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10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />March 11, 2008 <br />Page 4 <br />Mayor Pro Tem Thuesen questioned whether residual business resulted due to the Village Pub. <br />Mr. Larson replied he believes there has been more business from the Village Pub than firom the <br />Stone House. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Thuesen questioned whether he had a sense of sales after the collapse of the <br />135W Bridge and the development of Silver Lake Village. <br />Mr. Larson replied the sales still grew. He explained the impact of the business plan changes <br />and looked forward to the 135W bridge completion. <br />2. Public Works <br />Public Works Director Hartman reported on the 2007 accomplishments, maintenance activities, <br />the projects scheduled for 2008, plans for beyond 2008 and upcoming events. <br />Councilmember Stille talked about the MWMO and the annual workshop that is held at St. <br />Anthony regarding salt and sanding. He questioned if the St. Anthony has implemented these <br />techniques in their salt and sanding applications. <br />Mr. Hartman stated that 2008 was the third year we have hosted the Salt and Sanding seminar <br />sponsored by MWMO. This seminar demonstrates the proper salt and sand applications for <br />streets, parking lots and sidewalks. He indicated that St. Anthony has implemented these <br />applications and monitor salt and sanding applications. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Thuesen inquired about the amount of main breaks and has this number <br />decreased with the street improvements that we have done. <br />Mr. Hartman indicated this year St. Anthony experienced a high number of water main breaks <br />and this could be possible due the extreme temperatures. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Thuesen stated that Public Works is the department that typically is over looked <br />and the council appreciates all they do for the city. <br />3. Finance <br />Finance Director Roger Larson presented the 2007 Finance Report. <br />Councilmember Stille commented the 1/I was $71,000 under budget. <br />Finance Director Larson replied the large spikes in costs were caused by extreme rain events and <br />now we are seeing these spikes level off. He believes the UI program is working. <br />Councilmember Stille questioned whether the debt had fixed rates. <br />0 <br />