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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />APPROVED <br />April 7, 2014 <br />181 coordinate that with city plans. Administrator Karlson said he'd like to see improvements <br />182 to the community room such as a drop down screen. The Mayor added that live <br />183 streaming does have appeal since it would increase availability to all those residents who <br />184 don't have cable services. The council discussed the conferencing machine and Council <br />185 Member Stoesz suggested that he'd like to see an upgrade to provide better services; a <br />186 portable unit that could be used for other rooms would seem the best choice. Live <br />187 streaming with a Webcam would be a nice upgrade but usage and cost should drive the <br />188 discussion. Looking for a used unit may be a good option. <br />189 <br />190 7. Monthly Progress Report- Administrator Karlson reviewed the written report. <br />191 He provided updates on the following: <br />192 <br />193 - Digital scanning project — there is an item on the regular agenda requesting a <br />194 slight raise in pay for the scanners. The council recently extended their service <br />195 and that triggered a pension contribution from their pay. Mr. Karlson <br />196 recommends that the city pick that up by increasing pay by $.75 an hour; <br />197 - Labor negotiations — A mediation is scheduled (police); AFSCME has approved <br />198 their contract; <br />199 - ECFE facility lease possibilities — The day care operators are still working on their <br />200 financing. Another day care has expressed interest and the realtor will work with <br />201 them also; <br />202 Fire department analysis — Council members have been interviewed by the <br />203 consultants. Findings will be presented in April to staff and steering committee <br />204 members and the final report presented in May. The mayor asked that the report <br />205 be presented at the next work session. <br />206 2015 budget — Staff is gathering infoluiation and will schedule a review at the <br />207 council work session of May 27; <br />208 - Joint meeting with advisory boards — The mayor would like to have an agenda but <br />209 keep it informal. The meeting was set for May 19. The council discussed the <br />210 possibility of holding the meeting off site. <br />211 <br />212 Review Regular Agenda of April 14, 2014 — The agenda was reviewed and there were <br />213 no changes. <br />214 <br />215 The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m. <br />216 <br />217 <br />218 April 28, 2014. <br />219 <br />220 <br />221 <br />2 <br />223 u i.i e Bartell, City Cle <br />224 <br />These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on <br />5 <br />