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• considerations for options for staffing and the budget. Mary Saarion has put together a conservative staffing proposal with two options. I am concerned about the building's ability to cash flow particularly in light of the budget constraints we may have. WAI will also be present Tuesday. Also, the Council may want to authorize a special work session for September 15 with the Task Force to publicize the community center options. Item 8 - Edgewood Drive Signalization Study: Cathy will review the work on this. This is an outgrowth of the theater project and involves placing a signal light at Edgewood and 10, with moving Edgewood to the west. Staff worked with SEH several weeks ago on this and the concept was run past MNDOT with a favorable reaction. What all this means in light of recent discussions can be gone over on Tuesday. Item 9- 1998 Budget: I wanted to talk with the Council a little more and prepare for the September 8 Council meeting where the preliminary levy will need to be approved. From our last discussions the preliminary levy will be up about 6% from the 1997 levy. That is the maximum allowed under the levy limit law. This amount can be reduced by the December meeting where the final levy is decided. Roughly speaking, for each 1% of levy increase, it means about $15,000. The only thing I would like from the Council on Tuesday is an understanding of what the preliminary levy should be for September 8. Item 10 - Golf Course Management Agreement: Bruce and Bob Long have put together the • enclosed agreement. They will review it with the Council on Monday and address the concerns that have been brought up. Also, Bruce is going to try to show how the cash flow would have to work in order to have the upper limits of pay made for the employees out there. That should give the Council some idea of how the agreement would work and the likelihood of that maximum happening. Item 11 - Mayor's Agenda Request Regarding Anthony Properties Inquiry: Mayor McCarty gave me the enclosed memo to reopen discussion on the Anthony Properties request. Item 12 - General Community Meeting: At the last meeting after much consternation had been expressed regarding how the City does business, particularly in regards to the Anthony Properties request, I suggested a more general community meeting be considered to address that issue and the related mistrust concerns. I mentioned this at the Community Center Task Force meeting as well this past Thursday and received a mixed reaction. My main concern is that City business is and is seen as credible. Item 12-Acting Community Development Director: The City has in the past acted to compensate employees filling in for higher levels of responsibility. Paul Harrington and Cathy Bennett were each compensated for time as acting administrator, and Mary Tatarek was as interim finance director. With Pam Sheldon leaving, I would like to have the Council consider additional compensation for Jim Ericson. Originally I had not wanted to consider this until I had an idea of how much time between directors was going to take place. I have talked with Rick Jopke and it appears he would start no • sooner than September 22, assuming the Council and he agree on conditions for his employment. With over one month between directors, I would propose compensated Jim Ericson an additional $500 to cover additional responsibilities during this time. He has taken on more work during this