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• FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES _3_ February 11, 2004 Consideration of contract with Housing Resource Center (HRC (continued) Council member Lamb said there is a lot of aging housing in Falcon Heights. The City's Building Official should get a good orientation to HRC and its programs. Administrator Worthington said that she will check with HRC regarding proration of the $5,000. The City will use its monthly flyer drops, its web site and quarterly newsletter to publicize HRC. The reports can be monthly or quarterly, depending upon the wishes of the City. The report can be broken down by particular program or programmatic area. It will be helpful if the City tracks how many referrals are made to HRC. Council member Talbot said the demand is there. It is more affordable to remodel than to buy a different house. HRC does lots of things for the community. He endorses them wholeheartedly. Council member Kuettel asked about cost and Administrator Worthington said that all of HRC's services are free. There are income restrictions on some of the program funds that they offer. Council member Lindstrom said this is a good deal. When will this go into effect? Administrator Worthington said she believed this could go into effect within the next month, but wants to make sure to coordinate this with a flyer drop, web-site and cable channel publicity. Mayor Gehrz said that she has talked to the mayors of some of the other communities that contract with HRC and they speak highly of the organization. Talbot moved approval of an annual contract with the Housing Resource Center, in the amount of $5,000, for the provision ofhousing-related services to the residents of Falcon Heights. The motion was unanimously approved. Consideration of a contract with Equipment Supply to install an exhaust fan in the Fire Department Administrator Worthington said that when City Hall was built in 1981, the Public Works barn was equipped with an exhaust fan system to draw diesel fumes out of the barn when equipment was being operated indoors. The Fire Department barn was not similarly equipped. The fire trucks produce diesel exhaust fumes when they are started, and this is entering the administrative side of the city hall, as well as accumulating in the fire barn. The installation of an exhaust fan in the Fire Department barn will enable firefighters to activate the fan and completely cycle out the air in the barn within five minutes. The fan will be on a timer switch, and will automatically turn off after the five-minute cycle. This exhaust fan is required under OSHA standards for air • quality, and will be paid for out of the General Capital Improvements fund, which has a projected 2004 balance of $82,541. 3