HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/27/2005LAUDERDALE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, SEPTERMBER 27, 2005
The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. and asked the administrator to call the
roll.
Members Present: Karen Gill -Gerbig, Karen Doherty and Mayor Dains.
Members Not Present: Clay Christensen and Moose Giannetti
Staff Present: Brian Bakken -Heck, City Administrator and Heather Butkowski, Deputy
City Clerk.
Council member Gill -Gerbig moved approval of the agenda, second by council member
Doherty and passed.
The minutes of the September 13, 2005 council meeting were approved as presented on a
motion by council member Doherty and a second by council member Gill -Gerbig.
The Mayor called for comments and questions of the claims. There being none, the
council approved claims in the amount of $49,656.42 on a motion by council member
Gill -Gerbig and a second by council member Doherty.
ACTION ITEMS:
1) Administrator Bakken -Heck informed the council that the federal reimbursement
rate for mileage increased .08 cents to .485 from .405. He recommended the city
council increase the mileage reimbursement rate to coincide with the allowable
federal rate.
Council member Gill -Gerbig moved to increase the mileage rate from .405 to .485
effective 9/27/05 and to make the rate retroactive to 9/1/05. Motion second by
council member Doherty and carried on a roll call vote with all members voting
yes.
2) Administrator Bakken -Heck told the council the Park and Community
Involvement Committee (PCIC) is down to three members. Jim Bowink,
Assistant to the City Administrator is recommending the appointment of Kathryn
Kanicek to the PCIC committee.
Moved by council member Gill -Gerbig to appoint Kathryn Kanicek to the PCIC,
second by council member Doherty and carried on a roll call vote with all
members voting yes.
The council members went over several items for consideration for the meetings in
October. The Council decided to have the following items on the October 11 agenda:
truck purchase, property issue at 2301 Ione and 1743 Pleasant, visit by Martin Costello,
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LAUDERDALE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, SEPTERMBER 27, 2005
Larpenteur Avenue update and a closed session to discuss the park property litigation.
Other items will be discussed October 27.
The council went in to a work session to discuss the status of the city's health insurance
program. Administrator Bakken -Heck expressed concern to the council about the cost of
insurance for staff and seek alternative plans and bring options to the council for
consideration.
There being no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m. on a
motion by council member Doherty and a second by council member Gill -Gerbig.
The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 11, 2005 at 7:30 p.m.
Brian W. Bakken -Heck Jeffrey Dains
City Administrator Mayor
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