City Council - 10/17/2006 - Workshop APPROVED MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
& OPEN FORUM/OPEN PODIUM
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2006 CITY CENTER
5:00—6:25 PM, HERITAGE ROOM II
6:30—7:00 PM, COUNCIL CHAMBER
CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Nancy Tyra-Lukens, Councilmembers Brad Aho, Sherry Butcher,
Ron Case, and Philip Young
CITY STAFF: City Manager Scott Neal, Police Chief Dan Carlson, Fire Chief George
Esbensen, Public Works Director Eugene Dietz, Parks and Recreation Director Bob Lambert,
Community Development Director Janet Jeremiah, Communications Manager Joyce Lorenz,
Assistant to the City Manager Michael Barone, City Attorney Ric Rosow, and Recorder Lorene
McWaters
I. TRAILS UPDATE
Parks Manager Stuart Fox presented a PowerPoint update on trail construction projects.
The following trails were reconstructed during 2006:
• Homeward Hills Road Trail
• Tamarack Trail Sidewalk
• Staring Lake Loop Trail
In addition, construction began on three conservation area nature trails:
• Lower Purgatory Creek—Phase 1
• Riley Creek—Phase 1
• Edenbrook—Phase 1
The Lower Purgatory Creek and Riley Creek trails include several bridge crossings.
Actual costs for all of the projects came in under budget,in part because City crews were
used for as much of the labor as possible. Fox said contractors are also in need of work,
which resulted in favorable bids.
II. RTA TRAILS AND SIGNAGE PROJECT UPDATE
Vicki Pellar-Price and Doug Van Valkenberg, Kestrel Design Group, provided an update
on the Elizabeth Fries Ellet Interpretive Trail signage project. Layouts for two signs were
distributed for Council to review. Pellar-Price also spoke briefly about fund raising
efforts for the project.
III. CALL NEW FIRE VEHICLES INTO SERVICE
Father Tim Powers blessed the vehicles and Mayor Tyra-Lukens officially called the
vehicles into service.
IV. ADJOURNMENT