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Mounds View City Council February 10, 2014 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br />1 <br />2 Council Member Meehlhause requested further information on the street improvement district. <br />3 Representative Yarusso discussed how the proposed street improvement districts would impact <br />4 townhome developments with private roadways. <br />5 <br />6 Council Member Meehlhause recommended the County Road 10 roadway be renamed and the <br />7 signs be changed out by MnDOT when work was completed on County Road H. <br />8 <br />9 Mayor Flaherty agreed stating the surrounding communities have come together and have come <br />io to agreement on a new name for County Road 10. <br />11 <br />12 Council Member Mueller questioned what committees Representative Yarusso served on. <br />13 Representative Yarusso noted she served on the Energy, Environment and Natural Resources <br />14 Committee, the K-12 Education Committee and the Civil Law Committee. She further discussed <br />15 the issues that each of these committees would be addressing in 2014. <br />16 <br />17 Mayor Flaherty asked how the State's surplus would be utilized. Representative Yarusso <br />18 indicated there were several competing ideas on how the surplus would be used. One option <br />19 would be to reduce business taxes. Other options include a cost of living increase to personal <br />20 care attendants or increased funding to transportation. <br />21 <br />22 Finance Director Beer discussed the new sales tax exemption law passed by the State indicating <br />23 there were still issues that needed to be resolved. <br />24 <br />25 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS <br />26 A. Resolution 8212, Authorizing the Advertisement for a Part Time Economic <br />27 Development Specialist Position. <br />28 <br />29 City Administrator Ericson recalled that the City's Economic Development Specialist recently <br />30 resigned her position. He explained the job description for this position had been revised by <br />31 staff. He requested the Council authorize staff to advertise for a part time Economic <br />32 Development Specialist. <br />33 <br />34 Council Member Mueller recommended staff note within the Resolution that this position was <br />35 originally full time to ensure that future Council's are made aware that this position could shift <br />36 from part time to full time in the future, if the need were to arise. She wanted to be assured that <br />37 the City was properly staffed. <br />38 <br />39 Council Member Gunn understood this concern, however she did not want potential candidates <br />4o believing it was a guarantee that this position will go full time. She recommended the job <br />41 description and Resolution remain as submitted by staff. <br />42 <br />43 Mayor Flaherty agreed. <br />44 <br />45 MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8212, <br />