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Mounds View City Council November 23, 2009 Regular Meeting Page 3 Council Member Mueller referenced Section 1, definition of responsibilities, and asked for 1 verification that this JPA will not increase any of Mounds View’s responsibilities. Clerk-2 Administrator Ericson confirmed the City’s responsibilities would not be are not increasing at all. 3 Finance Director Beer stated this JPA was drafted based on previous documentation. 4 5 Council Member Stigney questioned the reference under joint responsibilities to “the park fund.” 6 Clerk-Administrator Ericson clarified that the city has there is a separate Lakeside Park Fund. 7 8 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7527, 9 Approving a Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Spring Lake Park Concerning the 10 Operation and Management of Lakeside Lions Park. 11 12 Council Member Mueller noted that the City of Spring Lake Park reviewed and approved this 13 JPA at their November 16, 2009 meeting. Mayor Flaherty stated this JPA will formalize each 14 city’s responsibilities and is an appropriate document. 15 16 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 17 18 C. Resolution 7528, Approving a Step Increase for Officer Kirsten Lafean of the 19 Mounds View Police Department. 20 21 Assistant Clerk-Administrator Crane presented Sgt. Menard’s finding that Police Officer Kirsten 22 Lafean has satisfactorily performed in the capacity of her position and recommendation to 23 approve a step increase wage adjustment consistent with the LELS Police Officers Union 24 Contract. Assistant Clerk-Administrator Crane read Resolution 7528. 25 26 Mayor Flaherty noted this officer was hired on June 1, 2009, and is still in the probationary 27 period. Assistant Clerk-Administrator Crane stated that is correct and in accordance with the 28 union contract, Officer Lafean is due a six-month wage increase. 29 30 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7528, 31 Approving Step/Longevity Adjustment. 32 33 Council Member Mueller stated that while Officer Lafean was still in the training phase and 34 accompanied by another officer, she responded to a neighborhood police call and did a very good 35 job in mediating a difficult situation. She thanked Officer Lafean for being part of the team. 36 37 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 38 39 D. Resolution 7526, Approving the 2010 SCORE Recycling Grant Request to 40 Ramsey County. 41 42 Assistant Clerk-Administrator Crane presented staff’s recommendation to approve a resolution 43 authorizing the City to make application to Ramsey County for a 2010 SCORE grant to fund 44 2010 recycling activities, projected to be $26,545. 45