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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />March 8, 2022 <br />Page 2 <br />1 A. Public Works Annual Report. <br />2 <br />3 Public Works Director Jeremy Gumke presented the 2022 Public Works Annual Report, noting <br />4 St. Anthony hired two new employees in 2021, one to the Public Work Department and one to <br />5 the Parks Department. The Streets Division was also busy in 2021 with 20 tons of asphalt repair <br />6 and 4 yards of concrete repair. Parks Maintenance Division now has 6 City parks with <br />7 maintenance, adding Salo Park in December 2021. The tennis courts were also reconstructed in <br />8 2021 and the addition of many trees to the parks and City right-of-way in 2021. In 2021 the <br />9 water/sewer division completed repairs on five water main breaks. The vehicle maintenance <br />10 division purchased 6 new pieces of equipment in 2021 as well. <br />11 <br />12 Public Works Director Gumke reviewed the 2021 Engineering Division projects noting the street <br />13 and utility improvement project on Skycroft Drive and Croft Drive, Mill and Overlay pavement <br />14 resurfacing on 3 1 " Avenue and Croft Drive and Reclamite Pavement Rejuvenation on multiple <br />15 roadways in St. Anthony. He also reviewed the 2021 Sustainability Initiatives and 2022 <br />16 upcoming events. <br />17 <br />18 Councilmember Webster thanked Mr. Gumke for providing the Public Works overview. She <br />19 thought it was important to remind residents how to receive updates for upcoming projects. <br />20 <br />21 Public Works Director Gumke reviewed the different ways residents can receive updates and <br />22 information. <br />23 <br />24 Councilmember Jensen appreciated the quick response by the employees when there was an <br />25 issue. <br />26 <br />27 Councilmember Walker asked if the City received any complaints from residents about <br />28 notifications. Public Works Director Gumke indicated staff has received complaints from <br />29 residents. <br />30 <br />31 Mayor Stille asked for clarification on the five watermain breaks that occurred in 2021. Public <br />32 Works Director Gumke explained all of the watermain breaks that occurred were on old streets <br />33 that were not reconstructed. <br />34 <br />35 Mayor Stille thought the street reconstruction program was working and with continuation, there <br />36 will be fewer watermain breaks each year. <br />37 <br />38 B. Resolution 22-025 — Supporting Housing and Local Decision -Making Authority. <br />39 <br />40 Mayor Stille explained one of the main roles of the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) is to <br />41 advocate at the State Capitol on behalf of cities and, at times, encourages cities to support those <br />42 efforts directly. An issue the LMC is asking city councils to take action on is in response to <br />43 proposed legislation that preempts local planning, zoning, and land use authorities. <br />44 <br />45 Mayor Stille reviewed the draft resolution, noting the LMC provided a model resolution <br />46 supporting the authority of local elected officials and city staff to make land use decisions in <br />