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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 23, 2004 11 Page 11 1 Mr. Hartman stated, beginning in 1999, the City-Wide Flood Mitigation Program Initiative was 2 incorporated with the Street Reconstruction Program and, to date, about 95%of the City-wide 3 flood improvements had been completed, with street improvement projects continuing on a 4 yearly basis. He explained the final component to complete the flood mitigation was to 5 construct a storm water retention pond at the corner of Silver Lane and Shamrock Drive, which 6 was to be completed during the summer of 2004. He added, based on the current schedule, all 7 bituminous roadways west of Silver Lake Road would be completed by 2008 and, at that point, 8 the City would be in a position to address the reconstruction of the remaining concrete segments 9 throughout the City, which made up approximately 42% of the City's roadway infrastructure. 10 11 Mr. Hartman indicated the 2004 street utility reconstruction would consist of the following: 12 Hilldale Avenue between Silver Lake Road and Belden Drive, Belden Drive between 33'd 13 Avenue and 32"d Avenue, 32"d Avenue between Belden Drive and Silver Lake Road, and 14 Townview Avenue between Wilson Street and Silver Lake Road. 15 16 Mr. Hartman noted the Central Park construction project was completed and the Central Park 17 pavilion and athletic field would be ready for use in the spring of 2004, as well as the small 18 shelter constructed at Silver Point Park. 19 20 Mr. Hartman stated the Water/Sewer Department provided residents with an annual Consumer 21 Confidence Report(CCR), which would be included in the April newsletter. 22 23 Mr. Hartman indicated the capital improvement projects proposed for 2004 were as follows: 24 purchase of Public Works maintenance equipment scheduled for 2004, chemical equipment 25 upgrades for water filtration and GAC plant, filtration plant pump control upgrades, completion 26 of the Well-Head Protection Plan, annual 2004 street reconstruction, upgrade of City street signs, 27 and a community electronic sign in front of City Hall and a City entrance ground sign at the 28 north end of the City. 29 30 Mr. Hartman displayed a drawing of the new Public Works facility, noting construction was far 31 ahead of schedule. He indicated the move-in date was anticipated to be sometime between the 32 middle of April to early May. He stated he"could not have asked for a better team to make this 33 happen." He thanked those who helped make this project a success,noting it could not have 34 been accomplished without the 20-member task force, the team of Oertel Architects/Kraus- 35 Anderson, and Council. He added an open house would be planned and residents should look 36 for the flyer in an upcoming newsletter. 37 38 Mr. Hartman noted the following 2004 upcoming events: Annual Spring Clean-Up Day on May 39 1, 2004; Public Works Facility Grand Opening on June 24, 2004, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.; 40 Central Park Dedication anticipated for June of 2004; Village Fest in August of 2004. 41 42 Mr. Hartman stated 2003 was a very productive year for the Public Works Department. He 43 noted it was able to attain the goals of each department and provide the needed services to the 44 City's residents. He indicated the success of the Department was due to the knowledge and 45 dedication of its employees, who made the Village of St. Anthony a great place to live. He 46 added it always had been and would be the mission of the Public Works Department to be