12-04-2017 Council Work Session Minutes

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION December 4, 2017 APPROVED 315 public resources" as it shows up in the policy be addressed, so going forward there can be 316 a better understanding. 317 318 Council Member Rafferty suggested getting back to the basics of the concerns. 319 - Newsletter concerns; 320 - Making an opinion clear as what it is; 321 - Use of social media (does it come across positive for the entire council); opinion 322 based things clear again. 323 324 Mayor Reinert pledged to do a better job. 325 326 Administrator Karlson, given what he's heard, said he recommends looking at examples 327 and using League of Minnesota Cities resources to bring back some update 328 recommendations in January. 329 330 12. Legal Spending Limits for City Staff — Administrator Karlson said the question did 331 come up the same night as the previous question. He mentioned the budget for these 332 services. He feels that trust is needed as staff has to make a decision about when a legal 333 opinion is needed. He is conservative and he feels trust is merited. 334 335 13. Replacement of Council ipads/Tablets — Mayor Reinert suggested waiting until 336 January for the discussion, after the new council member is on board. 337 338 14. Election Polling Places — City Clerk Bartell reported that the city must designate 339 polling places for the coming year prior to the end of this year. A resolution that 340 maintains the current locations will be on council agenda. She reviewed additional 341 information in the staff report that was intended to update the council on the possibility of 342 future precinct/polling place changes. 343 344 15. 2018 Budget - Finance Director Cotton recalled previous discussions of the 2018 345 budget that have brought a proposed budget forward to this point. She also mentioned 346 consideration of the 2017 budget and a proposed surplus (mostly revenue based). She 347 noted the possibility of designating some of that surplus to an air conditioning unit for the 348 city hall complex. She noted that the Public Services Director, Mr. DeGardner, would be 349 speaking on parks. 350 351 Mayor Reinert noted the recent loss of the tennis courts in one area of the city and the 352 lack of replacement of those facilities. His opinion is that some surplus funding could be 353 allocated for some replacement use in that area, perhaps decided by the residents. Those 354 residents feel that they've lost something and he'd like to advocate for something there. 355 356 Council Member Rafferty said he spoke with some people who felt the courts could have 357 been redone. It was a safety situation that required the removal and he understands that. 358 0