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Mounds View City Council September 12, 2011 Regular Meeting Page 3 Planning Associate Heller stated Ordinance 861 would update the City’s Code regarding 1 variances to bring the language into compliance with newly approved State’s regulations. She 2 indicated the Ordinance has been reviewed by the City’s Attorney and Staff recommends 3 adoption. 4 5 Mayor Flaherty indicated this was a housekeeping issue that would allow City Code to become 6 aligned with State Statute. 7 8 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Waive the Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance 861, 9 Amending Titles 1000, 1100 and 1200 about Variances and publish the Ordinance summary. 10 11 ROLL CALL: Hull/Stigney/Mueller/Gunn/Flaherty. 12 13 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 14 15 C. Resolution 7825, a Resolution Authorizing the Hire of Neil Hiatt, Public 16 Works Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Worker. 17 18 City Administrator Ericson indicated the Public Works Department had a resignation in July of 19 this year. The Council authorized Staff to advertise and hire for this position. The City received 20 over 80 applications and completed a number of interviews. After completing this process, Staff 21 recommended the Council hire Neil Hiatt for the public works sanitary sewer maintenance 22 worker position. 23 24 Assistant City Administrator Crane noted that the drug screening and fitness for duty screening 25 came back satisfactory. 26 27 Mayor Flaherty requested Staff read the Resolution for the record. 28 29 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Stigney. To Adopt Resolution 7825, a Resolution Authorizing 30 the Hire of Neil Hiatt, Public Works Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Worker. 31 32 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 33 34 D. Resolution 7821, a Resolution in Support of a Proposed Vikings Stadium in 35 Arden Hills. 36 37 City Administrator Ericson stated this item was discussed at the last regular Council meeting in 38 August. At that time, the Council was not ready to approve a Resolution of Support. This was a 39 continuation of that discussion. A letter was sent to Ramsey County addressing the City’s 40 concerns and the Resolution proposed this evening could be amended to address these concerns. 41 42 Mayor Flaherty reviewed several concerns he had with the Resolution of Support asking that a 43 sound wall be constructed for the City and that in no way would the airport be expanded through 44 the Vikings Stadium development. He also explained that he did not support the tax increase by 45