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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 11-20-84 PAGE 8 M/S/P Mazzara/Morgan - To adopt Resolution 84-60 acknowledging and accepting the DNR Grant in the amount of $225 for the grooming of the cross country ski trails in Sunfish Park. (Motion caried 4-0). E. Parks Capital Improvement Program The Council reviewed the Parks Capital Improvement Program as presented. The Administrator pointed out that the Parks Commission is not committing themselves to doing everything in the plan. This is basically a concept plan, and the Commission will be evaluating each individual item as they come up. M/S/P Morgan/Fraser - To accept the Parks Commission 5 Year Capital Improvement Plan as presented. (Motion carried 5-0) Mazzara suggested switching a couple of things in the plan. He felt that there would be a need to replace/repair the picnic tables, grills in Lions Park sooner than 1987 and suggested they be switched with the proposed playground equipment for Reid Park that is planned for 1985 and 1986. F. 1985 Water and Sewer Budgets The Council reviewed the proposed budget for the water and sewer funds for 1985. M/S/P Morgan/Dunn - To adopt the 1985 Water and Sewer Budgets amended. (The net Water Department loss for 1985 is projected to be $2000). / (Motion carried 5-0). G. MAMA - Comparable Worth Study The Administrator referenced a memo from MAMA regarding a Joint Compensation Study, Consultant Selection and Cities Participation in the Comparable Worth Study. There are 56 cities jointly participating in this study at a base cost of $3000 to $3500 per city (subject to a decrease if more than thirty of the out -state cities join), plus an additional charge, depending on the number of employees in the city. (Lake Elmo's additional cost would be approximately $1500). A MAMA meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 4, 1984 to discuss this proposal, the costs involved in this joint project, and to get a committment from cities desiring to participate in this joint study. Dunn stated that this sounds like a bureaucrats dream -come -true. The State passes a law and than we as a City have to go out and hire a consultant to interpret that law. On that basis, Dunn would not support participation in this joint program. We can do just as well on our own. Morgan stated he was less than enthusiastic about this joint program. He asked the Administrator if we would really have a problem doing this in-house. The Administrator stated he thought it could be done in-house, but did; not know how we would develop our own guidelines. The State has not yet issued any guidelines.