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Mounds View City Council November 27, 2017 Regular Meeting Page 6 2 Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. 3 4 D. Resolution 8855, Accepting Improvements and Approve Final Payment for 5 Silver View Trail Rehabilitation. 6 7 Public Works Director Peterson requested the Council accept improvements and approve final 8 payment for the Silver View Trail Rehabilitation. He explained this project started in 2014 when 9 design services were ordered. He stated in 2015, the City moved the project forward and ran into to problems with several easements, which delayed the project one year. He reported the project 11 was completed in the fall of 2016 and 5% of the project was held by the City until the final punch 12 list items were completed. He indicated this project came in $50,500 under budget. Staff 13 recommended the Council accept the improvements and approve the final payment. 14 15 Mayor Mueller thanked City Attorney Riggs, Public Works Director Peterson, City 16 Administrator Ericson, and Interim City Administrator Zilmund for working so diligently on the 17 easement issues in order to complete this trail segment. 18 19 MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8855, 20 Accepting Improvements and Approve Final Payment for Silver View Trail Rehabilitation. 21 22 Council Member Meehlhause stated residents were very pleased with how this trail turned out. 23 He thanked former Public Works Director Erickson for his assistance on this project. 24 25 Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. 26 27 E. Resolution 8859A, Approving the Hire of Nicholas Henly as Building 28 Official. 29 30 City Planner/Supervisor Sevald requested the Council approve the hire of Nicholas Henly as the 31 City's Building Official. He reported the City has had a vacancy in this position since late 32 September. The City has been contracting these services in the interim. He commented on the 33 hiring process and noted the City had seven applicants apply for this position. After completing 34 interviews, staff recommended the hire of Nicholas Henly. He also recommended this position be 35 changed from non-exempt to exempt. 36 37 Council Member Gunn asked why staff was recommending a change to the exempt status. City 38 Planner/Supervisor Sevald explained this change would remove the hourly rate and allow the 39 building official to work more than 40 hours per week if a storm situation were to arise. Interim 40 City Administrator Zikmund reported the newly approved job description points to this position 41 being exempt. 42 43 Mayor Mueller questioned when Mr. Henly would be starting with the City. City 44 Planner/Supervisor Sevald stated Mr. Henly would begin working for Mounds View on January 45 2, 2018.