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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION May 7, 2007 <br />APPROVED <br />91 federal, county and state funding could be lost; rebid the project with the risk that the bids would <br />• 92 come in higher; include closure of Lake Drive knowing that savings would be hard to pre - <br />93 calculate and there would be an impact on residents and businesses; approve a revised finance <br />94 plan to fund the project. <br />95 <br />96 Mark Dierling, SEH Consulting Engineer, was present to answer questions. He noted that the <br />97 same factors are driving high bids on many projects. They are high fuel costs as well as high <br />98 demand for cement and steel. A rebid is not common approach and can be quite risky. <br />99 <br />100 Finance Director Rolek explained that the proposed revised finance plan for the interchange <br />101 project involves the use of tax increment funds (TIF) from the Town Center project, Town <br />102 Center Project fund balances, addition of justifiable storm water management funds and <br />103 Municipal State Aid (MSA) funds. The MSA funding is sufficient to be a safety net in the event <br />104 the TIF district develops slower than anticipated. The draw -down of MSA funds for the project <br />105 will occur over several years to allow for MSA fund availability for other projects. <br />106 <br />107 Community Development Director Grochala noted that staff is comfortable with the proposed <br />108 new finance plan and will present additional information at the council meeting if requested to do <br />109 so. <br />110 <br />111 The Council agreed to consider the new finance plan at the May 14 council meeting. <br />112 <br />•13 NONUNION 2007 WAGE ADJUSTMENTS <br />114 <br />115 Administration Director Tesch introduced human resources consultant Ann Antonsen of <br />116 Springsted, Inc. Ms. Antonsen noted that the Stanton Report formerly used for salary <br />117 information no longer exists but rather cities are utilizing the League of Minnesota Cities survey <br />118 information to analyze salaries. Looking at cities with like populations as a market, jobs were <br />119 matched and, in some cases, blended to identify minimum and maximum salary ranges for City <br />120 nonunion positions. As in the past, the 65th percentile was used to establish an appropriate range <br />121 for the management team. Along with the market adjustments the 3% annual adjustment would <br />122 be applied. This is intended to be the first stage of a comprehensive project. <br />123 <br />124 Ms. Antonsen reviewed the city administrator position findings to show what process was used <br />125 to formulate the wage recommendations. <br />126 <br />127 Council comments included questioning use of the 65th percentile, a request to include <br />128 performance in the future and a request for figures on the difference between the 50th and 65th <br />129 percentile. Also requested was information on salaries for all metro area cities and updated job <br />130 descriptions. <br />131 <br />132 Council Member O'Donnell was excused from the meeting at 7:40 p.m.; the council took a <br />133 fifteen minute recess. <br />134 <br />.35 <br />3 <br />