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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 14, 2011 Page 3 I City Engineer Hubmer presented an update on the status of the 2011 street and utility 2 reconstruction project, the 2010 street and utility reconstruction project, and the Rice Creek 3 Watershed Grants. He noted that the 2012 project will require the City to secure permits from 4 Rice Creek Watershed District for reconstruction of the roadway and advised that the City has 5 received two $50,000 Urban Cost Sharing Grants from Rice Creek Watershed District for 6 construction of a biofiltration system in Central Park and construction of an alum treatment 7 system at Salo Park. He explained that the biofiltration system will treat the run -off from the 8 parking lot behind the fire station, the lower parking lot at the high school, the interior trails, and 9 run -off from the fields before heading downstream into Mirror Lake. He added that the 10 biofiltration system will capture and treat this water through the filtration system, removing 70% 11 of suspended solids. He stated that the alum treatment system will help to remove phosphorous 12 from the holding ponds and help to meet the TMDL requirements for Silver Lake as required by 13 the Pollution Control Agency. He added that these two projects will be important for garnering 14 credits and meeting the permitting requirements of Rice Creek Watershed District in the future. 15 16 City Engineer Hubmer advised that the 2010 street and utility reconstruction project on Silver 17 Lane is nearing completion and final striping should be completed this week. 18 19 City Engineer Hubmer stated that the 2011 street and utility reconstruction project is moving 20 along despite the significant amount of rain this spring. He expressed the City's appreciation to 21 residents for their patience given the difficulties experienced with getting in and out of their 22 driveways during construction. 23 24 City Engineer Hubmer indicated that the City is also working with the MWMO to determine if 25 funding is available to reduce the City's load going into the Mississippi River from the south end 26 of the City. 27 28 C. Ordinance 2011 -03; Amending the Building Permit Fees as stated in the Minnesota State 29 Statute 326B.153. (second readingl 30 31 City Manager Morrison presented the proposed Ordinance Amending the Building Permit Fees 32 as stated in Minnesota State Statute 326B.153. He advised that the only change from the first 33 reading is the deletion of the language "as stated in Minnesota State Statute 326B.153" from the 34 heading of the ordinance. 35 36 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve the Second 37 Reading of Ordinance 2011 -03; Amending the Building Permit Fees as stated in the Minnesota 38 State Statute 326B.153. 39 40 Motion carried unanimously. 41 42 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 43 44 City Manager Morrison reported on the following: 45 • The June 28th City Council agenda includes ten items, including issues related to the 46 Zoning Ordinance, the Police Contract, and an audit presentation.