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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 7 7 June 22, 2004 Page 11 1 City Manager Mornson indicated the resolution is one of the steps necessary in securing the 2 $750,000 in Federal Funds for improvements within the Northwest Quadrant. 3 4 Councilmember Horst inquired as to whether this was the first step in the process. Mayor 5 Hodson noted that it was step one and two of twelve. 6 7 City Manager Mornson indicated that the majority of the steps to follow would be addressed by 8 the Staff and not brought to the Council. 9 10 Motion by Councilmember Horst, seconded by Councilmember Stille,Adopting Resolution 04- 11 051, Designating MN/DOT as the City's Agent in Accepting Federal Aid Funds. 12 13 Motion carried unanimously. 14 15 VII. REPORTS FOR CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBERS. 16 City Manager Mornson updated the Council on the following items: 17 1. Progress is being made on 2004 street project. The utilities are in that the roads 18 are ready for pavement. 19 2. The 2003 second of two street projects has been completed on 341'Avenue. The 20 public is encouraged to check out the finished product. 21 3. The footings have been poured for the second liquor store. 22 4. The closure of three public properties will take place over the next week. The 23 Public Works Open House and the Open House for new liquor store, in the re- 24 developed Stonehouse property, will take place on Thursday, June 24, 2004 from 25 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. with a 5:30 p.m. presentation by the Mayor. The Central Park 26 re-development dedication will take place Tuesday, June 28, 2004. 27 28 Councilmember Horst thanked the design team for presenting their plans for the Silver Lake 29 Development, noting that it is an"astonishing"accomplishment. 30 31 Councilmember Thuesen noted that over his past seven years on the Council the City has faced 32 issues such as flooding and having under utilized properties. He continued noting that he was 33 proud of the current Staff for their hard work and time they have dedicated to make projects like 34 the Silver Lake Development happen. 35 36 Councilmember Faust stated that he recently had the opportunity to drive to the east coast and 37 back. He noted that communities that pay attention to the small details stand out. He stated that 38 he is proud to be from St. Anthony, adding it is a desirable place to live and has a lot of positive 39 changes to come. 40 41 Mayor Hodson cited recent commendations he received regarding the Police Department and the 42 "outstanding" service they provide to the community. He indicated that he recently attended 45 43 graduation open houses, noting the comments he received from the residents regarding the re- 44 development were positive. He continued stating that not all residents were in agreement with 45 everything that was being planned, however, in looking at the "big picture" they are "pleased." 46