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COUNCIL MINUTES September 12,2011 APPROVED 270 ■ 271 3B) Resolution No. 11-88, Employee Severance Package for 2011 —Administrator Karlson noted 272 that the council will soon be considering the elimination of two city positions based on the results of 273 the organizational study. The council is being asked to consider granting 12 weeks of severance pay 274 to those employees affected by position elimination. 275 276 Council Member Roeser moved to approve Resolution No. 11-88 as presented. Council Member 277 Gallup seconded the motion. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 278 279 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT, JOHN SWENSON 280 281 There was no report from the Public Safety Department. 282 283 PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT, RICK DEGARDNER 284 285 There was no report from the Public Services Department. 286 287 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORT, MICHAEL GROCHALA 288 289 6A) 1-35E/CSAH 14 Interchange Project: 290 i. Resolution No. 11-92, Amendment to General Obligation Improvement Note of 2009 and 291 Amendment to Joint Powers Agreement with Anoka County; :92 ii. Resolution No. 11-93, Declaring Costs to be Assessed and Ordering Preparation of Proposed X293 Assessments 294 295 Community Development Director Grochala reported that this is an interchange project that is being 296 managed by Anoka County and it has come in considerably under the original cost estimate. 297 Therefore staff is requesting that the city's portion of the General Obligation Note issued for the 298 project by Anoka County be reduced from $4,260,000 to $3,695,000 and that the joint powers 299 agreement with Anoka County that relates to the project be amended as well. 300 301 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve Resolution No. 11-92 as presented. Council Member 302 Roeser seconded the motion. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 303 304 Community Development Director Grochala explained that the project costs for the city's share of the 305 interchange project will be assessed to benefited property owners. Since the project costs have been 306 reduced greatly, the proposed assessment is also less. Staff proposes to proceed with the process for 307 assessments. 308 309 Council Member Gallup moved to approve Resolution No. 11-93 as presented. Council Member 310 Rafferty seconded the motion. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 311 312 6B) Resolution No. 11-94,Approving the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update—Community 313 Development Director Grochala reviewed the multi-year process, including citizen input elements, _314 that has gone into the proposed Comprehensive Plan Update. He explained changes that occurred 7