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Mounds View City Council July 27. 2009 Regular Meeting Page 10 1 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 2 3 11. REPORTS 4 A. Reports of Mayor and Council. 5 6 Council Member Mueller updated the Council on the League of Minnesota Cities Ethics 7 Advisory Panel meeting and suggested this information be discussed at a Work Session. 8 9 B. Reports of Staff. 10 1. Update on The Mermaid. 11 12 Assistant Clerk-Administrator Crane advised that the owners of The Mermaid closed on the sale 13 of the hotel on July 22, 2009, so it is anticipated that the City would soon receive a check from 14 the sale proceeds. She asked if the Council wanted to proceed with the revocation process of The 15 Mermaid’s liquor license. 16 17 Council consensus was reached to not revoke The Mermaid’s liquor license at this time. 18 19 2. Temporary Building Inspector Position. 20 21 Community Development Director Roberts presented the staff report detailing the benefit to 22 Mounds View to have a Temporary Building Inspector, noting Don Burda has resigned his 23 position. He noted that while a summer intern may be of benefit, that option involves a lot of 24 staff time to interview and hire for just several months and it does not provide consistency and 25 continuity. He described alternatives and recommended the City pursue a shared position with 26 New Brighton. 27 28 Council Member Hull asked if the part-time position would be year round or just the summer 29 months. Community Development Director Roberts stated they have need for a year round 30 position. 31 32 Clerk Administrator Ericson stated a full-time summer intern position involves about the same 33 number of hours as a part-time position for the full year and the City would get more benefit 34 from a part-time employee rather than a part-time summer intern. He noted if sharing a position 35 with another community, they will want an assurance that Mounds View is considering the 36 position for the full year. 37 38 Council Member Mueller stated this position needs to be filled and sharing resources via a joint 39 powers agreement with another city, like New Brighton, is an excellent option. She noted that 40 the upcoming senior housing project will require many inspections through the winter months. 41 42 Council Member Gunn stated her concurrence and noted that code enforcement work is also 43 needed. 44 45