2008-02-01 Friday NewsAs in the past, each week the Friday News goes out to all City Council
Members, Commission Members, City Staff and various individuals in-
terested in what is going on at City Hall. The format has been the same
for many years. Some of us here at City Hall, that have been with the
city for many of those years thought that the “Friday News” needed a
makeover. A few formats have been tried, but we still felt the format
needed a lift. The information that is in the Friday News will remain
very similar to what you have been receiving and we hope you like our
new format and continue to enjoy this weekly newsletter.
The “New” Friday News
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February 1, 2008
Going Green Together
Ultan Duggan, Jake Sedlacek and I attended a Going Green Together Sustainability Sum-
mit at the Rosemount Community Center on Wednesday morning. The event was put on
by the Dakota County High-Performance Partnership (HiPP) group, and featured a num-
ber of good speakers. The event was attended by Council Members, Commissioners,
Staff persons and citizens from the various communities across Dakota County. The
speakers described the need to encourage sustainability in our day-to-day operations, as
well as the role Cities can play in being a change agent in the market place. We’re bound
to hear more on this topic and the role the City of Mendota Heights can play in reducing
pollution and increasing energy efficiency.
Closing on Pilot Knob Phase II
What a difference a year makes! Last year at this time, the City was hoping that we might
garner enough interest to support preserving 15 acres of land owned by Acacia Cemetery
as open space. Through the hard work of Trust for Public Land, Pilot Knob Preservation
Association, Dakota County, MN DNR and other groups, the City of Mendota Heights
closed on the land this week. Everyone was smiles on Thursday as I signed on the dotted
line for the purchase. Jake, Ultan and Sandra Krebsbach attended the signing in down-
town Minneapolis. A formal celebration of the purchase will be planned for sometime this
Spring or Summer.
2007 Audit Starts
This week the City was visited by Rhonda and Lindsay, Accountants from Tauges Red-
path, who are performing the City’s 2007 Audit. They took up residence for the week in
the Small Conference room where they worked with Kristen to gather information on
the City’s financial activities for 2007. They are now gone; only to return in May to
finish their work.
U of M Climate Change Lecture
University of Minnesota Alumni Association will be presenting a Climate Change Lec-
ture by Mark Seeley at the Mendota Heights City Hall on Thursday, February 7, 2008 at
7:00 p.m. This event is free. (Please see attachment)
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City Council Meeting February 4, 2008 2/4/08
Park & Recreation Commission Meeting 2/12/08
Airports Relations Commission Meeting 2/13/08
City Council Meeting 2/19/08
DCC Board of Directors 2/21/08
Planning Commission Meeting 2/26/08
February Dates to Remember
Attachments
Just the Facts, Pipeline, City Council Agenda, Pre-Application Planning Synopsis,
South West Review Article “IGH, MH, WSP go online with council meeting”,
Twincities.com Article “”Mendota Heights, Inver Grove Heights and West St. Paul to
webcast public meetings” and Star Tribune Article “Land purchase saves a slice of state’s
past”.
Other dates to Remember:
2/2/08 - Groundhog Day
2/5/08 - Caucus Night
2/12/08 - Lincoln’s Birthday
2/14/08 - Valentines Day
2/18/08 - Presidents’ Day (City Offices Closed)
2/22/08 - Washington’s Birthday
2/29/08 - Leap Day