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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION DRAFT 4 Mayor Rafferty suggested that the council really pay attention to this program; this is an 117 important element of what the City does. He recommends looking at before and after to 118 see the benefit. 119 4. Police Division Fleet – Public Safety Director Swenson first noted that there will 120 be a more comprehensive review of the fleet as the council reviews the capital budget in 121 November. He remarked that the information he’s providing is an overview and there is 122 no council action requested. Data on the current police fleet and mileage was included in 123 his presentation. He noted one squad with higher mileage due to it having a trial storage 124 bay (for fire equipment). He noted the average mileage per month (total and per 125 vehicle). He reviewed a breakdown of how the vehicles are assigned (including special 126 use vehicles such as snowmobile and Ranger Crew) and utilized by shifts. 127 128 Councilmember Stoesz asked if Director Swenson sees the department utilizing any 129 drones in the next ten years; Director Swenson said yes, he sees that drones can play a role 130 and added that the County already utilizes them effectively. 131 5. Employee Wellness – City Administrator Cotton noted that the current Personnel 132 Policy allows employees to convert some of their sick leave or PTO to pay for health club 133 dues. Due to COVID, those memberships have declined and staff is asking for permission 134 to be able to utilize the program for virtual memberships. She is supportive and sees the 135 connection. 136 137 The council was supportive. Staff intends to make the change effective immediately but 138 will bring to council at a later date as the policy is updated further. 139 6. Council Updates on Boards/Commissions - 140 141 VLAWMO – Rafferty noted the new administrator who’s doing a good job and sharing 142 lots of information. 143 144 Board of Appeal (County) - Ruhland noted that the board heard six appeals and 145 agreement was reached on all. 146 147 North Metro TV – Elections is a focus. 148 7. Monthly Progress Report – There was no new information. 149 8. Review Regular Agenda – The agenda was reviewed and there were no changes. 150 The meeting was adjourned at 8:25 p.m. 151 These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on 152 October 26, 2020. 153 154