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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 24, 2006 Page 6 1 The City of St. Anthony 2006 goals include a solution for inflow and infiltration — which 2 basically is the problem with storm water going into sanitary sewer systems. The met council 3 came up with a program wherein 2007, those communities that exceed their excess flow will be 4 fined by the Met Council. Articles explaining this program will be put in the newsletter. 5 6 A second goal is automatic water meters — a new water meter will be put in each house. 7 Someone will read the meters from driving in a car. The goal is to put this into effect in 2006. 8 9 The third goal is the Silver Lake Road Project — the Council meeting on February 14 will include 10 a presentation on the preliminary plan for Silver Lake Road. Construction will take place from 11 May to October 2007. 12 13 The fourth goal is Comprehensive Plan Amendments with an emphasis on sidewalks and street 14 lighting. Our Comp Plan will be 10 years old in 2008. Each city must amend their Comp Plan 15 every 10 years. We have been talking about street lights and sidewalks. Since the Comp Plan 16 looks at this, we would recommend a task force for this to recommend improvements on this. 17 18 The last goal is the Emerald Park Plan, which was kicked off tonight. 19 20 Councilmember Thuesen asked Mr. Morrison explain more about the fine from the Met Council 21 on the inflow and infiltration. Mr. Morrison indicated there will be a surcharge, and the Council 22 will give the money back if the City creates a program to reduce the excess flow. If we reduce 23 the excess flow now, we will avoid the charge. 24 25 Mr. Morrison said we are always improving communication, and we want to introduce the goals 26 to the public. In order to do that, there will be a January meeting with the School Board to 27 present our goals. They will be presented to the Park Commission in March. There will be an 28 April meeting with Former Elected Officials, and also a meeting in April with the Planning 29 Commission. There will be regular updates with the City Council. Public meetings on the goals 30 throughout the year will be held. We will recommend a task force for the Comp Plan. The web 31 site, cable access channel and newsletter are always available. Special newsletters may be part 32 of the infrastructure update this summer. 33 34 The next steps include a preliminary concept plan presentation to the City Council at the 35 February 14th meeting. A resolution establishing a task force and request proposals from 36 planning firms regarding the Comprehensive Plan will be done sometime between February 14 37 to March 14. At an April Council Meeting, a request from Ehlers on a funding plan for these 38 goals, as well as a snapshot of other financing issues will be presented. For the inflow and 39 infiltration and automated water meter goals, a suggested program with costs will be presented 40 by Todd Hubmer, WSB, in April or May. 41 42 Mr. Morrison read the 2006 "To Do List" from goal setting. This will be put in the Council 43 Packet for each meeting. These items include the smoking ban; expenditure policy; 10 p.m. 44 closing for liquor stores; emergency phone system; grant for ladder truck; Falcon 45 Heights/Lauderdale Contracts; Communication to Community Like Value of Services, Former 46 Elected Officials; Newsletters; Sister City Rock Dedication; Security Improvements to 47 Community Center, which is actually completed; Emergency Operations Exercise; Speed Cart,