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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />SEPTEMBER 14, 1993 <br />streets. Pedersen also suggested that the City may be <br />able to help improve water quality of lakes by sweeping <br />streets sooner and more often. <br />The Administrator reported that City streets are swept <br />once each year, but many other cities sweep more often. <br />There is benefit to the storm sewer system as well as <br />decreasing wear and tear on streets by sweeping more <br />often. The Administrator suggested that if the Council <br />wishes to sweep City streets more often, one option <br />might be to purchase a sweeper. However, this is a <br />high-maintenance piece of equipment. <br />Pedersen asked if the cost of sweeping doubles by doing <br />it twice per year. <br />The Administrator did not believe it would double since <br />the heaviest clean-up would occur during the first <br />sweeping. <br />LaValle pointed out that there is not only the cost of <br />the sweeping itself to be considered, but the cost of <br />Public Works employees who must assist in the sweeping <br />effort. LaValle suggested that it might be wise to <br />look at purchasing a sweeper, although agreed this was <br />a high-maintenance piece of equipment. <br />The City Administrator suggested that a sweeper <br />purchase could be discussed as part of the capital <br />improvement process. <br />Hanson suggested that adequate fundinq be included in <br />the Public Works portion of the budget to allow the <br />consideration of a 5% salary increase. (In total <br />$5,000 was allocated for 5% salary adjustments for <br />those frozen positions and to cover other possible <br />uses.) <br />LaValle asked about the funds budgeted for County snow <br />plowing on page 32. The Administrator reported that <br />this is the City's best guesstimate and the County will <br />continue to plow the west side of the freeway. <br />Council reviewed the Parks & Recreation budget and it <br />was pointed out that $1,000 has been budgeted for <br />Consultant. The Administrator pointed out that there <br />will be time required of the Park Consultant during <br />1994 to review the pedestrian plan that staff is <br />developing. <br />In reviewing the Community Service budget, the Council <br />indicated that future review of the funding requests by <br />Youth Service Bureau, Family Violence Network and <br />Roseville Area Senior Program will be made at a future <br />Page 7 <br />