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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION DRAFT 3 programming and Mr. Isaac said that is anticipated and has been considered in areas of 91 the budget (equipment). Councilmember Ruhland said he is leaning toward the hybrid 92 model; he asked for the consultants’ professional recommendation on the best option. 93 Mr. Proell said the hybrid program makes sense to him; his experience tells him that the 94 city managed program would be a longer and harder road; he added that there are very 95 viable partnerships available to the City. 96 97 Councilmember Stoesz asked about the child watch program; how will that be priced and 98 how important is it. Mr. Isaac said it is a service provided with revenue not covering 99 costs; most facilities provide it as a service for their members. Councilmember Stoesz 100 asked if the City’s insurance through the LMC would cover a facility; Mr. Isaac said it 101 would normally be covered through the City’s regular insurance channels. 102 103 Community Development Director Grochala remarked that this project has turned over all 104 leafs – the study has been well developed and the options presented are viable. He noted 105 that the consultant will be present for the council meeting (June 28th). The report 106 includes a lot of positives, the facility is a good one and there are opportunities to make it 107 a continuing asset to the community. 108 109 Finance Director Lynch concurred with the completeness of the report and noted that the 110 financial information is appropriate to the question. 111 112 Public Services Director DeGardner said directors have spent a lot of time looking at 113 alternatives and have looked at how a facility could be merged into the City structure, all 114 based on how the council would like to proceed. 115 116 The mayor offered thanks to Mr. Isaac and Mr. Proell for the report. If the council has 117 additional questions, he suggests they pose them to staff previous to further formal review 118 on June 28th. 119 The meeting was recessed at 6:50 p.m. to allow for a scheduled special council meeting. 120 121 2. Review 2020 Annual Audit Report – Finance Director Lynch explained that the 122 City’s 2020 Annual Financial Report has been prepared by Redpath and Company and 123 their representative, Andy Hering, was present to overview the findings and answer 124 council questions. The council will be asked to accept the report at the June 14th Cit 125 Council meeting. 126 127 Andy Hering, Redpath and Company, the City’s auditing firm, reviewed a PowerPoint 128 presentation including information on the following: 129  Overview of report; 130  Results overview; 131  Audit process (schedule); 132  What do the auditors look for; 133  Where they look for data (journals and disbursements); 134  Report on Minnesota Legal Compliance (where they look); 135