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