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Mounds View City Council April 9, 2012 <br />Regular Meeting Page 8 <br /> <br />Mounds View. 1 <br /> 2 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Waive the First Reading and Introduce Ordinance 871, 3 <br />Amending Chapter 605 of the Municipal Code to Include Emerald Ash Borer as a Regulated 4 <br />Tree Pest. 5 <br /> 6 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 7 <br /> 8 <br />E. Resolution 7922, Approving Longevity Increases for Officer Keith Czarnecki 9 <br />and Officer Keith Demarest. 10 <br /> 11 <br />City Administrator Ericson indicated Police Officers Keith Czarnecki and Keith Demarest were 12 <br />both due a longevity increase. He read Resolution 7922 in full and recommended the Council 13 <br />approve the longevity wage adjustments. 14 <br /> 15 <br />Council Member Stigney questioned how high the longevity percentage went. City 16 <br />Administrator Ericson stated the longevity increases topped out at nine percent. 17 <br /> 18 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7922, 19 <br />Approving Longevity Increases for Officer Keith Czarnecki and Officer Keith Demarest. 20 <br /> 21 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 22 <br /> 23 <br />F. Resolution 7925, Accepting Donation from Bethlehem Baptist Church. 24 <br /> 25 <br />City Administrator Ericson stated Bethlehem Baptist Church has provided the City with a 26 <br />donation of $17,574. Staff received this donation earlier this year and has been working to find 27 <br />suitable programs or opportunities for these dollars. The recommended schedule was reviewed 28 <br />with the Council. Staff recommended the Council accept the donation from Bethlehem Baptist 29 <br />Church with the distribution of the funds as noted. 30 <br /> 31 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7925, Accepting 32 <br />Donation from Bethlehem Baptist Church in the amount of $17,574 with the distribution of the 33 <br />funds as noted. 34 <br /> 35 <br />Council Member Stigney reminded the residents these funds were made to the City in lieu of 36 <br />taxes. He questioned several of the ways these funds were being allotted and indicated he would 37 <br />not support the recommendation. 38 <br /> 39 <br />Mayor Flaherty was pleased Club Mid was being supported through the donation. He questioned 40 <br />if the flooring at Groveland Park was in need of replacement. City Administrator Ericson stated 41 <br />the flooring may be upgraded to flooring similar to Lambert Park. Public Works Director DeBar 42 <br />stated the majority of these funds would be used for furniture. 43 <br /> 44 <br /> Ayes – 4 Nays – 1 (Stigney) Motion carried. 45