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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes October 27, 2009 Page 3 1 St. Anthony Boulevard Mill and Overlay Project; 5) St. Anthony Village Water Reuse Facility; 2 6) Emerald Park. 3 4 Councilmember Stille requested Mr. Hubmer to present a recap to Council on the Emerald Park 5 Project budget. 7 Mayor Faust encouraged residents to view the rain gauge that is available for viewing on the City 8 website. The gauge is provided in conjunction with the Mississippi Watershed Management 9 Organization (MWMO) to monitor water quality. 10 11 Mr. Hubmer provided an update on the design of the 2010 Street Reconstruction Project and the 12 2010 Street Reconstruction Project schedule. The Project includes a variety of proposed road 13 layouts, including installing a cul -de -sac at select locations on Silver Lane. 14 15 Mayor Faust noted the Council had directed staff to look into the possibility of a cul -de -sac in 16 this area due to complaints about cut - through traffic and the upcoming Silver Lane 17 reconstruction. 18 19 Councilmember Stille inquired about the sentiment of the public on removing parking on the 20 south side of Silver Lane. Mr. Hubmer replied that this was discussed at the public informational 21 meeting. It will affect two houses, as most of the homes have access onto Silver Lane and are 22 near side streets for parking. 23 24 Mayor Faust suggested consideration of including a bump -in for the few houses that face Silver 25 Lane. He indicated there should also be discussion on installing a cul -de -sac on an interior street 26 as opposed to Silver Lane. He noted the possibility of "Slow Down for Children" signs, and 27 pointed out that the cities of St. Anthony and New Brighton are trying to work together to make 28 the communities safer. 29 30 Mr. Hubmer provided an overview of issues associated with a possible relocation of the Silver 31 Lane sidewalk from the south side to the north side of the street from Stinson Boulevard to Silver 32 Lake Road. Based on the number of potential conflicts, property acquisitions, and disruptions to 33 the surrounding landscape, staff recommends the sidewalk be installed on the south side of Silver 34 Lane. He reported that the foot traffic at Silverwood Park is heavier than in other locations in the 35 Three Rivers Park District, and that the District is looking for ways to improve connectivity in 36 St. Anthony. 37 38 Mr. Hubmer informed that a meeting was held with the Rice Creek Watershed District, Ramsey 39 County, the MPCA, and the cities of New Brighton and Columbia Heights in regards to Silver 40 Lake as an impaired water body. He reported that Silver Lake is expected to meet the TMDL 41 requirements in the next couple of years, which is far ahead of what had been anticipated. 42 43 C. Consider Ordinance 2009 - 006; Amending Water Rates in Section 33 of the St Anthony 44 City Code. (I" reading) 45