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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION APPROVED 91 programming and Mr. Isaac said that is anticipated and has been considered in areas of 92 the budget (equipment). Couneilmember Ruhland said he is leaning toward the hybrid 93 model; he asked for the consultants' professional recommendation on the best option. 94 Mr. Proell said the hybrid program makes sense to him; his experience tells him that the 95 city managed program would be a longer and harder road; he added that there are very 96 viable partnerships available to the City. 97 98 Couneilmember Stoesz asked about the child watch program; how will that be priced and 99 how important is it. Mr. Isaac said it is a service provided with revenue not covering 100 costs; most facilities provide it as a service for their members. Couneilmember Stoesz 101 asked if the City's insurance through the LMC would cover a facility; Mr. Isaac said it 102 would normally be covered through the City's regular insurance channels. 703 104 Community Development Director Grochala remarked that this project has turned over all i 05 leafs — the study has been well developed and the options presented are viable. He noted 106 that the consultant will be present for the council meeting (June 28`1'). The report 107 includes a lot of positives, the facility is a good one and there are opportunities to make it 108 a continuing asset to the community. 109 i 10 Finance Director Lynch concurred with the completeness of the report and noted that the III financial information is appropriate to the question. 112 113 Public Services Director DeGardner said directors have spent a lot of time looking at 114 alternatives and have looked at how a facility could be merged into the City structure, all 115 based on how the council would like to proceed. 116 117 The mayor offered thanks to Mr. Isaac and Mr. Proell for the report. If the council has 118 additional questions, he suggests they pose them to staff previous to further formal review 119 on June 28`h. 120 The meeting was recessed at 6:50 p.m. to allow for a scheduled special council meeting. 121 122 2. Review 2020 Annual Audit Report — Finance Director Lynch explained that the 123 City's 2020 Annual Financial Report has been prepared by Redpath and Company and 124 their representative, Andy Hering, was present to overview the findings and answer 125 council questions. The council will be asked to accept the report at the June 14`h Cit 126 Council meeting. 127 128 Andy Hering, Redpath and Company, the City's auditing firm, reviewed a PowerPoint 129 presentation including information on the following: 130 • Overview of report; 131 a Results overview; 132 • Audit process (schedule); 133 • What do the auditors look for; 134 X Where they look for data (journals and disbursements); 135 0 Report on Minnesota Legal Compliance (where they look);