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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 9, 1997 • Page 5 1 and even the Mayor of Minneapolis and the only one who never responded to the letters was 2 the City of St. Anthony. 3 Mayor Ranallo stated the City was waiting for a response from Legal Counsel. The City had 4 also responded on a face-to-face level at previous Council meetings. 5 Mr. Lockrem stated that Mayor Ranallo had told him when he visited his home that the City 6 would do something and not to worry. 7 Mayor Ranallo stated he had thought that the City could do something until he received this 8 legal opinion. Mayor Ranallo stated he had also been under the assumption that the Storm 9 Sewer Fund could be utilized but has found out those funds cannot be utilized for this 10 purpose. 11 Mr. Lockrem stated that at the first meeting, the Council had urged him to convince the rest 12 of the City of the problem. He then erected a sign which demonstrated the height of the 13 water level. The only letter he had received was a letter from the City telling him to remove 14 the sign. He asked how else he could educate the City and stated he felt the sign was 15 removed because someone down the street was selling their home and did not want anyone to �16 know the severity of the problem. He stated the sign is going back up. �i8 D. Appoint Additional Members to the Storm Water Task Force. 19 Mayor Ranallo reported that as of the application deadline one application was received for 20 the Task Force. The application was received from Dennis Cavanaugh, who is unable to be 21 present at the Council meeting this evening but still wishes to be a member of the Task Force. 22 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to appoint Dennis Cavanaugh to the Storm Water Task 23 Force in accordance with the reopening of the application process. 24 Motion carried unanimously. 25 E. Silver Lake Road Bridge Project. 26 Dan Solar, Ramsey County, stated this project has been discussed at public meetings and 27 through the Comprehensive Plan Update process. The project will include the reconstruction 28 of the bridge on Silver Lake Road north of 37th Avenue. The two existing bridges are quite 29 old and deficient and will be replaced with a single new bridge in the same location. The 30 project includes three separate areas: the bridge itself, the top of the bridge including railings, 31 etc.; and the piece of Silver Lake Road between County Road D and Silver Lane. 32 Mr. Solar reported the bridge can be built, the curbs fixed, and a mill and overlay completed 33 at 100% County cost. There have, however, been a number of requests from residents to 34 provide the same enhancements to the roadway which were done on Silver Lake Road south of Silver Lane. These enhancements would include a median surface enhancement which OP6 would cost $16,500. Approximately $7,500 of.this cost could be paid with State-Aid Funds. 37 The remainder would be paid with Local Funds. Another possible enhancement would be