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1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 2 CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION 3 May 8, 2001 •4 Council Chambers 5 I. CALL TO ORDER. 6 Mayor Cavanaugh called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. 7 II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 8 Mayor Cavanaugh invited the Council and audience to join in the Pledge of Allegiance. 9 III. ROLL CALL. 10 Councilmembers present: Mayor Cavanaugh; Councilmembers Sparks,Thuesen, Horst and 11 Hodson. 12 Councilmembers absent: None. 13 Also present: City Manager Michael Mornson; City Attorney Jerry Gilligan. 14 IV. COMMUNITY FORUM. 15 Tom Hauben, 2705 Paul Avenue, stated he was there to discuss the City of St. Anthony's sewer 16 service, or lack thereof. He stated that two years ago his street had the alleys and sewers 17 replaced, yet the storms on April 22nd and April 23'd caused sewer backups in his neighborhood. 18 He wanted to know what actually caused the backups in his neighborhood. He indicated that 19 City workers were out early on those mornings, and if it was a sump-pump problem, he felt the 20 City policies that are in effect are unacceptable. •1 Mr. Hauben stated he did not understand why other cities were able to eliminate sewer troubles, 22 and said it was his opinion that a freeze be put on all other building projects until this one is 23 fixed. Mr. Hauben indicated that his insurance company would probably cancel him because he 24 has had two claims within the last three years, and said he would be filing a claim with the City 25 of St. Anthony tomorrow. Mr. Hauben concluded by saying that he and his neighbors were 26 extremely unhappy about the situation and they felt they deserved the same services that 27 everybody else has in the city. 28 Todd Hubmer responded that they are aware of these problems, and have entered into an 29 agreement with the Metropolitan Council to address this issue. He stated they are currently 30 looking at the area South of Paul Avenue to the city of Minneapolis to see if they have any 31 deficiencies, or repair work that needs to be done. Mr. Hubmer indicated that within the next six 32 weeks, they should have some indication of what type of work needs to be done to alleviate the 33 problem. 34 Mayor Cavanaugh asked if they were going to put cameras along the lights of the area that they 35 will be studying. Mr. Hubmer responded that they would be putting lights there, and that it was a 36 difficult task because it is the trunk line into the City. 37 Councilmember Thuesen asked if there were other problem areas. Mr. Hubmer responded that 38 there was another problem area up at 33`d and Edward, and also some backups along Roosevelt and the Minneapolis border. Mr. Hubmer added that sanitary sewer systems were a problem in several areas in the Twin Cities.