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10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 8, 2007 Page 5 City Engineer Hubmer replied they are. He explained these projects are the reuse of storm water and to filter backwash water at City Hall and use the water to irrigate instead of potable water. He stated the other project is to look at storm water discharged into the Mississippi River. He commented the MWO has installed monitoring equipment at the south end of town. He reported City Manager Morrison is coordinating the efforts with MWO. He commented MWO wants to evaluate the existing conditions prior to monitoring. City Engineer Hubmer stated he met with Silver Lake Homeowner's Association to bring them up to date on the issues and activities the City is undertaking regarding water quality. Mayor Faust stated it is important to note a lot of investment is being put into the community from the north to the south and all are related to the quality of life and the betterment of the community. He stated the trick is to keep it all coordinated. Mayor Faust reported he received a street notification letter and noticed these are coming out regularly. City Engineer Hubmer replied they have gone out almost weekly. B. Ordinance 07 -002; Mayor and Councilmember's Salaries, Section 200.12. (Second Readin Mayor Faust reported the Mayor and Councilmember salaries were discussed at the goal setting work session and an ordinance was written to that effect. He explained the ordinance would raise the Mayor's salary from $550.00 to $625.00 per month, the Mayor pro tem salary from $495.00 to $563.00 per month, and the Councilmember salaries from $440.00 to $500.00 per month. Mayor Faust stated the HRA stipend of $25.00 per month would be eliminated. Motion by Councilmember Thuesen, seconded by Councilmember Horst, to approve the Second Reading of Ordinance 07 -002, an ordinance amending Chapter 2 Operations and Administration for Change in the Mayor and Council pay effective January 1, 2008. Motion carried unanimously. VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. City Manager Mornson reported that on May16, 2007 he will meet with the City of Minneapolis. He stated it is a follow up to the meeting held last fall and to meet the new planning director, talk about the Comprehensive Plan, and other cooperative efforts. He commented he would report back to council on May 22, 2007 regarding this meeting. City Manager Morrison reminded Council and residents that the sculpture dedication would be held on May 17, 2007, at 5:00 p.m. in Salo Park.