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City Council Meeting March 19, 2007 Page 5 March 15, 2007, with the residents of the Oakshore Park neighborhood. Council member Petryk, who lives in the project area, stated she did not attend the meeting and she was abstaining from all discussion on the project. In attendance at the March 15 meeting was CD Director Bryan Bear, PW Director Chris Petree, Senior Engineering Technician Scott Anderson, and City Engineer Jay Kennedy, and others from WSB. Kennedy explained that residents were provided with an update on the project, contact information, and an explanation of what they could expect during construction. Minor changes had been made on the plan based on residents' comments and it was expected they could accept bids on the project in April. Miron made motion, Puleo seconded, to authorize staff to solicit bids for the Oakshore Park public improvement project. VOTING AYE: Haas, Puleo, Miron ABSTAINED: Petryk Motion Carried. UPDATE ON MARCH 8.2007 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AND DISCUSSION ON 2008 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN At its March 8, 2007 Planning Commission meeting, CD Director Bryan Bear and City Planner Kendra Lindahl held a visioning discussion regarding the City's 2008 comprehensive plan. A visioning discussion was also held at the EDA meeting on March 19, 2007. Comments were made at those meetings on the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis worksheet. Lindahl summarized the comments received from the residents, the Planning Commission, and the EDA and shared them with the Council. She explained the next step would be to establish goals and strategies to implement the vision for Hugo. The Council provided their comments to Lindahl who will compile the information for a basis for the final vision and goal setting document. The next meeting would be a workshop with the Planning Commission to review the background chapter of the Comprehensive Plan and the draft goals/vision section. Miron made motion, Haas seconded, to hold a workshop meeting on Thursday, April 26, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. All aye. Motion Carried. DISCUSSION ON LETTER FROM MCES REGARDING CLOSURE OF MULTIPLE SEPTIC DUMPING SITES At its March 5, 2007 meeting, Council listened to Council member Chuck Haas as he explained a conversation he had with Assistant General Keith Buttleman from the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) regarding its effort to work to explore fiuther the proposed closing of the four northern septic dumping sites, including the MCES site in Forest Lake. Chuck reported that the City had not received a response letter yet from MCES, but expected one soon. Staff had since received a letter from Mr. Buttleman which outlines MCES's position. The letter stated that the four northern city disposal sites would not close until thirty days after the Fridley site is fully operational, and the St. Paul site would remain open at all times during construction of the new site on Childs Road.