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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />SEPTEMBER 14, 1993 <br />In reviewing the Economic Development portion of the <br />budget as itemized on page 20 of the document, it was <br />the consensus of the Council that dollars should be <br />budgeted for economic development matters that may <br />arise. It was pointed out that there is currently <br />discussion on the possible redevelopment of the Rice <br />Street area, and Council felt it prudent to budget some <br />dollars for economic development. It was the feeling <br />of the Council that just because dollars are budgeted <br />does not mean they have to be spent. It was the <br />consensus of the Council to budget $10,000 in the <br />Economic Development category. <br />Council next reviewed the Old Fire Station as well as <br />Police categories of the budget, feeling that these <br />proposed budgets were realistic. Council reviewed the <br />Fire Department budget category, and it was noted that <br />City contribution to the Relief Association Pension <br />Plan is proposed at the same amount as was budgeted in <br />1993. <br />The Fire Marshal category was reviewed with an increase <br />to $6,000 in the Contracted Service line item of that <br />budget. Protective Inspections was next reviewed, and <br />Hanson indicated that he would like to look at a 5% <br />salary increase in this area, noting that the salary <br />was frozen in 1993. <br />The City Administrator reported that he has had salary <br />discussions with a couple employees, and in his review <br />felt the 2 1/2% salary increase provided for those <br />employees frozen in 1993 fits in with the City's <br />program. The higher number can be used in the budget, <br />with discussion in more detail at future budget <br />workshops. <br />Council reviewed the Emergency Services/Civil Defense <br />portion of the budget, as well as Animal Control. In <br />reviewing Streets, Council noted the large increase <br />under the temporary employee line item due to the <br />shifting of this expense from the Parks & Recreation <br />budgets. Pedersen asked about the increase under <br />Sweeping and Sealcoating. <br />The Administrator reported that most of the increase is <br />for sealcoating expense, with Public Works proposing to <br />sealcoat Country Drive and the roads in Ryan Industrial <br />Park next year. <br />Pedersen reported that in discussions with the <br />Watershed, there was discussion about elimination of <br />curb and gutters in order to allow run-off from streets <br />to flow back into yards. It appears that 80% of <br />contaminants that are flowing into lakes come from <br />Page 6 <br />