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COUNCIL MEETING Page Three February 11, 1985 CONSIDERATION OF ZACK JOHNSON AS CITY PLANNER IMr. Schumacher had presented an amended proposal from Mr. Zack Johnson with hourly rates adjusted from $65.00 /hr. to $55.00 /hr; flat meeting rate of $95.00 no maximum time limit; phone calls from staff and plann- ing commission members will not be charged for unless they exceed thirty (30) minutes; all out of pocket expenses would not have the multiplier and the City would pay only actual costs. Mr. Kulaszewicz moved to appoint Zack Johnson City Planner for 1985. Mr. Marier seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Schumacher said that a formal agreement would be prepared and would become effective the date the agree- ment is signed. He also explained the transition from Barton - Aschman should be smooth since Mr. Johnson knows Barton - Aschman very well. ATTORNEYS REPORT Northdale Construction Settlement - The Council at their last meeting authorized Mr. Hawkins to offer $750.00 to Northdale Construction to settle their case against the City. He has since met with them and the final figure is now $800.00. Mr. Kulaszewicz moved to settle with North - dale Construction for $800.00. Mr. Bohjanen seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Status Report - Robert Wilson Case - The City, Ulmer Construction and the previous City Engineer was sued by Mr. Wilson because of a drainage roblem. The insurance company was defending the City and the case was appealed all the way to the State Supreme Court. The matter was sent ack down to district court with instructions that the plaintiff had the right to amend his pleadings against the City to allege inverse con- demnation. The City is denying all allegations. Mr. Wilson did serve these pleadings on the City, there was a court hearing February 4, 1985 and the Court did allow him to amend his pleadings. The City has 20 days to respond. Because there is no money damages claimed by Mr. Wilson, the insurance company is out of the case and the City is now obligated to defend itself. Mr. Hawkins will be putting an answer into the complaint denying the City has done anything illegal. He is still hopeful Mr. Wilson will sell the property for development. NEW BUSINESS A. Revenue Sharing - Mr. Schumacher has received an Action Alert from the League of Cities regarding the President's proposal to eliminate Federal Revenue Sharing entirely. This would mean about a $43,000 reduct- ion in the City budget for 1986. Mr. Marier moved to send a letter to our members of congress and our senators under the signatures of the Mayor, City Council and Administ- rator in support of the General Federal Revenue Sharing through 1986 and beyond. Mr. Kulaszewicz seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. I . Tax Estimates - Mr. Schumacher presented a schedule of 1984 and 1985 axes payable and noted that in some areas taxes have gone down 35%. his is a result of some effort on the part of the City Council and the school district to reduce taxes. Mr. Reinert thanked the Forest Lake Times for their nice editorial.