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November 27, 1996 To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Chuck Whiting, City Administrator Re: December 2, 1996 Work Session Due to lack of time, this memo will have to serve as an overview to Monday evening's meeting on Administrative Issues. Discussion of Public Works 1997 Contract: I will have met with the DPW group again on Monday. So far nothing is very different from the last time I met with Council. Payments for safety glasses and health insurance seem to be ongoing issues, plus lead pay for Steve Dazenski. Monday evening will simply be a briefing on my part with the Council. Discussion of Administrative Aide Position: This is actually the reclassification of this position to Human Resources Technician. See my staff report. Discussion of Clerk-Administrator's Salary: The City has made step adjustments for new management employees after their six month point of tenure. My six month date was October 8. There may be some confusion as to my status since I was hired at an amount not at a normal step. Some information is enclosed for you on steps. I would prefer this simply be deferred to the Council and the Mayor. . Discussion of New Council Facilitator: Because of timing needs for scheduling and so forth, I want to inform the Council that after some discussions with the Mayor-Elect and new council members, there is a strong desire to schedule a goal setting/team building session shortly into the new year. Don Salverda has talked with me and is familiar with Mounds View and some of the elected officials. I asked him to set aside January 25 for a Council session, and February 15 for a Council and staff session, and wanted to inform this Council of that. I was impressed with not only his format, but what appear to be very reasonable fees. He is sending me more detailed information. I want to pass this along knowing that the new Council will be making the decision in January to confirm his services. Update of Quad Rink Status: This endeavor just keeps on going. There will be some matters to act on in December, but right now I am not sure how it will all end up. First, the language in the resolution passed by the Council in September has a minor, but significant change and will require it be passed again with the change. At a meeting this morning, the issue at question was whether the City's are liable for operational expenses in addition to the hour quota. The resolution Anoka County wanted said yes,but the master agreement discussion said no. That will be taken care of and should be no further problem. The master agreement has been modified and our discussion this morning did not conclude, so another meeting has to be held next week. I will provide you with the draft to date so please tell me Monday if you have any concerns. The Council has not expressed much to date, but actions will be before the Council in December. To date, I have taken a position that as the smallest participant in this, our fellow cities have done a good job at taking the lead, but it is • complicated. I can spend some time on this Monday if the Council is so inclined.