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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 9, 2019 Page 5 C. Resolution 19-033; a Resolution Approving the St. Anthony ADA Transition Plan for 1 Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way. 2 3 Assistant City Engineer Messner reviewed the resolution with the Council and the Americans 4 with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan for pedestrian facilities the public right-of-way. He 5 provided a PowerPoint presentation that included information on the background and need; 6 purpose of an ADA Transition Plan, steps to compliance; public notice, grievance procedure and 7 ADA coordinator; self-evaluation of City-owned pedestrian facilities; implementation approach; 8 and public outreach. Assistant City Engineer Messner noted the proposed resolution would 9 approve the ADA Transition Plan. 10 11 Councilmember Stille stated that he felt the inventory was very helpful and can be referred to 12 with every street project that comes through. He asked who a citizen should contact if they have 13 a complaint, because he knows some of this is outside of the City’s jurisdiction. City Manager 14 Casey stated that people can contact him and he will send them to the appropriate entity. 15 16 Councilmember Jenson stated that this document has been available on the website for a month 17 and noted that he appreciates the approach from staff and feels the document is well written. 18 19 Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to adopt Resolution 19-20 033; a Resolution Approving the St. Anthony ADA Transition Plan for Pedestrian Facilities in 21 the Public Right-of-Way. 22 23 Motion carried 5-0. 24 25 D. St. Anthony Public Works Department Annual Report. 26 27 Public Works Director Hartman used a PowerPoint to present information on the 2018 Public 28 Works Annual Report. He reviewed the Public Works Mission Statement; the make-up of the 29 Public Works Divisions and their duties; Completed Projects; Street and Utility Improvement 30 Projects Schedule; Proposed 2019 Improvement Projects; Citywide Sustainability Initiatives. He 31 showed a picture of the current staff members in the Public Works Department and stated that 32 they are some of the most dedicated people he has met and they are truly “people serving 33 people”. He noted that the entire report is available on the City website. 34 35 Councilmember Gray stated that the brine usage was less this year than the last two years and 36 asked if there were less snow events this year, even though the total snowfall amounts were a lot 37 more. 38 39 Public Works Director Hartman stated that he believes there were less events this year and more 40 brine was used last year because there was more of a need for de-icing. 41 42 Councilmember Gray asked if the new equipment could have contributed to the decreased usage 43 in brine. Public Works Director Hartman stated that could also be a factor in that decrease. 44 45 7