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• • COUNCIL MINUTES December 21, 1998 Consideration of 1999 Pay Program and Adjustment for Non -Union Employees - Mr. Tesch presented a copy of both the 1998 Pay Program and the Proposed 1999 Pay Program.. He explained that each year the Council is asked to consider adjustments to the City's Pay Program. The adjustments include adoption of the Hay Study Job Value Points as the backbone of the Pay Program, range and point adjustments to certain positions during this summer's restructuring and the addition of new employees to the program. Those changes can be tracked in the Pay Program and have been made in consultation with our labor relations consultants (LRA). Adoption of this year's program includes a staff recommendation to adjust non-union salaries by 3% consistent with other employee group increases. This Program also maintains the City's pay equity compliance, per State Statute. Staff recommended adoption of the 1999 Pay Program. Council Member Bergeson moved to adopt the 1999 Pay Program and non-union employee adjustments, as presented. Council Member Dahl seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. PUBLIC SERVICES REPORT, RICK DEGARDNER (No Report) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORT, BRIAN WESSEL Consideration of Livable Communities Participation/Goals, Brian Wessel - Mr. Smyser stated that at the last work session, the Council directed staff to confer with the Metropolitan Council staff on the proposed Livable Community goals. Staff presented the goals the City Council felt comfortable with. Met Council staff is also comfortable with the more realistic goals proposed by the City Council. This includes an 85/15% owner/rental mix and a 65% affordability goal for owner -occupied housing. Life cycle goals include a total of 508 units with 268 of them identified as rental. The rental goals are compatible with what is proposed for the Town Center. Thirty-two of all new rental units would be "affordable" to meet the goal by the year 2010. Mr. Smyser stated previously the goals were 68% affordability and life cycle owner/rental mix was 75/25%. Mr. Smyser noted that the goals apply only to new units constructed in the future. That is, the existing housing units are not to be included in the calculations for comparing progress to the long-term goals. Mr. Smyser referred to a memo that gives additional background on the Livable Communities program, including a breakdown of what the goals mean in terms of actual housing units. Staff is recommending adoption of two (2) resolutions by the Council. The first is a resolution electing to continue participation in the Livable Communities Program. The second resolution will adopt the goals proposed by the City Council. Continued participation in the Livable Communities program allows the City to continue several important planning and economic