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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES AUGUST 7, 1990 PAGE 7 concern on possible road damage because there is no road restoration agreement. They also requested investigaton of filling being done in this area and the impact on the wetlands. D. Joint Meeting with Planning Commission and City Council The City Council called a workshop with the Planning Commission for August 13, 1990 at 7:00 p.m, to work on the Comprehensive Plan and Residential Estates and Freeway Business District Ordinances. 1.1. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT: A. Request from DPRA for Reconsideration of Increase for Services M/S/P Hunt/Williams - to bring back the request from DPRA for Council consideration. (Motion carried 4-0). At the July 21st meeting, the Council on a 2-1 vote denied the request of DPRA for a rate incrase. The Council received a letter, dated July 31, 1990, from Robert Reid, DPRA, stating they find themselves making this request of Lake Elmo because they didn't include a clause in the contract as they normally do to pass on the cost of such salary adjustments and took the position, based on information from Lake Elmo and Washington County regarding the anticipated EIS schedule. As indicated in their May 24th letter to Todd Williams, the adjustment in their labor rates, if approved, would add only $2,937 to the total proposed project cost of $98,098, including contingency raising the total to $101.035. DPRA asked the City to reconsider this decision on their request for approval to increase the labor rate charge in accordance with their salary costs for staff working on the EIS review project. M/S/P Hunt/Williams - to grant DPRA. the adjustment in labor rates retroactive to April 1, 1990 in the amount of $2,937 for staff working on the EIS review for the Proposed Landfill Site in Lake Elmo. (Motion carried 3-1: Graves: He felt 7% was a healthy increase (includes cost of living and peformance and/or promotion increase) in salary expense for all employees and should have been factored into the contract. He appreciated the quality of work DPRA has provided the City, but felt the Councl had a fiscal responsibility to our residents.) B. Request from Deputies for Oxygen Tank Deputy Kurtz has asked the City to consider purchasing a portable resuscitator/respirator (approx. $4700) to be carried with them in their cars while they are on duty in Lake Elmo. The County does not have funds available to purchase this equipment. The Finance Director indicated the City is under budget for our police protection. Since the deputies are usually the first responders to a medical emergency and with communicable diseases growing at uncontrollable levels, the Council believed this to be a good purchase and would protect the health of our deputies.