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City Council Minutes
6 December 1999
Mayor Gehrz called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.
PRESENT: Gehrz, Gibson Talbot, Hustad
Also present: Susan Hoyt, city administrator
ABSENT: Kuettel
COMMUNITY FORUM: No one was present to speak.
MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 24, 1999
The minutes of the November 24, 1999 meeting were approved.
CONSENT AGENDA:
Councilmember Gibson Talbot moved approval of the consent agenda. The
motion passed unanimously.
• 1. Licenses
2. Authorization for administrator to hire for the position of assistant to the city
administrator
3. Approve first responder training requirements for firefighters and eliminate
emergency medical technical (EMT) training
4. Appointment of Mr. Gregory Youngs, Jr. as a firefighter
PUBLIC HEARING:
Mayor Gehrz introduced and opened the public hearing on the proposed 2000
budget and associated tax levy at 7:05 PM. Administrator Hoyt presented the
proposed 2000 budget and explained the property tax impact from the proposed
property tax levy of $615,904. Roland Olson, the city accountant, assisted with
the presentation. No one was present to ask questions or comment on the
proposed budget so Mayor Gehrz closed the public hearing at 7:30 PM.
POLICY AGENDA:
Resolution approving two amendments to the Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) for
the Middle Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization (MMRWMO)
Administrator Hoyt explained that the city participated in the Middle Mississippi
• Watershed Management Organization (MMRWMO) as one of several cities.
Although Falcon Heights comprised .2% of the area, by participating other cities
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were able to take care of water management issues. Mr. Frame, staff
representative to the MMRWMO from Minneapolis, explained that the council
was being asked to approve the amendments to the joint powers agreement for
the MMRWMO which would expand Minneapolis's area in the watershed and
provide some administrative language if any of the subwatershed's chose to levy
a property tax for water related projects. Councilmember Hustad moved to
approve resolution 99-28. The motion passed unanimously.
Mayor Gehrz adjourned the meeting at 7:45 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Hoyt
• City Administrator/Clerk
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