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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 18, 2013 TOBACCO STORE LICENSE LOCATION ISSUE — HOOKAH HIDEOUT PAID TIME OFF PARAMETERS The City Administrator reported that the ownership of the property in which The Hookah Hideout is located is planning to do some renovations to the two strip malls and also renovate space where The Hookah Hideout is currently located for a restaurant space. Consequently, the ownership is proposing to relocate The Hookah Hideout from their current space in the eastern building to a new space in the western building. Given the Code exemption that The Hookah Hideout currently operates under, David Nelson has asked if the Council will allow the move without effecting the exemption. The City Administrator reported that staff is recommending that the move be allowed without impacting the exemption given this move was not initiated by The Hookah Hideout. Montour asked if The Hookah Hideout's space would be larger than what it is currently. The Administrator was not sure. Montour stated that he would support the move provided that the new space is relatively the same square footage. Montour introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 2013 -12 -242 — ALLOWING THE RELOCATION OF THE HOOKAH HIDEOUT WITHIN THE SAME PROPERTY PROVIDED THAT THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE HOOKAH HIDEOUT SPACE REMAINS RELATIVELY THE SAME The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Keis. Ayes (5). Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. The City Administrator presented the Paid Time Off (PTO) parameters that were reviewed by the City Council at a recent workshop meeting. He noted that there are eight (8) other Ramsey County cities have PTO, and the parameters are based on the averages of the PTO plans for these cities. The Administrator stated that the primary benefit to converting from sick leave /vacation to P'1'0 is that it generally takes the City out of sick leave administration and noted the changes in FMLA laws. The Administrator also stated that the change gives employees more flexibility. The Administrator stated that a survey was done of City staff relative to the proposed parameters and 11 employees favored PTO while 3 did not. The Administrator reported that all employees have requested that the carry -over allowed by 65 days rather than the 30 days in the parameters. It was felt that allowing employees to carry -over up to 65 days would bridge the gap to Long Term Disability. The Administrator indicated that one employee has requested that the City allow for a dual system of sick 20