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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />October 9, 2007 <br />Page 6 <br />Councilmember Thuesen reported he attended a workshop about water quality and land use. Ile <br />reported there are five things that homeowners could do to improve water quality include <br />keeping lawn clippings, fertilizers, pet droppings, and phosphates on the yard and not in the <br />street. He reported that one of the issues being looked at is the use of road salt as one teaspoon <br />of salt in five gallons of water equates to impaired water. <br />7 Councilmember Gray reported attending the North Suburban Communications Commission's <br />8 NATOA Conference from October 2 through October 6, 2007. IIe reported the conference <br />9 focused on where the United States rated relative to broadband. He reported the US has slipped <br />10 to 18°i place from first place. He stated he would present what he found out during a work <br />11 session. <br />12 <br />13 Mayor Faust reported that on October 2, 2007, KGAN TV from Cedar Rapids, Iowa interviewed <br />14 him and Mr. Len Pratt on the St. Anthony Village project. Ire stated KGAN TV would report on <br />15 how Silver Lake Village was developed and the relationships with the developers. He stated <br />16 Cedar Rapids is involved with a similar project. <br />17 <br />18 Mayor Faust reported that on October 4, 2007 he attended the Water Quality and Land Use <br />19 Workshop also. He reported on the type of land cover that accounts for the impervious surface is <br />20 city streets. He stated the City has control over how often streets are swept and how much salt <br />21 and sand is put on the streets. <br />22 <br />23 Mayor I'aust reported that on October 4, 2007 he attended a Personnel Committee Meeting with <br />24 the League of Minnesota Cities. <br />25 <br />26 VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM <br />27 <br />28 None <br />29 <br />30 IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS <br />31 <br />32 Mayor Faust reported the October Village Notes are out. IIe pointed out the information on the <br />33 workshops presented by the Police Department are advertised here. <br />34 <br />35 X. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATIONAL DOCUMENTS <br />36 <br />37 None <br />38 <br />39 XI. ADJOURNMENT. <br />40 <br />41 Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 7:45 p.m. <br />42 <br />43 Respectfully submitted, <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 Dianna Wise <br />N* <br />