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