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Apr3nnIN 6 n Page 4 February 10, 1997 Mounds View City Council III A discussion followed. Mayor McCarty noted that this motion will limit staff to the second candidate only. Council member Trude asked that her motion be amended to approve the hiring of the best candidate available from the pool of candidates contingent upon them meeting background and testing requirements. Council member Quick was in approval of the amendment. Council member Stigney asked if this position will follow the same guideline as in the past-with anticipated salary increases at three months,six months,one year and then a Cost of Living adjustment. He noted he is uncomfortable with this policy. Mayor McCarty noted that a Personnel Policy meeting has already been set to discuss this issue. Mr.Ulrich noted that it will follow the existing hiring guidelines. VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried RESIDENTS REOUESTS AND COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR: There were no requests or comments from the floor. ID COUNCIL BUSINESS: A. Status Report on Pedestrian Bridge over Highway 10. Ms.Pam Sheldon,Director of Community Development gave a brief overview of the Pedestrian Bridge project. She explained that in 1994,the City applied to the federal government to obtain funds for a pedestrian bridge at the Long Lake Road and Highway 10 intersection. That grant request was for$600,000,of which $480,000 would be federal money and$120,000 would be a local match. The grant was awarded to the City. To cover the match,$190,000 of local funds were set aside. The sources of these funds were Franchise Fees, Special Project Funds,General Fund,Street Light Fund,and Activity Fund. Since the grant was awarded, approximately$85,000 in additional items have been identified. She noted the possible funding sources for the additional items. Ms. Sheldon noted that at the last Council work session,a status report was presented and at that time,the Council directed staff to put it on the Council agenda for further discussion. Ms. Sheldon noted that most of the funding for this project are from Federal tax dollars. This money is available to many communities and if it had not been awarded to Mounds View,it would still have gone to another local community for this type of project. She noted that in order for the City to keep the grant,the bridge needs to be built this summer(by October 1, 1997),so there is a need to come to a quick resolution on this matter. Mayor McCarty stated he has had difficulty with this project from the very beginning. He stated he anticipated that there would be a public hearing and public involvement process prior to the approval of this project. One of his concerns is the source of funding on the local share. Council member Trude explained that there were Public Hearings and public meetings. There was public el input from Spring to Fall and people were involved even prior to the approval of the grant.