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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes October 14, 1997 Page 15 1 B. Councilmembers - None. 2 3 C. M_Uor - None. 4 5 D. City Manager. 6 1. New Public Works Director. 7 Mornson reported that the new Public Works Director is Jay Hartman, who is a 16 8 year employee with the City. He was unable to attend the meeting this evening as he 9 is currently finishing his Business Administrative Degree but will be at the November 10 3 Truth in Taxation meeting. Mornson noted the upcoming retirement party for Larry 11 Hamer and reminded Council of the deadline for the form. 12 2. Meeting - 37th Avenue NE 13 Mornson reported about a meeting last Thursday in regard to safety issues on 37th 14 Avenue NE which was attended by the School District Superintendent, Ramsey County 15 Commissioner and the Wilshire Park Elementary School Principal. Safety concerns 16 have been raised for students crossing 37th Avenue NE. It was agreed that 17 representatives of the six jurisdictions involved, Hennepin and Ramsey Counties, St. 18 Anthony, New Brighton, Roseville, and the School District, will meet and discuss the 19 issue. 20 3. Meeting with Falcon Heights and Lauderdale re: Police Services 21 Mornson reported the meeting went great. The contracts will expire in 1998. Staff 22 will begin working on the new contracts. 23 4. Meeting Dates 24 Mornson noted the November 11 Regular Meeting will be November 4 at 8:00 P.M. 25 due to the local election. The Council's Regular Meeting schedule to the end of the 26 year will be as follows: October 28, November 4, November 25, December 3, and 27 December 17. 28 5. Neighborhood Meetings 1998 Street Projects 29 Mornson reported the neighborhood meetings for the 1998 Street Projects, including 30 the 33rd Avenue NE improvements are scheduled for October 21. 31 6. Liquor Store Update 32 Mornson reported installation of the new roof membrane was started today and will 33 cost $25,000 to $35,000. Most of the windows are in and they are still anticipating 34 opening between-November 11 and 15. Part of the purchase of the Tires Plus property 35 included the installation of a tire storage area in an amount not to exceed $6,800. This 36 cost has now been estimated at $9,800. The owner of Tires Plus has agreed to pay the 37 extra $3,000.