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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 28, 2003 Page 5 Councilmember Horst asked if there was much objection to this issue. Mr. Hubmer responded 46 there was very little dissension. Councilmember Horst stated that he wanted to make sure that 3 each resident paying had a voice. 4 5 Mayor Hodson responded that he had received a few e-mails indicating opposition; however, the 6 majority of e-mails had been positive. 7 8 Councilmember Thuesen stated that the discussion needed to get past the decorative issue. He 9 indicated it was an issue of adding lighting and greater security to an area of the City. 10 11 Councilmember Horst stated that each resident would be assessed $1,000 whether or not he/she 12 wanted the lighting. He felt there were residents who felt this was optional; yet they would be 13 assessed. He said he agreed with the City; however, he felt the Council needed to be sensitive to 14 the concerns that a tax was being added. 15 16 Motion by Councilmember Sparks to adopt Resolution 03-039 re: ordering street lighting 17 improvements to St. Anthony Boulevard. 18 19 Discussion: 20 Councilmember Faust stated that decorative was something imposed in the ordinance. He said it 21 could be an inflammatory word; however, the discussion was about lighting. He felt safety and 22 cost were the important issues, and a process was needed whereby priorities were established. Councilmember Faust suggested a street lighting plan be implemented and a street utility 16 assessment be completed. He stated he was comfortable to move ahead if the City staff could 25 come up with a plan and establish a street lighting utility. 26 27 Mayor Hodson indicated there was a street lighting plan and agreed that he was comfortable with 28 the staff putting together a lighting utility fund. 29 30 Motion carried unanimously. 31 32 Stephen Weiss, 2513 St. Anthony Boulevard, asked to step forward. He stated he had hoped to 33 speak before the vote. Mr. Weiss said he was in favor of the new lighting; however, because of 34 current economic conditions, he felt it was a bad decision for some of the residents. He stated 35 that the assessed tax would be hard on the residents who were in uncomfortable financial 36 situations. He felt that the improvements in the City had been phenomenal, but he saw this as 37 frivolous at this time. 38 39 3. Wellhead Protection Plan. 40 Mr. Hubmer stated that Phase I of the City of St. Anthony's Wellhead Protection Plan prepared 41 by the Ramsey County Soil and Water Conservation District had been reviewed and submitted to 42 the Minnesota Department of Health. He added that Matt Swanson at Ramsey County had done 43 a good job of putting the information together. Mr. Hubmer said that a meeting would be held 44 on May 29, 2003, with City staff, Ramsey County Soil and Water Conservation District and the 4 Minnesota Department of Health to review the document for final submittal. Following this meeting, revisions to the Phase I plan would be made in accordance with the Minnesota Department of Health comments, and a schedule would be prepared for the completion of Phase