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4 9 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 46 47 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 8, 2005 Page 6 • 39`h Avenue is being worked on with MnDOT; it will be bid in May with completion approximately September. • Congressman Sabo's aide will attend the next Council meeting. He said the City would like to thank her for the funding she has given to the projects in the city. • A meeting was held with Dominium on the senior housing project. There will be 80 units just for seniors and the city would like to see the seniors in the community go into the project. • The City is working with the School District to complete a community -wide survey. The proposal for this project will be presented at the March 22 meeting. A survey of this type has not been done since 2001. • The web site is changing developers to Govofc.com. There are more options for managing the web site and making it user friendly. • Sunset Cemetery report: A proposal to demolish the building on St. Anthony Boulevard will be present to the Planning Commission on March 15. • A meeting was held with a representative from AmCon on St. Anthony Marketplace. There are two restaurants that are interested in the corner property next to H &R Block. There is a list of issues that must be resolved with the Council and Planning Commission. There will be public hearings. • Elections will be held this fall for the City and Schools. They will share the City Clerk and work together in the elections. • An Agreement with the City of Roseville has provided a new phone system. This building has been converted, and provides more capabilities. Councilmember Gray had no report. Councilmember Stille stated that he took advantage of invitation to visit the new library in Rogers. He said their footprint is smaller than St. Anthony's. They had wireless internet service, which is absent from the St. Anthony library. He noted he took part in Read Across America and read at Wilshire Park. Councilmember Thuesen stated he also took part in Read Across America and had a good time. Mayor Faust reported he met with the Mayor of Falcon Heights. St. Anthony has a police contract in conjunction with Falcon Heights, and they agree to continue that contract as long as it is beneficial for both parties. Mayor Faust said because he is new, the Mayor of Falcon Heights wanted to meet with him. It was beneficial for both cities organizationally and financially. He gave her a tour of the city and she was impressed with Silver Lake Village. He explained Falcon Heights undertook a redevelopment project on the corner of Larpenteur and Snelling. While it is a good project, it is small in the scope of what St. Anthony is doing. Mayor Faust said he and Mr. Pratt met with the City Manager to discuss future developments. Mr. Pratt requested to appear before the Council in June or July. He said they toured the urban townhouses, and suggested when it is further in construction, the Councilmembers should tour also. Mayor Faust stated that if residents wish to get into senior housing, they can call the City Hall for information. The information is available on the web page as well.