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Councilman Hunt voiced concerns from the MAC on some of our reserve funds for capital equipment. Are we putting away enough money? How much money is costing the city each year for each department? Page 4: Discussion on Compost Facility Program: Will we have a compost site and where will it be located. The $10,000 was left in budget Clean -Up Days: Cost has gone up considerably. Questions raised on what is made on salvage, is the City loosing an opportunity to make money or is Mr. Olinger doing us a service. Now, Mr. Olinger hauls it away and he sells it. Banister said this has been done for years. Carl Tacke has looked into this and will gave an update. There was a suggestion made to limit the number of tires. Banister pointed out the budget figure does not include getting rid of appliances. The Council has to resolve location of clean- up day in 1996 because the city has to be off the existing site and do not know if there will there be enough room on the existing maintenance site. This item will be referred to the Solid Waste Advisory Committee. Parks -Park Reserve Delete $5,000 Page 5: Public Works: Maintenance Foreman Dan Olinger requested an additional $2,000 for part-time snowplowing. The Council felt that just because they have additional equipment doesn't mean they have to hire a person to run it. The bobcat should be used by all the workers. Other Additions: Youth Service Bureau, Family Violence, Community Vol. Service - Amounts were left as -is. Payroll: Council agreed to the 5.1 % Increase in staff salaries. Acting Mayor Johnston arrived at 5:35 p.m. and the Council proceeded to discuss agenda item on clustering. 2. Memo from City Planner on Cluster Land Use Policy In the memo dated August 29,1995, Planner Terwedo explained that at the August 28th meeting, the Council and Planning Commission discussed the pros and cons as to whether or not city should approach this type of land use policy. There seemed to be a positive response to the broad idea of clustering. The density issue is the biggest hurdle which will need to be resolved. The meeting was adjourned before she would get a clear direction as to whether or not the City would like to further pursue the clustering concept.