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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes July 9, 2013 Page 3 1 the MPCA grant expired and the MPCA requested that the City reapply for the grant. He stated 2 there is a thirty -day grant period from July 1 -July 31 and priority will be given to projects 3 already designed and ready for bid and staff is confident the City will receive grant funds for the 4 project. He noted the City may withdraw the grant application at any time if the City is not 5 satisfied with the rebidding and added some of the design aspects of the project have been 6 redesigned and a pre-bid meeting will be held July 15`h to clear up any confusion regarding the 7 project. 9 Councilmember Roth expressed concern that the City is doing the work twice on this project and 10 asked how much extra this is going to cost the City. 11 12 City Manager Casey advised there would be no additional consulting costs to the City for 13 rebidding the project, as these costs will be paid entirely by the consultant. He agreed to report 14 back to the City Council regarding design costs. 15 16 Motion by Councilmember Roth, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve Resolution 13- 17 053; a Resolution Authorizing the City of St. Anthony Village to Submit a Point Source 18 Implementation Grant Application to the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (PFA) and to 19 Authorize City Officials to Execute a Grant Agreement on Behalf of the City of St. Anthony 20 Village for the Silver Lake Storm Water Treatment System. 21 22 Motion carried unanimously. 23 24 C. 2013 Goals Update. Mark Casey. City Manager, presenting. 25 26 City Manager Casey reported that GreenCorps member Nick Voss completed the rain barrel and 27 rainwater gardens workshop on May 30th. He advised that the 2013 street project has started, 28 the City has applied for a grant to upgrade seven pedestrian signals, and the City has been 29 monitoring the last two rain events and the back flow preventer at Mirror Lake is working 30 properly. He reported that the farmers market will be starting on July 22"d and on June 19`h the 31 City invited nine former elected officials to attend the League's centennial celebration. He stated 32 the City has developed a social media policy and created a communication plan that was adopted 33 in May. He stated the City has been awarded a Safe Routes to School grant and the Summer 34 Survival School was expanded and completed in June. He indicated the City has submitted a bid 35 for street sweeping to Lauderdale and staff is currently in discussions with Birchwood about 36 expanding the services currently provided. He stated that staff is in the process of completing 37 the succession planning and is working on potential collaborations with other fire departments. 38 He reported that Officer Jeff Spiess was recently promoted to Sergeant and this promotion will 39 put the City in a good position to make sure staff are well managed. 40 41 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 42 43 City Manager Casey reported that staff is working with Rice Creek Watershed District and the 44 City of New Brighton on a comprehensive approach to water management and noted that a 45 petition for a watershed project will be presented at a future meeting. He stated the City will be 46 hosting a builder's forum on Tuesday, July 16th, intended to provide an opportunity for builders 47 to give the City feedback on processes and discuss ways to work together more efficiently.