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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08.20.01 Council Minutes COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR August 20, 2001 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Mayor Ristow at 7:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Ristow led the audience and Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. ROLL CALL Members Present: Members Absent: Also Present: Ristow, Cordes, Soderberg, Strachan, Verch None City Attorney Jamnik, Interim City Administrator Roland, City Management Team 4. APPROYEAGENDA MOTION by Strachan, second by Soderberg to approve the Agenda. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS a) Introduction of New Employee-Public Works Mr. Ron Ley was introduced as the new Mechanic. He began employment on June 25, 2001. b) Introduction of New Employee - Community Development Mr. Ken Lewis was introduced as the new Building Inspector. He began employment on July 30, 2001. 6. CITIZEN COMMENTS 7. CONSENT AGENDA Item 7a) Council Minutes (8/6/01 Regular) was pulled so Councilmember Verch could abstain from voting as he was absent from that meeting. MOTION by Soderberg, second by Cordes approving Council Minutes (8/6/01 Regular). Voting for: Ristow, Cordes, Soderberg, Strachan. Abstain: Verch. MOTION CARRIED. Item 7c) Appointment Recommendation - Parks and Recreation was pulled by Councilmember Cordes for discussion. She wanted the item tabled until the new City Administrator started. She felt the department was being restructured by approving this position. Councilmember Verch stated we are creating a new position and we have never done that before? He stated he has confidence in the staff. Councilmember Soderberg asked if the Forester/Gardener was a new position. Interim City Administrator Roland stated it was approved in the 2001 budget as an additional position. It is supported and funded by the 2001 budget. Staff proceeded in the hiring process with internal candidates as with all other positions. As the new City Administrator starts September 4, 2001, Council Minutes (Regular) August 20, 2001 Page 2 Councilmember Cordes felt this item should be tabled until the September 17,2001 Council Meeting to give City Administrator Shukle time to review the situation. Interim City Administrator Roland stated staffhas spoken with Mr. Shukle and advised him of the position and the process and issues involved. He was supportive of it. Mayor Ristow stated he also spoke to Mr. Shukle and at that time Mr. Shukle stated he would prefer to wait. Mayor Ristow said there was an article in the newspaper regarding the budget, and it talked about new positions and that more discussion was needed. Mayor Ristow stated he did not recall having those discussions. Interim City Administrator Roland stated she did not recall saying that. Mayor Ristow stated this needed to be discussed more because of the budget cuts. MOTION by Cordes, second by Ristow to deny the appointment recommendation - Parks and Recreation. Councilmember Strachan asked if delaying this appointment would have an adverse affect on the department. Parks and Recreation Director Bell replied it would mean the position would not be filled for 4 more weeks. The position has been vacant since July 1, 2001. Councilmember Cordes stated when you say vacant, that means there has been no other person in the position. Parks and Recreation Director Bell stated a park maintenance worker was authorized in the 2001 budget. There used to be a shared position between solid waste and parks and recreation. The person filling that position went to the solid waste division. The parks part of it has been vacant. Councilmember Cordes asked what staff has been doing since July 1, 2001. Parks and Recreation Director Bell replied they have been using summer staff, but they will be losing summer help and will be short staffed for the next month. Councilmember Strachan stated he is supportive of staff. However, if it would make Council more comfortable to table this item, he would agree with that, as long as it is a structure issue and not a personality issue. Voting for: Ristow, Cordes, Soderberg, Strachan. Voting against: Verch. MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Soderberg, second by Strachan to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: b) Accepted Donation - Pollution Prevention Day - Parks and Recreation d) Approved Akin Road Project Right-of-way Acquisition - Engineering (Supplemental) e) Received Information Capital Outlay - Liquor Operations - Finance f) Approved Civil Penalty Alcohol Compliance Violation - Police Department g) Adopted RESOLUTION R73-01 Accepting Grant - Fire Department h) Adopted RESOLUTION R74-01 2001 Sealcoat Project - Engineering i) Received Information Park Improvements - Parks and Recreation j) Received Information School and Conference - Administration k) Received Information School and Conference - Fire Department I) Received Information School and Conference - Community Development m) Set September 4,2001 Public Hearing - Farmington Heritage Landmark Designation - Administration n) Approved Bills APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS Council Minutes (Regular) August 20, 2001 Page 3 9. AWARD OF CONTRACT a) Akin Road Project - Engineering Bids were received for the Akin Road Project. McNamara Contracting Inc has submitted the low bid for $1,077,177.50. Dakota Electric submitted a quotation for $56,000 for their portion of the street lighting and XCEL Energy submitted a quotation of $3,930 for their portion of the street lighting. The total construction cost of the project based on the bid and quotations is $1,137,107.50. The total estimated project cost including contingencies and legal, engineering and administrative costs is $1,588,600. MOTION by Cordes, second by Verch adopting RESOLUTION R7S-01 accepting the base bid of McNamara Contracting Inc. and awarding the contract. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Cordes, second by Verch adopting RESOLUTION R76-01 authorizing the contracts for the installation of the street lighting for the project by XCEL Energy and Dakota Electric Association. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 10. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS a) Consider Resolution - Riverbend PUD Schematic Plan Amendment - Community Development Astra Genstar Partnership proposes to amend the approved Riverbend Schematic PUD from 272 single-family units to 140 single-family units retaining the R-2 PUD zoning designation. The property was redesignated from R-l and F-3 to R-2 PUD on February 5, 2001. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the amendment at their August 14,2001 meeting. Residents attending that meeting wanted the proposed park located along the westerly property line adjacent to Dakota County Estates to provide an additional buffer to the proposed development. Staff will bring this request to the Parks and Recreation Commission. A major concern by the City Council for approval of the project at the preliminary plat stage was that Upper 18200 and Upper 183rd are local streets constructed at 32 feet in width and were not built to minor collector standards of 38 feet in width. Because of the potential for increased volumes of traffic, on- street parking would mostly be restricted to one side of the street and pedestrian safety might be compromised because of the lack of sidewalks on the existing streets that are normally required along one side of collector streets. The Developer asked the Traffic Engineer how many units the development would need to be reduced to in order to not exceed local street volumes. According to the Traffic Engineer, the development would need to be reduced to a total of 150- 160 units to eliminate the need for minor collectors in Dakota County Estates. Therefore, the Developer proposed reducing the number of units in Riverbend by approximately one-half. The Developer proposes four accesses from its property, two to the west through Dakota County Estates at Upper 182nd Street and Upper 183rd Street. Two southerly accesses are proposed through Meadow Creek subdivision. The estimated daily traffic volumes are: 180th Street - 350; Upper 18200 Street - 165; 183rd Street - 80; Upper 183rd Street - 440. Mr. James Munro, 18863 Embers Avenue, asked if that includes 1 car per house? Staff replied it is average trips per household. Council Minutes (Regular) August 20,2001 Page 4 The Developer proposes 75-foot wide lots with the average price range of $170,000 - $200,000.Water access is available through Dakota County Estates. A 60-foot wide gas line easement runs from the southwest corner of the site to the northeast near the central portion of the easterly half of the site. Councilmember Verch stated he would like speed bumps on Upper 1820d and Upper 183rd for speed control. Staff will discuss this with the Traffic Engineer and bring back to Council past information on speed bumps. MOTION by Soderberg, second by Cordes adopting RESOLUTION R77-01 approving the Riverbend PUD Amendment. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Item 11 a) was moved ahead to accommodate the audience. 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a) Consider Resolution - Meadow Creek Preliminary Plat - Community Development At the August 6, 2001 Council Meeting, the Council made a recommendation to continue the Meadow Creek Preliminary Plat to this meeting. The Developer was asked to propose an alternative solution to the traffic impact concerns. The Developer and staff held a neighborhood meeting once a revision was proposed. The revisions consist of proposing Eaglewood Trail as a continuous street through the Meadow Creek development, beginning at Embers A venue on the east and terminating at 195th Street to the south. Eaglewood Trail would be classified as a minor collector at this location. Staff recommended the right-of-way be widened to 70 feet in the Meadow Creek development to allow for a sidewalk along the proposed minor collector. The revision to 187th Street consisted of terminating the street at Eaglewood Trail rather than requiring 187th Street to be a continuous route to 195th Street to the south. 187th Street will intersect with Eaglewood Trail in the Meadow Creek development. The Traffic Engineer proposed 187th Street from Embers Avenue to Eaglewood Trail remain classified as a local street. From Embers A venue to Pilot Knob Road, the Traffic Engineer recommends that 187th Street be classified as a minor collector. In the original concept, 187th Street showed a projected traffic daily volume of 2,030. In the revised concept, the traffic count has been reduced to 1,300 projected daily volume. Eaglewood Trail originally showed a daily volume of 170. The revised concept shows a daily volume of 870. The Traffic Engineer proposed 40 trips per day north and south on Embers A venue south of Eaglewood Trail, while 395 trips per day will be generated north and south between Eaglewood Trail and 187th Street. It is projected that 520 trips per day will run east and west along 187th Street between Embers A venue and Pilot Knob Road and 250 trips per day both north and south of 187th Street on Embers Avenue. At the neighborhood meeting, residents were concerned with construction traffic and proposed routes used to reach the Meadow Creek development. These issues will be concluded before the grading and construction plans are approved and any Council Minutes (Regular) August 20, 2001 Page 5 grading commences on the site. Residents also asked if a crosswalk could be located on 187th Street near Lake Julia Park. The Traffic Engineer stated the City only installs crosswalks at intersections of streets, and as there is not an intersection at this location, he recommended against the crosswalk. He did recommend placing park signs reminding vehicles to slow down near the park. The residents also asked if the reclassification of 187th Street as a minor collector would make it easier to gain stop signs. The Traffic Engineer stated the reclassification carries more political clout to assist in making a positive recommendation to approving a stop sign on a minor collector if it meets warrants. Residents asked if east/west collectors such as 195th Street were extended and connected to TH3, would this reduce some of the traffic on 187th Street and Eaglewood Trail? The Traffic Engineer stated as more roads are built, traffic counts would be reduced due to additional routes. The Developer proposed to plat 178 single-family lots on 159.35 acres in the first phase of Meadow Creek. The condition to plat approval concerning the need for a variance to the cul-de-sac length has been dismissed because the cul-de-sac has been eliminated due to the reconfiguration of Eaglewood Trail as a continuous roadway through the development. Approval of the Meadow Creek Preliminary Plat is contingent upon the following items: 1. The Developer seeks a variance to the minimum lot width for two lots on the preliminary plat before approval of the final plat. 2. Any required revisions to easements and all engineering comments from the June 27, 2001 memo that are relevant to the preliminary plat need to be addressed on the plat. 3. Require corrections and improvements to the grading and drainage problems in Prairie Creek 4th Addition and restore the affected properties. 4. Require the review of the storm water and pond design as recommended by engineering. 5. Preserve the treeline along the northern border of the development. Councilmember Soderberg stated he understands the need to designate a local street as a minor collector, but it has a negative impact. As far as stop signs, designating a minor collector protects the traffic flow so it is not impeded. Staff replied if 187th is designated as a minor collector, and Embers Avenue already is a minor collector, there would be a four-way stop sign. Councilmember Soderberg asked based on projected traffic flows, if it meets warrants to place a stop sign at that intersection. Staff replied the Traffic Engineer is not stating that at this time. As development continues, it will be reviewed. Mr. James Munro, 18863 Embers Avenue, stated there is already tons of traffic on Embers Avenue. He stated he was not notified of the neighborhood meeting. Staff stated the property owners along 187th Street and Eaglewood Way were notified. When he moved in, his street was a cul-de-sac. He watches kids getting potentially run over every day. They cannot get to the park, which is incomplete. How do you slow traffic down to 30 mph? Cars are constantly passing on Council Minutes (Regular) August 20, 2001 Page 6 Embers. Police Chief Siebenaler stated a speed analysis was done one year ago. There were no significant issues. The police have received a number of requests for a radar display board and have placed it on Embers a number of times. Mayor Ristow stated Elk River Trail will take some of the traffic. Mr. Munro stated he is tired of calling the police and yelling at people. What can be done about the speed? Councilmember Strachan stated Embers is classified as a collector street. If the issue is speed, there has to be a balance of traffic calming devices. Councilmember Strachan also has the same concern with Eaglewood Trail. He asked if it would be possible to change the design in the next phase so it is not a straight route? City Engineer Mann replied the entire layout would change. The area to the east of Meadow Creek could be reviewed as a way to calm the traffic. It will be discussed with the developer. Mr. Munro also asked that the trees not be taken down, and make a nice trail along the trees. Mr. Mike Olson, Progress Land, stated the area lies south of a drainage ditch. Taking out trees is limited to the trail which will be constructed where the trees are. The trees are not affecting the lots. What kind of boulevard would it be with box elder and willow trees? It is a planning issue to think about species of trees and long term effect. Willow and box elder are not wanted along the trail. Parks and Recreation Director Bell stated when Dakota County Estates was developed, the ditch was dug and piles left along the south side. There is growth in the piles. We are not anti-tree. We had a Forester position on the agenda earlier tonight. We look at the type of trees, and if they are not good, new trees will be planted. Ms. Sherri Shultheis, 18891 Embers Avenue, stated she paid more for her lot because of the trees, and the City tore half of them down and they have not been compensated. Their lawn has been torn up for three years. The drainage has been fixed, but it took three years. She is not thrilled about having a stop sign in front of her house. There is a lot of speeding construction traffic. Mr. Jim Rauscher, 18877 Embers A venue, feels the residents have been blind sided by the change in the plat. They did not know about the neighborhood meeting. No one on Embers A venue was contacted. It has not been taken into consideration all the traffic already on Embers A venue because of the development to the south. It is time for 187th to eat more of the traffic. The redevelopment of the plat is crazy. The first plat looked fine to him. How did it get changed and how can Embers A venue residents change it? Mayor Ristow stated there was only one route - 187th Street. The residents asked the City to reconsider and look at other routes. Mr. Rauscher stated traffic will go on Embers Avenue. He will not live on that street if this happens and perhaps not in this City. He knew it was a wider street, that there would be a development to the south, and that his backyard would be torn up. Mayor Ristow stated before you bought your house, if there had not been problems in litigation with drainage these houses would have been there already. What do we tell them now? No, when it is already in the Comprehensive Plan? Mr. Rauscher stated all he wanted to know was how did the plat get changed from two weeks ago to today, and how Council Minutes (Regular) August 20, 2001 Page 7 do they get it changed again? Embers already is a freeway. The City wants Embers to eat all of this traffic. Embers residents want the plat redone again, because they were not notified of the neighborhood meeting. Mr. Rauscher asked how many homes will be built in the first phase. Staffreplied 170. Mr. Rauscher stated they already have 170 homes from the development to the south with the traffic on Embers Avenue. Mr. Rauscher stated he would like to be involved in changing the plat again. Ms. Michelle Hesse, 18821 Embers Avenue, thanked the police for patrolling their neighborhood. She is also concerned with the traffic situation. Cars are passing and she is concerned about the kids. She wanted to know if it would take someone being hit by a car before something is done. She agreed with Councilmember Verch on the speed bumps. She does not think stop signs will work. Patrol cars are a great idea, but that does not help. If the speed bumps are approved, can the plows plow the snow without being damaged? Mayor Ristow stated speed bumps are difficult to plow and ice and snow will compact. The street sweeper can leave debris before and after the speed bumps. Ms. Hesse asked if a recent traffic study could be done on Embers Avenue? Mayor Ristow replied if Council requests it. Ms. Hesse stated another route (195th Street) was going to be constructed for traffic to go down Embers and head south. Would that cause more problems for Embers? Staff stated 195th Street construction has already begun. Ms. Hesse stated there is a lot of speeding traffic including construction traffic. Mr. John Kommann, 18886 Eaglewood Trail, asked if Eaglewood would be considered a minor collector from 195th to Embers. Mayor Ristow replied yes. Councilmember Strachan stated a minor collector is a classification used to support additional traffic control. In the future, if a stop sign is needed at Dunbury, this would help support that. Mr. Kommann stated in front of his house, Eaglewood Trail is only 34 feet wide. Is it designed to handle the expected traffic? Staff stated existing plans show it as 38 feet in width with a 60 foot right- of-way. Mr. Kommann stated when he built four years ago, he had his choice of lots. He chose his lot because he could see 187th would be busy. He would like to see the plat designed differently. City Engineer Mann stated streets are measured face-of-curb to face-of-curb, so there is some of the curb included in the width of the street. Ms. Stacy Johnson, 18882 Embers Avenue, stated her house was supposed to have some drainage going to the pond. This was supposed to be fixed before any other houses were built. She wanted to know, is this happening, when is it happening, and why isn't it happening. City Engineer Mann replied Progress Land is in the process of designing the whole site. They will be fixing the drainage issues along Meadow Creek. Council Minutes (Regular) August 20,2001 Page 8 Mr. Mark Yerges, 18793 Embers Avenue, stated the new plat does not change much from the previous one concerning 187th Street. The numbers may look different, but everyone is still going north to work. There will be 2,000 cars using 187th. Residents to the west of Embers are still going to take the brunt of traffic. Unless there is a north/south route to the east and then going west to Pilot Knob, how far does it develop to the east until there is another main north/south route? Everyone cannot go through the neighborhoods to Pilot Knob. Ms. Joanne Payne, 20192 Akin Road, stated this is just like a replay of Akin Road. When Pilot Knob went through, there was not supposed to be the amount of traffic on Akin Road. Addressing Council, she said these residents are here telling you their concerns just like we did on Akin Road, and effectively, nothing has changed. She appreciates the job Councilmember Soderberg does trying to defend the people here, but he should not back down. There is nothing wrong with voting no against any of this. All of Council will be up for re-election. If Council does not start listening to the residents, people will be voting against Council and they will not be holding their offices. If that is not an incentive to start listening to what residents are saying, then maybe Council does not need to be up there. Mr. Mike Olson, Progress Land, stated it sounds like additional development in the area is not wanted. This is not about traffic counts coming onto Embers, because where else can it go? The north/south collector needed is not going to happen all at once, because it is under separate ownership. It will happen in increments. The sooner these developments are approved so they can all piece together to create the north/south collector, the sooner this problem is solved. What would be gained by redesigning the interior of the plat? The traffic will still end up on Embers. Progress Land has made a very strong effort to mitigate the traffic. There are only 2 stub streets to adjacent land. Mayor Ristow stated he is not looking at political threats. He is here to represent everyone in Farmington. It is a balancing act. With the latest comment, we have to look at rules and regulations as a whole. When plans are identified in the comprehensive plan, if they meet standards and are denied, the City would be set up for lawsuits. We are not here to object and say we are not listening. I do not know what connection Councilmember Soderberg has with Mrs. Payne, but we all listen truthfully. We do what we feel is right. Mr. Jim Rauscher, had a comment regarding the change between the first and second plats. He said it was stated earlier that it would not change the traffic on Embers A venue. That is dead wrong, it would change the traffic on Embers tremendously. There is a ton of traffic there now, we do not need an additional half of this other development just because some residents got together and said let's put it on these residents and we were not notified. Mayor Ristow stated that was not said at the neighborhood meeting. The residents were very concerned. They asked if the traffic could be divided up in different areas. According to our Council Minutes (Regular) August 20, 2001 Page 9 Traffic Engineer, it was divided up equally. Mr. Rauscher stated the Embers Avenue residents were not notified. Ms. Christine Erickson, 5245 187th Street, stated the original plat for Prairie Creek for 187th was supposed to loop around. They have traffic they did not expect. They want their neighborhoods to stay local streets. Construction traffic goes too fast. Mayor Ristow stated once the construction trucks are in there, the majority will stay in the development while the work is progressing. There is a 60-day limit to act on a plat. Community Development Director Olson stated there is 60 days for approval with the Planning Commission, and 60 days with the Council. If not approved by then, it is approved by default. Mr. James Munro, asked about Lake Julia Park. The ballfield was started last fall and is in the same stage now. Did the City run out of money, did the people in that area not pay enough taxes to get a decent park? Parks and Recreation Director Bell stated the park has been seeded twice and because of the drought, it will be seeded again this fall. The backstop has been ordered for the ballfield. A basketball court is ordered. To get contractors in this time of year is tough, but completion is anticipated this fall. Mr. Munro stated other developments have their parks and trails and he was wondering what is the holdup in their neighborhood. Parks and Recreation Bell replied your neighborhood is getting its fair share. Weare spreading our money around as much as we can. The Parks and Recreation Commission is very much aware of the situation with the parks. Mr. Munro stated he sees the trails going between the other houses and does not see much in their neighborhood that adds value to their house. Except maybe Autumn Glen because the houses are more expensive. Mayor Ristow stated the Parks and Recreation Commission meets the 4th Wednesday of the month. He suggested Mr. Munro bring his concerns to them. Councilmember Soderberg stated, talking about land rights issues, this land owner has a right to do with his land as he sees fit, just like everyone of you has a right to do with your land as you see fit if done in accordance with the law. Everyone of us is concerned with the traffic through these developments and the speed. It is your neighbors that are speeding. One resident said when he turns on 187th, he speeds through someone else's neighborhood. Why doesn't he show the same consideration that he would demand of everyone else? If everyone of us would slow down a little bit then every neighborhood would be a better place to live in. This developer has a right to do what he wants with his property as long as it is in accordance with the law. There was only one exit out of this whole development for 300 houses. They did a good job splitting it up so there are at least two exits and six proposed. Embers Avenue is designed as a minor collector and to handle the traffic. Weare trying to disperse traffic as much as we can. While no one likes to have development and everything that goes with it, he would support the plat the way it is. For the record, he has no connection with Mrs. Payne other than as a constituent. Mayor Ristow stated we all looked at Akin Road and voted equally. Council Minutes (Regular) August 20, 2001 Page 10 Councilmember Strachan stated growth is difficult and any traffic is too much traffic. We have to make it as well planned as we can. There will be increased traffic on Embers and Council is committed to addressing that. He would like to see as part of the motion Eaglewood Trail and 187th to the east in the next phase be broken up so it is not a straight shot. Councilmember Soderberg asked if that could be accepted as Council direction to staff. City Attorney Jamnik agreed. MOTION by Soderberg, second by Cordes adopting RESOLUTION R78-01 approving the Meadow Creek Preliminary Plat with contingencies. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 10. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS b) Approve Lease Contract Public Facilities Backup generators are necessary at the new Central Maintenance Facility and Police Station. These generators are necessary to provide 24-hour coverage in case ofloss of power. The Police Station will have a 200kW generator and the Central Maintenance Facility, a 400kW generator. Based on the cost analysis, the operating lease appears to be the best option. Complete maintenance responsibility is born by the Energy Alternatives, a subsidiary of Dakota Electric, and they are responsible for any no-start penalties. The lease of these generators incorporates them in Dakota Electric's Peak Shaving program. This program requires the City to revert to generator power upon request from Dakota Electric during peak electrical usage periods. The reduction of electric costs is retained by Dakota Electric and offsets the monthly lease amount charged to the City. The annual lease payments of $30,035 for the generators will be included in the operational costs for the two new facilities starting in 2003. MOTION by Verch, second by Soderberg approving the Power Plus Lease Contract with Energy Alternatives for a 200kW generator at the Police Station and a 400kW generator at the Central Maintenance Facility. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 12. NEW BUSINESS a) Storm Water Pond Maintenance Program - Engineering The storm water pond maintenance/dredging program is identified in the 2001- 2005 Capital Improvement Program. The purpose of the SWUMP is to identify and correct ponds that are losing capacity due to silt and sediment accumulation. A second purpose is to identify structures that are either damaged or filled with sediment and debris, and then repair or clean them. Inlet and discharge structures from the storm sewer system are covered with grates to prevent animals and debris from entering the storm sewer. This program will also make existing ponds more erosion resistant and aesthetically pleasing through the planting of naturally occurring wetland trees and grasses and the use of non-traditional pond maintenance practices. Staff and the Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District have identified the pond west of Pilot Knob Road between 187th Street and Elk River TraillEuclid Path as a candidate for this year's program. Dakota County SWCD currently has a 50% cost-share grant program available for Council Minutes (Regular) August 20, 2001 Page 11 projects that preserve or restore natural resources in non-agricultural areas of Dakota County with available funds of up to $5,000. A recommended future goal of the SWUMP is to incorporate algae control for storm water ponds. Total costs for the landscaping of the pond along CSAH 31 is estimated at $6,000 including materials and planting costs, a portion of which will be funded through the cost- share program. The total dredging cost is $51,425. MOTION by Verch, second by Soderberg to implement the Storm Water Utility Maintenance Program. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 13. COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE Community Development Director Olson: There is a MUSA Committee meeting on August 22, 2001. Parks and Recreation Director Bell: There was some vandalism to the new picnic shelter and dock in East Farmington. There was also an incident at the pool. If any neighbors see anything happening in the parks that should not be, they should call the police. Mayor Ristow: The 11 th Annual Ramble and Amble was held at Dakota City. Staff and residents participated. $39,192 was raised. 14. ADJOURN MOTION by Cordes, second by Strachan to adjourn at 10:20 p.m. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, ff~~ J?7~ Cynthia Muller Executive Assistant