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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 20, 2004 8 M/S/P Siedow/DeLapp to direct the City Planner go through the City’s attorneys inquire as to if there is a new settlement offer by the Met Council as has been communicated to the City by a third party and have them place it in writing and communicated to the Council. (Motion passed 4-0). C. City Council E-mail Boxes The Acting Administrator reported a resident recently criticized the City for no longer publishing on the City web site the personal Email addresses of City Council Members. A solution is to set up individual City Hall E-Mail Boxes for each City Council member. Those are the only addresses made available to the Public. The cost of doing this is $65 per member for the software license and $50 of labor to install. M/S/P Johnston/Siedow approve – to direct the staff to check with Council member Dunn of her desires on this matter because she was not in attendance at the meeting and to set up City Hall E-Mail Boxes for those Council Members that desire them. (Motion passed 4-0.) D. Human Resource Committee Workshop Council member Johnston stated that he detects a problem with code and interpretation, but he doesn’t know exactly if the problem is with code enforcement or interpretation. Johnston suggested that he City Human Resources Committee be requested to address the problems with Code enforcement that he perceives. It was the consensus of the Council that this matter be placed on the agenda of the May 18th Council meeting to gain the perspective of the new City Administrator on the issue. 12. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS: Mayor Hunt reported that City Planner Dillerud had not received an evaluation or Pay Plan Step consideration at his employment anniversary date as City Planner/Assistant Administrator on June 15, 2003, since he was also serving as “Acting” in the position that would have otherwise performed that evaluation, and would have also directed the appropriate salary action. Hunt also observed that another employment anniversary date for Dillerud would occur on June 15, 2004. He suggested that it was proper the City Council’s task to perform Performance Review and direct any base salary adjustments for Dillerud covering his job as City Planner/Assistant Administrator during two full employment years. Hunt reported that he had sent each Council Member a Performance Evaluation form and the Position Description for Planner/Administrator and City Administrator since Dillerud will have served in both positions for 16 months of the 24 months to be evaluated. Hunt said he would coordinate the individual evaluations of the Council for Council action for the May 18th Council meeting. Mayor Hunt reported that he will attend a May 11th forum for east side mayors where they will discuss tax policy, budget, housing, and population. On Saturday, May 29, there is a memorial service to the Veterans of World War II will be dedicated in Washington D.C. honoring the 16 million American servicepersons who served and died to preserve democracy. In tribute to their sacrifice and service, Bayport American Legion, Stillwater American Legion, Stillwater Veterans of Foreign Wars and Lake Elmo Veterans of