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COUNCIL MINUTES April 25, 2016 DRAFT 2 46 ITEM ACTION 47 48 Consideration of Expenditures: 49 50 April 25, 2016 (Check No. 103513 – 51 103626, $827,614.35) Approved 52 53 April 4, 2016 Council Work Session 54 Minutes Approved 55 56 April 11, 2016 City Council Meeting 57 Minutes Approved 58 59 Approval of Outdoor Patio for Elwood’s, 60 7997 Lake Drive Approved 61 62 FINANCE DEPARTMENT REPORT 63 64 There was no report from the Finance Department. 65 66 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT 67 68 3A) Consider Execution of 2016-201\7 Labor Agreement between the City and LELS Local 69 No. 260 – City Administrator Karlson explained that staff is requesting authorization to execute an 70 agreement with city employees union No. 260, representing police officers. The process bringing 71 forward this agreement has involved several meetings and eventually mediation. He reviewed the 72 terms included in the proposed agreement including its two-year term. 73 74 Mayor Reinert recalled that the city did move away from multi-year contracts with the city’s union 75 employees mainly due to the recession and uncertainty that surrounded that period. Now, with signs 76 of recovery, he is comfortable again with two-year contracts. He’s confident the city will be moving 77 ahead with all the labor contracts soon. 78 79 Council Member Kusterman recognized the efforts of Administrator Karlson in achieving a fair 80 agreement. 81 82 Council Member Rafferty moved to approve the labor agreement as presented. Council Member 83 Maher seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 84 85 3B) Consider Appointment of Alex McKenzie, Community Development Intern – 86 Administrator Karlson requested council authorization to hire Mr. McKenzie as an intern in the 87 Community Development Division. He noted the success of the internship program, with several 88 previous individuals moving from interns to planning department positions in other cities. 89 90