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MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 28, 1987 PAGE 3 SALARY INCREASE FOR KITTY ZIMMERMAN APPROVED Following a short discussion Ciernia moved, seconded by Wallin, approval of a $ .50 per hour salary increase (to $9.00 per hour) for part time secretary, Kitty Zimmerman, effective January 1, 1987. Motion carried unanimously. It was also agreed the salary for this position should be reviewed at budget time as is done with other staff members. NO ACTION TAKEN ON CONTINGENCY FUND EXCESS Due to possible unknown costs connected with Snelling Avenue, no action was taken on designation of use of contingency fund excesses. COMPENSATION FOR CITY ACCESS TECHNICIANS DEFERRED UNTIL CITY CABLE ACCESS COMMITTEE IS FORMED Baldwin commented on the fine job done by the technicians and felt it important that there be some compensation for this work as the city will need someone to count on as programming increases. He indicated there are persons interested in forming a City Access Comm ittee and Council agreed such a committee should be chartered. Falcon Heights Cable Commissioner Ron Eggert offered to assist in forming such a group, commented on training necessary for others who might be interested in working as a technician, agreed it was time to establish salary for technicians, and that cable franchise fees may be used for salaries, purchase of tapes, etc. He also informed that the city should receive franchise fees in the amount of $1,000 - $1,500 next year and double that amount the next year if subscriptions remain the same. Baldwin will contact persons known to be interested in serving on an Access Committee and Eggert will contact members of the former cable advisory committee for possible members. It was agreed to defer further salary discussion until the committee has been formed. DISCUSSION - SICK LEAVE, VACATION AND SEVERANCE PAY Council reviewed and discussed staff recommendations on sick leave, vacation, and severance pay, agreed to the proposed vacation schedule as presented, agreed to one day per month sick leave, made amendments to some parts of the sick leave recommendations, and directed staff to propose a specific number of days which may be used for bereavement. Staff proposed no changes in the present severance pay policy DISCUSSION - POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF ACTIVITIES ON STATE FAIRGROUNDS Baldwin stated he had heard on the news last week that the Harness Racing Association is interested in racing on the Fairgrounds track, after which he contacted Mike Heffron, Fairgrounds General Manager, who indicated he was not contacted by the Racing Association as they had gone directly to the legislature. Ciernia informed he had contacted local legislators and apprised them of this fact, and felt it would be helpful for our legislators to be provided with a general City position on any expanded use of the Fairgrounds. Baldwin will draft a letter to the local legislators providing this and insist that the City be an active paraticipant in these decisions.