04-13-2015 Council Meeting Minutes

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COUNCIL MINUTES April 13, 2015 APPROVED 46 47 Resolution No. 15-38, Authorizing issuance of a Special 48 Event Permit for Hammerheart Brewing Company Approved 49 50 FINANCE DEPARTMENT REPORT 51 52 There was no report from the Finance Department. 53 54 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT 55 56 3A) Resolution No. 15-34, Approving new On -Sale and Sunday Sales Liquor License for 57 Fiesta Cancun Mexican Grill and Bar — City Clerk Bartell reported that a new restaurant will be 58 opening soon at 7090 20th Avenue N and the owner has applied for a liquor license, including Sunday 59 Sales. The application process has been completed, related fees have been paid and the applicant has 60 passed the required background check. Representatives of the restaurant were present. 61 62 Council Member Roeser moved to approve Resolution No. 15-34 as presented. Council Member 63 Stoesz seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 64 65 3B) Resolution No. 15-07, Establishing the 2015 Compensation Plan for Non -Union 66 Employees- Administrator Karlson reviewed his written report including a resolution approving a 67 two percent salary increase for the city's non-union employees. He noted that he is proposing an 68 additional increase in salary for two positions but the council has requested further review on that 69 matter; in the meantime, he feels it is appropriate to forward the overall two -percent recommendation 70 and make a decision beyond that later. 71 72 The mayor noted that the point system used by the city to set appropriate salaries indicates that some 73 of these salaries may be too high and others too low. Since that could involve a salary freeze, he isn't 74 certain it is appropriate to approve a two -percent increase across the board. The council discussed 75 tabling the matter as they await additional information since the increases would be retroactive. 76 Administrator Karlson indicated that he has been waiting for two months for a Springsted 77 representative to be available for a council work session so the council can have the additional 78 review; he feels it is important to have an expert in the field present for the discussion and he will 79 schedule that for May. In the meantime he wouldn't recommend approving an increase for only some 80 of the non-union positions. 81 82 Council Member Roeser moved to postpone the resolution to no later than the May 26 city council 83 meeting. Council Member Kusterman seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 84 85 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT 86 87 4A) Authorization to Hire Paid On -Call Fire Personnel — Administration Karlson reviewed 88 Police Chief Swenson's written request to hire one Paid On -Call Firefighter. Applicant Derek 89 Sadowski has passed through the hiring process and is prepared to enter training. 90 2