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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 8, 2022 Page 2 1 A.Public Works Annual Report. 2 3 Public Works Director Jeremy Gumke presented the 2022 Public Works Annual Report, noting 4 St. Anthony hired two new employees in 2021, one to the Public Work Department and one to 5 the Parks Department. The Streets Division was also busy in 2021 with 20 tons of asphalt repair 6 and 4 yards of concrete repair. Parks Maintenance Division now has 6 City parks with 7 maintenance, adding Salo Park in December 2021. The tennis courts were also reconstructed in 8 2021 and the addition of many trees to the parks and City right-of-way in 2021. In 2021 the 9 water/sewer division completed repairs on five water main breaks. The vehicle maintenance 10 division purchased 6 new pieces of equipment in 2021 as well. 11 12 Public Works Director Gumke reviewed the 2021 Engineering Division projects noting the street 13 and utility improvement project on Skycroft Drive and Croft Drive, Mill and Overlay pavement 14 resurfacing on 31st Avenue and Croft Drive and Reclamite Pavement Rejuvenation on multiple 15 roadways in St. Anthony. He also reviewed the 2021 Sustainability Initiatives and 2022 16 upcoming events. 17 18 Councilmember Webster thanked Mr. Gumke for providing the Public Works overview. She 19 thought it was important to remind residents how to receive updates for upcoming projects. 20 21 Public Works Director Gumke reviewed the different ways residents can receive updates and 22 information. 23 24 Councilmember Jensen appreciated the quick response by the employees when there was an 25 issue. 26 27 Councilmember Walker asked if the City received any complaints from residents about 28 notifications. Public Works Director Gumke indicated staff has received complaints from 29 residents. 30 31 Mayor Stille asked for clarification on the five watermain breaks that occurred in 2021. Public 32 Works Director Gumke explained all of the watermain breaks that occurred were on old streets 33 that were not reconstructed. 34 35 Mayor Stille thought the street reconstruction program was working and with continuation, there 36 will be fewer watermain breaks each year. 37 38 B.Resolution 22-025 – Supporting Housing and Local Decision-Making Authority. 39 40 Mayor Stille explained one of the main roles of the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) is to 41 advocate at the State Capitol on behalf of cities and, at times, encourages cities to support those 42 efforts directly. An issue the LMC is asking city councils to take action on is in response to 43 proposed legislation that preempts local planning, zoning, and land use authorities. 44 45 Mayor Stille reviewed the draft resolution, noting the LMC provided a model resolution 46 supporting the authority of local elected officials and city staff to make land use decisions in 47 4