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City Council Meeting Minutes December 16, 1998 Page 4 1 discussed. Cavanaugh stated the meeting was a first attempt and as such was a very good one. 2 He stated the issue of a teen center is on the task force agenda and there was discussion if it 3 would be possible to privatize a center for the teens. Another issue raised was how to utilize the 4 Community Center to which he responded it is probably too small for some events the 5 community may want and the City may consider in the future the option of expanding the 6 Community Center. He stated there will be meetings after the first of the year and, hopefully, the 7 momentum will remain. Cavanaugh stated the Police Chief also discussed tobacco and alcohol 8 checks which was a good discussion. He stated his impression that the 60 who attended were 9 very interested and left charged up about those issues. 10 C. Mayor. 11 Ranallo asked that certificates of appreciation be ordered for Planning Commissioners Wagner 12 and Thompson who will be leaving the Planning Commission and to schedule a presentation 13 before the Council. 14 15 D. City Manager. 16 Mornson noted that the bid opening was December 10, 1998 and Northdale Construction was the 17 apparent low bidder. These bids will be presented to the Council and the public hearing set for 18 that project. 19 Mornson reported on the meeting he attended with the DNR and Division of Waters who assisted 20 the City in getting the $2 million. He stated the City staff laid out some very convincing 21 arguments for additional funding due to the contamination that was discovered and the.need to 22 resolve"those issues. He stated that the conclusion is that it will be a larger challenge to get 23 funding this year than last year. Mornson stated that Senator Langseth, Chair of the Senate 24 Committee, is still the Chair and a bill was passed last year that there would be flood relief 25 available but the level will not be determined until the 1999 session. The DNR suggested the 26 City draft a plan on when the money will be needed and how much will be needed. In the mean 27 time, he notified John Marty and will provide that information to the Mayor and Council. 28 Mornson welcomed their help on this issue. 29 Cavanaugh inquired regarding the level of the past and current funding request. Mr. Mornson 30 reviewed the amounts requested and work that was accomplished. He advised that the DNR 31 understood the need for more funding to address the contamination and indicated that they are 32 receiving similar requests from other communities. 33 Mornson reported that Ramsey County has scheduled a.stop light for the year 2000 for the 34 intersection of Highcrest and 37th Avenue. 35 Mornson reported the schedule for the Board of Review on April 6, 1999 and asked the Council 36 when they would like to start that meeting. He advised that in the past it has started before the