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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes July 27, 2010 Page 7 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 3 City Manager Morrison reported on the following: 4 • The August 10th City Council meeting will be held at 8:00 p.m. due to the primary 5 election and will include consideration of the development agreement with Pratt as well 6 as the feasibility report for the 2011 street project. 7 • A neighborhood meeting on the 2011 street project will be held next week. 8 • The deadline for the Council to pass a resolution to continue in the Met Council's livable 9 communities program is September 1st. Staff recommends the Council approve this 10 resolution to continue participating in the Met Council's funding programs. 11 • A workers' compensation audit was completed last week. 12 • The 2011 budget will be presented to the City Council on August 24th and September 10h 13 and will include approval of the levy. 14 • The State of Minnesota recently approved the City's compliance with the Local 15 Government Equity Act. 16 17 Councilmember Gray: No report. 18 19 Councilmember Jenson: No report. 20 21 Councilmember Roth: No report. 22 23 Councilmember Stille: No report. 24 25 Mayor Faust reported on the following: 26 27 • On June 23-25, he and Councilmembers Jenson and Gray attended a League of 28 Minnesota Cities conference. 29 • He presented the 2010 Law Summaries book and stated this summary provides useful 30 information on laws recently enacted and how those laws affect cities. 31 • June 291h Mississippi Watershed Management Organization meeting. 32 • June 29th Senior Citizen 2010 volunteer appreciation meeting. He expressed the City 33 Council's thanks to all the volunteers who perform work on behalf of the City. 34 • July 8°i informational meeting with Rice Creek Watershed District and Minnesota 35 Pollution Control Agency regarding water quality. He stated this meeting was open to all 36 residents and was well -attended. He noted that the City is close to TMDL and a request 37 has been placed with Senator Klobuchar to see if the City can obtain funding. 38 • July 12°i farmers market kick-off at the shopping center. The farmers market has a 39 website: www.thevillagefarmersmarket.ora. 40 • July 13th Mississippi Watershed Management Organization meeting. 41 • On July 21st, turf maintenance with reduced environmental impacts program was kicked 42 off, sponsored by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and MWMO. The program 43 provides information on how to use fewer pesticides, proper mowing and fertilizing 44 techniques, as well as ways to protect lakes, streams, and rivers. The program is a free 4- 45 t/2 day event intended to provide information on reversing the negative environmental 46 impacts of turf maintenance.