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P25 <br />COUNCIL MINUTES September 26, 2011 <br />DRAFT <br />46 September 12, 2011 City Council Meeting <br />47 Minutes Approved <br />48 <br />49 Application for Exempt Permit from Lawful <br />50 Gambling License for St. Joseph Catholic Church <br />51 (two events) Approved <br />52 <br />53 Application to Conduct Excluded Bingo, Blue <br />54 Heron Elementary PTO Approved <br />55 <br />56 Resolution No. 11 -96, Extending Deadlines for Moon <br />57 Marsh Planned Unit Development Approved <br />58 <br />59 FINANCE DEPARTMENT REPORT, AL ROLEK <br />60 <br />61 There was no report from the Finance Department. <br />62 <br />63 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT, <br />64 <br />65 3A, Recommendation to Reclassify One Staff Position and Eliminate Two Staff Positions - <br />66 Administrator Karlson reported that, based on council direction, he conducted an organizational <br />67 assessment and is presenting results to the council. The current phase of implementing the <br />68 recommendations of the assessment is the reclassification of one position and the elimination of two <br />69 positions (Senior Planner and Director of Administration). He is recommending that the council <br />70 approve those recommendations at this time. <br />71 <br />72 Council Member Rafferty moved to approve the recommendations as presented. Council Member <br />73 Roeser seconded the motion. <br />74 <br />75 A council member acknowledged that it is difficult to consider the elimination of positions but the <br />76 action does not reflect on the work done for the city by the two individuals holding those positions. <br />77 The mayor noted that the task of reviewing the organization was appropriately assigned to <br />78 Administrator Karlson and he is pleased that the job has been accomplished in house; it is important <br />79 for the council to have this organizational information as the city moves forward. <br />80 <br />81 Motion adopted on a unanimous voice vote. <br />82 <br />83 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT, JOHN SWENSON <br />84 <br />85 4A, 1St Reading of Ordinance No. 19 -11, Amending Chapter 503 of the Lino Lakes Code of <br />86 Ordinances regarding Animal Control — Public Safety Director Swenson explained that staff and <br />87 the city attorney have reviewed the city's animal control regulations with the goal of clarifying the <br />88 process of dealing with dangerous animals. The proposed ordinance before the council would remove <br />89 the term "potentially dangerous" and make a process much clearer. It would also establish a hearing • <br />90 officer process for appeals and pass certain costs onto the animal owner. <br />2 <br />