01-05-2015 Council Work Session Minutes

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION January 5, 2015 DRAFT 136 137 7. Schedule Dates for Strategic Planning Meetings- Mayor Reinert recalled the 138 council's past efforts in this area; he's seen good results and supports setting up a 139 meeting. Administrator Karlson said he'll look at setting up a couple of evening 140 sessions and asked that council members let him know about dates they would not be 141 available. 142 143 Not on Printed Agenda — Updates 144 145 Police Sergeants Labor Contract—Administrator Karlson reported that this union 146 group has rejected the city's proposed contract and have requested mediation. 147 148 He will update the council soon on negotiations with the AFSCME union. 149 150 Legacy Grants- Mayor Reinert indicated that these state funds may be a source of 151 funding for certain efforts in the city. He recommends that the discussion continue so 152 that proposals can be submitted for legislative consideration. Council Member Roeser 153 added his support to the concept, noting that Senator Chamberlin and Representative 154 Runbeck are interested in discussing possibilities; he's interested in park development, 155 water projects and trail connections (to new park and ride). Mayor Reinert asked that 156 council members forward any ideas to him. 157 158 Boat Race- Regarding the council's recent discussions about having a speed boat 159 race/show as part of Blue Heron Days, a communication was received indicating issues 160 with Anoka County permission for lake use. Public Services Director DeGardner was 161 asked to report on the possibility of a boat show and he indicated he will continue to work 162 with the organizations that would sponsor such events and will update the council as 163 information is available. On the boat races, the mayor asked if there could be some 164 consideration of another time (other than the Blue Heron Days weekend) but Mr. 165 DeGardner said that a boat race after the park closes for the year would be of little interest 166 to the organizers. 167 168 Regular Agenda of January 12, 2015 169 170 Item 3A — Cable TV Franchise Agreement — Administration Karlson explained that 171 North Metro Telecommunications Commission (NMTC) and their legal staff have been 172 working with Comcast on a change of franchise ownership and an extension of the 173 franchise term. Basically a reorganization is occurring and there will be a new provider 174 and with that an extension of the franchise has been negotiated that includes certain 175 conditions. He can report that the proposal is good for the NMTC and the cities they 176 serve. The NMTC attorney involved in the negotiations will be at the council meeting. 177 Council Member Stoesz noted that he is the city's representative on NMTC and has 178 followed this matter; he is comfortable with what the city will receive as result of the 179 conditions; he noted that there may be some impact on email addresses. 180 4