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January 9, 1978 5 The first regular meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 8:10 p.m. on January 9, 1978 by Mayor Karth. Members present; McLean. Kulaszewicz, Schneider. Absent; None. Mayor Karth asked Mr. Locher to swear in Mr. Richard Zelinka. Mr. Zelinka had been appointed at the January 4, 1978 special meeing to fill out the remaining two years in Mr. Karth's term of office. Mr. Locher adminstered the Oath of Office to Mr. Zelinka and Mr. Zelinka assumed his place at the "tountil table. Mayor Karth informed the Council of a cll he and had from a paper called the Hearld Dispatch that had told heim they had printed an 'equal employer' statement for the past two years for this City. The cost of this publication was $185.00. The Clerk could find no record of having paid for this ad. After some discussion, Mr. McLean moved taht the City does not publish this ad. Seconded by Mr. Schneider. Motion carried unanimously. It was also suggested that the name of this paper be passed on to the League of Cities and the Attorney General's office for checking. Mr. Schneider moved to approve the minutes of December 27, 1977 with corrections. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously, with Mr. Kulaszewicz abstaining. Mr. Schneider moved to approve the minutes of the special meeting of January 4, 1978 with corrections. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously, with Mr. Zelinka abstaining. The contracts for animal control for the year 1978 were considered. The City had received proposals from M.A.P.S.I. and Blaine All Pets. The costs as set forth in both contracts were compared and general discusion on the provisions in the contracts. Mr. Zelinka moved to approve the contract with Blaine All Pets with the addition of the following statement, 'Blaine All Pets will nttify the City of all unlicensed dogs retained and both the City and the owner will be notified if a licensed dog is retained. Both notifications must be within 24 hours.' The anticipated patrol not to exceed ten hours per month. Seconded by Mr. McLean . Motion carried unanimously. There was discussion of notification on weekends and how this could be handled. There were several methods suggested - the Clerk to provide a current list of owners licnese numbers and phone numbers to the agency; the agency could contact the Police Department through the emergency number. This will be worked out later. Mr. Locher said the Ordinance must be changed to reflect the amount charged for boarding of the animals. After some discussion, Mr. Zelinka moved the Ordinance be modified to read, "The charges for boarding by the City will be the same as charged by the Animal Control Agency as they may change from time to time." Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewica. Motion carried unanimously. The Clerk had checked into a storage cabinet for the plat maps. The fiber board unit costs approximately $115.00, the metal one $200.00. Some members felt the fiber board has a tendency to sag. The Clerk was instructed to contact Mr. Gotwald for a source of these cabinets. Mr. Schneider said he had moved the Clerk's and Police Chief's alaries be deleted from the motion approving salaries for the City personnel. He said he had taken care of his reasons for the notion through personal contact. Mr. Schneider said he felt the Personnel Commission was doing a very good job, but thought there should be an employee review at least once a year by the full Council. There are areas that need to be improved and streamlined.