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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION March 7, 2016 <br />APPROVED <br />269 Council Member Rafferty noted that his father is designing the memorial and he does <br />27o need to understand the location for the design process. He doesn't necessarily agree that <br />271 the city hall location is a bad one. <br />272 <br />273 Mr. DeGardner said that staff could hold off on the island landscaping project until 2017 <br />274 if more discussion is needed about identifying a site for the memorial <br />275 <br />276 Council Member Manthey remarked that putting the memorial at Lino Park could be a <br />277 part of a larger revitalization of that park. <br />278 <br />279 Council Member Kusterman remarked that the plans presented for the island are good and <br />28o he's reluctant to push the project out farther in time. But he does understand that it must <br />281 be clear where the memorial will be in order to proceed on the island. There are also two <br />282 new members on the council who haven't said they want to spend money upgrading the <br />283 island. Council Member Manthey said he has read the staff report and can say he <br />284 supports the island plan. <br />285 <br />286 The council concurred that staff will wait on ordering plants for the island project; there <br />287 will be more discussion by the council. <br />288 <br />289 8. Updates on Boards/Commissions, Mayor and Council Members- <br />290 <br />291 Council Member Maher noted that there was short meeting of the North Metro <br />292 Telecommunications Board; CenturyLink will be the subject of the next meeting. <br />293 <br />294 Community Development Director Grochala announced that the joint meeting with the <br />295 city advisory boards has been rescheduled to March 23, 2016, 6:00 p.m. at city hall. <br />296 <br />297 9. Monthly Progress Report- Staff offered updates on various items (since <br />298 Administrator Karlson was absent): <br />299 <br />299 - Digital Scanning Project — City Clerk Bartell reported that staff is seeking to use <br />301 some contingency funds for a project to have a vendor scan the city's library of <br />302 building plan documents. Staff has researched the benefit of sending the work out <br />303 and is recommending that the city go ahead with the project. Community <br />304 Development Director Grochala added that it will be quicker and more efficient to <br />305 outsource the scanning of these 10,000+ oversize documents. The council <br />306 concurred with the staff recommendation and will consider an appropriation at the <br />307 next council meeting. <br />308 - White Bear Lake Lawsuit — Community Development Director Grochala updated <br />309 the council <br />310 - Polling Place —City Clerk Bartell said she was directed to report back on the <br />311 possibility of adding a voting precinct to the city. She reviewed the reasons that <br />312 have been brought forward to add an additional precinct, some considerations to <br />313 doing so, what type of schedule would be required and updated the council on <br />F <br />