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<br /> <br />Item No: 11B(2) <br />Meeting Date: March 22, 2010 <br />Type of Business: Admin Reports <br /> <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: James Ericson, Clerk - Administrator <br />Item Title/Subject: Administrator Reports <br /> <br />1. Mounds View Town Hall Meeting <br /> <br />As a final reminder, the 6th annual Town Hall Meeting will be held here at Mounds View City <br />Hall on March 29, 2010 from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. The change in venue was made to make <br />use of the existing cable equipment and to better accommodate the attendees. Previous <br />Town Hall Meetings were held on Saturday mornings with minimal attendance, so we’re <br />hoping a Monday evening might be more convenient for residents. The meeting provides <br />residents the opportunity to ask questions of the City Council and to become aware of new <br />goals and priorities. The coach of the year and citizen of the year awards are presented at <br />this meeting as well. <br /> <br />2. Employee Appreciation Luncheon and Gift Certificates <br /> <br />In 2001, the City Council approved Resolution 5617 establishing a program to provide <br />eligible employees with service awards upon reaching five-year employment milestones. In <br />addition, the City has also provided a luncheon to show its appreciation for the hard work <br />and dedication of city employees, at which time the service awards are presented. These <br />service awards (in the form of gift cards) have been awarded to the eligible employees <br />during the annual employee appreciation luncheon. In 2010, eight employees will reach five- <br />year milestones. The City has budgeted $850 for the employee appreciation luncheon and <br />$850 for the service awards. Given the anticipated loss of LGA and other funding <br />deficiencies, I am recommending we significantly scale back expenditures for the luncheon <br />but retain the service awards as a means to recognize those employees who have dedicated <br />their time and efforts to the City. I am suggesting we reduce expenditures by $900, leaving <br />$800 for both the luncheon and service awards. <br /> <br />3. Labor Negotiations Update <br /> <br />Desaree Crane and I have met with representatives from AFSCME and the officers’ union in <br />mediation sessions held here at Mounds View City Hall. While neither mediation session <br />resulted in a contract settlement, the process was informative and productive, if only as a <br />means to an end. We received notice from the sergeants’ union they also intend to file for <br />mediation which is scheduled for April 12. The Public Works bargaining unit executed their <br />2010 – 2011 contract which is on the Council’s agenda for approval. Finally, the officers’ <br />union indicates they will be filing for arbitration, however we have not received an such <br />notice.