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MINUTES APPROVED JANUARY 17, 2012 <br />LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 3, 2012 4 <br />Council Member Park requested that the I-94 Corridor Committee remain and requested <br />they update the City Council at the February Council Workshop. <br /> <br />Mayor Johnston suggested that Council members report on their committees and <br />activities at the start of the Council meetings, as it will provide the residents the <br />knowledge of what their Council Members are working on and discussing. <br /> <br />MOTION: Mayor Johnston moved to disband the (Sub)Committees and to meet on <br />pertinent issues on an as-needed basis. Council Member Pearson seconded the motion. <br />The motion passed 5-0. <br /> <br />Planning Commission Appointments: <br /> <br />Planning Director Klatt stated that two of the Planning Commissioners’ terms had <br />expired, and that both Todd Williams and Julie Fliflet had indicated their interest in <br />reappointment to the Commission.. <br /> <br />The Council was in agreement with re-appointing Todd Williams as it will provide <br />continuity of knowledge to the Planning Commission and it would be his second term. <br /> <br />The tenure of Planning Commissioner Julie Fliflet was discussed. It was determined that <br />the First Alternate should move up and to have Julie be appointed as Second Alternate at <br />this time. <br /> <br />MOTION: Council Member Pearson moved to re-appoint Todd Williams to a 3-year <br />term as a Voting Member on the Lake Elmo Planning Commission. Council Member <br />Park seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0. <br /> <br />MOTION: Mayor Johnston moved to appoint Nadine Obermueller to a 3-year term as a <br />Voting Member on the Lake Elmo Planning Commission, Kathy Haggard as First <br />Alternate and Julie Fliflet as Second Alternate. Council Member Smith seconded the <br />motion. The motion passed 5-0. <br /> <br />Potential Additional Funding for Targeted Pay Adjustments <br /> <br />Interim City Administrator Dawson presented to the Council information regarding the <br />use of funds within the Compensation Adjustment Account and whether Council wished <br />to use the balance in the General Fund for what would be on-going expenses. Similar <br />adjustments mat be needed for the next few years to make the City’s pay levels <br />competitive for more effective retention and recruitment of Staff. <br /> <br />MOTION: Council Member Smith moved to spend $3,114.00 out of the General Fund <br />and make the suggested pay adjustments. Council Member Park seconded the motion. <br />Motion failed 3-2, with Mayor Johnston and Council Members Emmons and Pearson <br />voting against. <br />