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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 28, 2004 06 Page 6 1 Mr. Mornson reported the Public Works and liquor store open houses took place in June 2004. 2 He noted the fire station and second liquor store open houses are scheduled for October 14, 3 2004. 4 5 In Summary, Mr. Mornson stated that with three-quarters of the year having passed, the City 6 has made good progress. He suggested that the planning involved and the retreats to focus on 7 strategy and progress have contributed to the success of remaining on schedule. 8 9 Mr. Mornson concluded in presenting pictures of the new fire station, announcing building tours 10 that will take place every fifteen minutes during the open house; by a Councilmember and a 11 Firefighter. He also noted the flag raising ceremony that will take place. 12 13 Councilmember Horst reported his attendance at the Chamber lunch focused on the update of 14 Silver Lake. He noted that a number of businesses have committed, adding that many others are 15 interested in the location as well. He stated that the road to Cub Foods opened today, suggesting 16 that he is pleased to see the progress taking place. He concluded in reporting his attendance at 17 the ground breaking of the first phase of the Hunt-Pratt project. 18 19 Councilmember Stille noted his attendance at the Chamber lunch as well, stating that Audi 20 Tarpley presented a good speech. He noted that Audi is "on top"of the project and suggested 21 that the City keep him in front with presenting updates to the public. 22 23 There was discussion with regard to Wal-Mart signing a ground lease, and the restrictive 24 covenants that have been placed upon them. 25 26 Councilmember Stille inquired as to whether the Firemen laid their own sod. City Manager 27 Mornson assured him that they did, as did Public Works. Councilmember Stille noted their level 28 of commitment to the community and the redevelopment. 29 30 Councilmember Faust reported his attendance of the Chamber luncheon as well. He cited Mr. 31 Tarpley in noting that everything from the original site was recycled to be used on the new site; 32 with exception of steel and asbestos. He added that the old Apache sign will be used for footings 33 on the new buildings. 34 35 Mayor Pro-tem Thuesen thanked City Manager Mornson for his quarterly reports, suggesting 36 that it is good to check progress and communicate to the public. He indicated that a"positive 37 synergy"is going on and that it is an"exciting"time to be a part of the community. He noted 38 that it would be wonderful for another suburb to see what St. Anthony has done with the Silver 39 Lake Redevelopment. 40 41 VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM. 42 Laurie Ludwig of 4028 Fordum Drive Northeast approached the Council to address her concerns, 43 however, wished to mention first that she is the abutting property of 4029 Shamrock Drive; 44 discussed earlier. She indicated that the City has done a wonderful job in maintaining the 45 property since they came to own it. She noted that her only request with the removal of this 46 property is that the large tree that lies close to the property line be preserved.