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Mounds View City Council February 8, 2010 Regular Meeting Page 7 1 Council Member Gunn asked if it was worth hiring and training the engineering intern for 2010. 2 City Administrator Ericson suggested the specific term of the position be changed instead 3 through an additional Item on the Resolution, Item 4 could read “Funding in subsequent years 4 shall be subject to Council authorization.” This would eliminate the need for the Council to 5 review the Resolution and would be handled through the budget process. 6 7 Council Member Stigney did not want the engineering position buried in the budget discussion. 8 9 Mayor Flaherty questioned if the engineering intern should be treated like a seasonal employee. 10 Council Member Stigney indicated he has made an amendment to the motion and would like the 11 Council to vote on the motion on the table. 12 13 Council Member Mueller suggested staff bring this item to the Council in November to assure 14 that staff does not lose the position after December of 2010. Director of Public Works DeBar 15 agreed with this suggestion stating he would not want to lose the skilled intern and have to 16 retrain a new hire. He felt the position should not be treated as a seasonal employee. 17 18 Mayor Flaherty asked why the previous intern was not reviewed on a yearly basis. Director of 19 Public Works DeBar stated the intern position was not treated as a seasonal position. However, 20 if the Council would like this reviewed in November he would bring it back to the Council for 21 yearly approval. 22 23 Mayor Flaherty called for a vote on the Resolution amendment. 24 25 Ayes – 2 Nays – 3 (Flaherty, Hull, Gunn) Amendment failed. 26 27 Mayor Flaherty called for a vote on the original motion. 28 29 Ayes – 4 Nays – 1 (Stigney) Motion carried. 30 31 Council Member Hull left the Council Chambers. 32 33 E. Resolution 7571, Adopting the 2008 Mounds View Comprehensive Plan. 34 35 Community Development Director Roberts reviewed the past consideration of the City’s 36 Comprehensive Plan Update and presented staff’s recommendation for the Council to move 37 forward with adoption and implementation of the 2008 Mounds View Comprehensive Plan 38 Update. He noted the resolution would take that action and incorporates the Tier II Sewer Plan 39 information. 40 41 Council Member Mueller asked what would happen if the City could not meet what the Met 42 Council was predicting and forecasting, as the land use changes from 2010-2030 for the City of 43 Mounds View. Community Development Director Roberts indicated the City would not be 44 penalized for not meeting the forecasts as this was predicted regional growth. The City was to do 45