stated that this is 49 traditionally a slow period and sales will be increasing when the weather 50 warms up. The Liquor Operations Manager will be focusing on marketin.g. •