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Mr. Casey recommended residents also look to the City’s website for updated information on the 1 2016 road projects, restrictions, and detours. He asked residents to be patient as these needed 2 street projects are constructed. 3 4 Councilmember Jenson stated he attended the March 29, 2016, joint meeting with the District 22 5 School Board. 6 7 Councilmember Stille stated he attended the joint meeting with the School Board on March 29, 8 2016. On April 7, he attended the Community Services Advisory meeting, where Julianne 9 Hunter indicated there may not be a VillageFest parade this year unless a Chair volunteers. He 10 noted VillageFest is a separate community-driven organization that is not managed by the City 11 and encouraged interested residents to call her. On April 11, 2016, he attended the 12 Comprehensive Plan Visioning Committee meeting and brainstorming session along with 13 Councilmember Brever that Planner Breanne Rothstein managed. 14 15 Councilmember Brever stated she also attended joint meeting of School Board on March 29, 16 2016. This past Sunday, she attended a Sister City meeting where they continue to coordinate 17 for a musical piece to be performed by the St. Anthony orchestra in November of 2017. 18 Councilmember Brever stated she also attended the Comprehensive Plan Visioning Session and 19 complimented Planner Rothstein for bringing people together to get their views on how to 20 strengthen the Village. She stated there will be more opportunities for input and asked residents 21 to view the City’s website for that information. 22 23 Mayor Faust reported on the Council’s meeting on March 28, 2016, with the Planning 24 Commission as well as the March 29, 2016, joint School Board work session. On April 7th he 25 attended a Mississippi Water Management Organization Board meeting to consider funding for 26 Fourth Street to implement water reuse projects. On April 11, 2016, he attended the Regional 27 Council of Mayors (RCM) meeting that included a component of water so Green Corp member 28 Kristin Seaman accompanied him. Mayor Faust stated he will get copies of the report from Ryan 29 Development on tendencies in the marketplace and real estate. 30 31 Mayor Faust stated during the RCM meeting, he reported on the issue the City is facing with 1,4 32 Dioxane since a water issue was under discussion. This created a great deal of conversation and 33 a committee was formed, on which he will serve. That Committee will also coordinate with the 34 League of Minnesota Cities and Governor’s office as emerging contaminants is a Statewide 35 issue. Mayor Faust referenced a publication by the Fresh Water Society entitled Water 36 Underground, which he found informative. 37 38 VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM. 39 40 Mayor Faust invited residents to come forward at this time and address the Council on items that 41 are not on the regular agenda. 42 43 Hearing none, Mayor Faust moved forward with the agenda. 44 45 IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS – NONE. 46 16