06/03/1998 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Search

CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION JUNE 3,1998 Caroline, Council member and Task Force member said that she did not want to vote for zero growth but did vote for about 100 new homes per year. She explained that Mark Lindblad could not be here tonight and asked her to present his views of the draft. Mark hoped that the Council would leave this meeting with a clear consensus that everyone including the City Council is "walking in the same direction". Kim asked the Council to write down their comments and submit them to the Task Force or Al Brixius. The Council will meet on June 15, 1998, 4:30 p.m. to "walk" through the entire draft. She asked the Council to be prepared to resolve this matter on June 25th. PARK BOARD REVIEW OF 1998 GOALS George Lindy, Park Board chairman, presented a summary of the Park Board goals and priorities. The handout named the parks, the description of the work to be completed, the dollar amount and which fund the money would be coming from. He also was pleased that the Parks Department is receiving money from the excess fund balance for playground equipment. George reported that the Parks Department and the Park Board are continuing to search for suitable land to build an athletic complex. He stated that forty to sixty acres would be ideal and that they are currently looking at five (5) or six (6) possible locations. CITY AUDITOR Rob Tautges presented a letter to Council outlining his proposal to increase the scope of the 1997 audit and the added cost. Mayor Sullivan asked Rob to make council aware of any other billing. John asked Mr. Tautges to carefully consider the additional charges and charge the City fairly. PDI, CITY ADMINISTRATOR SEARCH Harry Brul presented a list of publications in which the ad appeared for the new City Administrator. Harry reported that there are currently 67 candidates. PDI will cut the list to 23 and with additional information narrow down to six (6). He stressed the importance of discussing salary in the immediate future. He also reported that PDI did not receive a large number of applications from the local area and thought maybe that was because of the press Lino Lakes received in the last year and the current situation itself. Harry asked the Council to discuss moving expenses to accommodate someone from out of town. There will be four (4) interview panels - City Council, Management Team, Staff and Advisory Board Members. Mayor Sullivan pointed out that the interviews are open to the PAGE 4