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10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />March 8, 2011 <br />Page 4 <br />Public Works Director Hartman presented the Public Works' Department's 2010 annual report. <br />The report covered the following information: Public Works Mission Statement, Streets <br />Division, Parks Division, Water /Sewer Division, Vehicle Maintenance Division, City Buildings, <br />2010 Public Works Department Training, 2010 Street and Utility Improvement Projects, 2010 <br />Mill and Overlay Project, 2010 Water Reuse Tank Cleaning and Inspection, Proposed 2011 <br />Street and Utility Projects, 2010 Project Awards and Grants, and 2011 Projects and Events. <br />Public Works Director Hartman discussed this year's snow removal budget and stated that the <br />City has had almost double the amount of full snow events compared to prior years. He also <br />discussed the City's maintenance of vehicles and indicated that the oldest plow truck is 22 years <br />old; the City does not own any plow equipment that is newer than seven years. <br />Councilmember Stille expressed his appreciation to City staff for using cutting edge technology <br />as it relates to salt and sand. <br />Mayor Faust expressed the City Council's thanks and appreciation to the Public Works staff for <br />their efforts, particularly this winter. <br />VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. <br />City Manager Morrison reported on the following: <br />• City Council Regular Meeting on March 22 will include a first reading of the new <br />tobacco ordinance, as well as the bond sale for the 2011 street improvement project. <br />• April 25 — Residents can meet with the County Assessor regarding their property <br />valuations from 5:00 -6:30 p.m. at City Hall. <br />• The Fire Chief has been meeting with Columbia Heights and Fridley to discuss <br />combining purchasing power for gear, computers, pagers, and/or fire trucks as a way to <br />save money. Staff is also looking at other vendors to see if additional money can be <br />saved. <br />• Ramsey County Emergency Division meeting regarding potential spring flooding. <br />Councilmember Roth reported on his attendance at the North Suburban Cable Commission <br />meeting last week. He stated that the Cable Commission has moved to its new location in <br />Roseville and the remodeling of the space is anticipated to be completed in July and there will be <br />an open house at the new facility. He reported that the North Suburban Cable Commission <br />discussed the contract renewal with Comcast and whether Comcast would be interested in <br />extending the current arrangement instead of going through the three year process of renewal. <br />He stated that Comcast has indicated it would be in the best interest of residents to review all the <br />technologies currently available to ensure citizens have the most competitive products available. <br />He added that scholarships are available through the North Suburban Cable Commission, in <br />conjunction with Comcast, to applicants who are receiving a degree in communications. <br />Information is available at www.ctvnorthsuburban.org and applications are due April 8. He also <br />stated that CTV has an outstanding creative programming award with ten programs being <br />nominated. Residents can go to the website and place their vote for outstanding creative <br />programming before the end of the month. <br />