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COUNCIL MINUTES August 11, 2014 DRAFT 179 information is developed. Council Member Roeser again urged people to join in the process and be 180 proactive. 181 182 Tonya Rolfson, 154 Egret Lane, stated that she sees that the council made a decision but put the cart 183 before the horse. The council should have looked at the questions first. She suggests that people 184 wanted to give input before the decision was made, not after. She's concerned that there is a better 185 way to go about this. 186 187 Terri Klenzendorf , 497 Forsham Lake Dr, said it is clear that the council has rationale to move 188 forward with this decision but also clear that people are not understanding that; more information to 189 the citizens is needed. 190 191 Cezar Panait, 6577 Souix Lane, noted concern about costs. He is already paying more than his friends 192 in the City of Woodbury. He thinks working together, such as with a fire district of three cities, saves 193 money, and he fears the new department will not be cheaper. 194 195 Bryan Olson, 511 Hawthorn Road, thanked the council members for service to the city. He noted his 196 concerns. The Springsted report gave six options. He sees the council has already chosen an option 197 but doesn't know how to reach the solution. If there are bonds, for example, how will those be repaid 198 and what will that cost? People are also hearing that their insurance premiums could go up. He is an 199 aware citizen who is reading information available and trying to understand the decisions. He is 200 offended with implications that motives are political. He isn't getting the "warm and fuzzy" that the 201 council is suggesting and he'd like to see all the numbers. Also he doesn't like the cross training idea 202 — the Lino Lakes Police Department is the best as they are and he doesn't expect them to fight fires. 203 204 Mike Schweigert, 23 Park Drive, noted the Springsted report and the option that the council chose. It 205 is the only option that had failures — some cities who chose the public safety department model chose 206 to go back to traditional. 207 208 The mayor closed the comment period. 209 210 The motion to approve the resolution was adopted on a unanimous voice vote. 211 212 3C) Charter Commission Request for Additional Funding — Administrator Karlson reviewed his 213 written report. The Commission has been authorized additional funds in the amount of $600 for legal 214 assistance in their review of charter amendments forwarded by the council. Those funds have been 215 expended and they are requesting an additional $3,400 for contining their research; they have held a 216 number of special meetings recently. The council discussed the matter at the last work session and 217 agreed to approve an additional $725. 218 219 Council Member Rafferty remarked he is not in agreement that the council concurred to fund an 220 additional $725; he noted that one council member wasn't present at that meeting. He has some 221 concern about how the funds will be expended; that being said, he has seen the commission has been 222 making real efforts. 223 5