12-09-2019 Council Meeting Minutes

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COUNCIL MINUTES APPROVED 85 Council Member Maher moved to approve Resolution No. 19-169 as presented. Council Member 86 Manthey seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 87 Council Member Maher moved to approve Resolution No. 19-170 as presented. Council Member 88 Rafferty seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 89 B) Consider Resolution No. 19-171, Amending the 2019 General Fund Operating Budget — 90 Finance Director Cotton explained that staff is requesting amendments to the 2019 budget based on a 91 review of general fund operations to date. The amount proposed for reserve use in 2019 is reduced by 92 this resolution. 93 Council Member Stoesz moved to approve Resolution No. 19-171 as presented. Council Member 94 Manthey seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 95 C) Consider Resolution No. 19-172, Committing Specific Revenue Sources in Special Revenue 96 Funds — Finance Director Cotton reported that the resolution commits specific revenue sources to 97 expenditures associated with them. 98 Council Member Maher moved to approve Resolution No. 19-172 as presented. Council Member 99 Rafferty seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 100 D) 2020 Fee Schedule: i) Consider Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 10-19, 101 Establishing the 2020 City Fee Schedule; ii) Consider Resolution No. 19473, Approving 102 Summary Publication of Ordinance - Finance Director Cotton noted the ordinance sets fees for the 103 coming year; changes are indicated in her written report. Ms. Cotton requested approval of second 104 reading and adoption of the ordinance. 105 Council Member Rafferty moved to waive the full reading of the ordinance. Council Member Maher 106 seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 107 Council Member Rafferty moved to approve the 2nd Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 10-19 as 108 presented. Council Member Maher seconded the motion. Motion carried: Yeas, 5; Nays none. 109 Council Member Maher moved to approve Resolution No. 19-173 as presented. Council Member 110 Manthey seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 111 112 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT 113 There was no report from the Public Safety Department. 114 115 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT 116 A) Consider Approval of Resolution 19476, Establishing the City's Position Regarding 117 Ambulance Service Changes — Public Safety Director Swenson reviewed his written report. He is 118 requesting council action relating to proposed changes to the ambulance services provided within the 119 city under contract. He gave the council some background information about on his concern about 120 ambulance services provided recently. Public Safety staff has been following the matter of a change 121 in services and how that change will be considered by the state regulatory authorities. Director 122 Swenson reviewed the recommendations included in the resolution. 123 Council Member Manthey noted that state law currently hinders the City from making its own 124 ambulance provider decisions. Director Swenson explained that state law doesn't allow for input or 125 any local approval for cities.