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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 9, 2019 Page 6 1 Councilmember Gray stated that the Public Works Department has done a great job with 2 snowplowing. He stated that he loves getting comments from people that don't live in the City 3 but drive through and say what a nice City it is. He stated that this sentiment speaks to Public 4 Works Director Hartman's leadership and the people in his department. 5 6 Councilmember Stille stated that he would like to touch on the watermain break that he had 7 covered in his report. He stated that earlier the Council amended the 2020 feasibility report to 8 include a street project. He noted that according to Public Works Director Hartman's data, there 9 were 17 watermain breaks in 2008 and those numbers have been gradually coming down since 10 then. He stated that if the City had not been as diligent in its street reconstruction projects, those 11 numbers would be higher because the issues wouldn't have been addressed. 12 13 Public Works Director Hartman noted that there has been a slow decline in these types of events 14 since the road reconstruction program was started in 1997. 15 16 Councilmember Jenson stated that Public Works Director Hartman had mentioned that he had 17 held his head count for staffing at the same level for the last 20 years, which is amazing. He 18 stated that this is a sign of a good organization with a good operating system. 19 20 Mayor Faust stated that appreciates the Public Works Department keeping on top of the street 21 sweeping in order to keep the dirt, oil and salt out of the water. Mayor Faust stated that he 22 agreed with Councilmember Stille's comments regarding why the City looked at watermains 23 alongside the street reconstruction projects. He stated that most people just look at the surface 24 and of the street and not at all the things that need to happen below the surface. He stated that it 25 has been an exasperating winter but the Public Works Department has done a tremendous job 26 doing what needs to be done and is part of the big picture of how we service the community. 27 Mayor Faust asked Public Works Director Hartman to extend his appreciation as both a resident 28 and a mayor to the department for how well and how cheerfully they do their job. 29 30 E. Ordinance 2019 -02; an Ordinance Amending the Parks Commission Purpose., 31 Membership, Powers and Duties. 32 33 City Manager Casey stated this is the second of three readings for the proposed changes to 34 Sections 32.20, 32.21 and 32.25 of the Parks Commission Ordinance related to Purpose, 35 Membership Powers and Duties. He noted that one of the proposed changes is to change the 36 name from the Park Commission to the Parks and Environmental Commission; 37 38 Motion by Councilmember Stifle, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve second 39 reading of Ordinance 2019 -02; an Ordinance Amending Sections 32.20, 32.21, and 32.25 Parks 40 Commission. 41 42 Motion carried 5 -0. 43 44 F. Ordinance 2019 -03; an Ordinance Adding Chapter 98 Small Wireless Facilities. 45