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Mounds View City Council April 14, 2014 Regular Meeting Page 5 1 MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8242, 2 Approving a Labor Agreement with Law Enforcement Labor Services (LELS) Local 204 3 (Mounds View Patrol Officers), with the understanding the class system may need to be amended 4 by the plan administrator. 5 6 Council Member Mueller was pleased that staff had negotiated a three-year agreement. She 7 commended City staff and the labor union for coming together and reaching this agreement. 8 9 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 10 11 C. Resolution 8243, Approving a Labor Agreement with the Public Works 12 Group. 13 14 City Administrator Ericson requested the Council approve a three-year labor agreement with the 15 Public Works group. He reported the previous agreement had expired at the end of 2013. He 16 noted a compensation study was completed and from a comparable standpoint, Mounds View 17 was underpaying its Public Works Maintenance employees by 4.45%. He reviewed the proposed 18 changes within the contract and recommended Council approval. 19 20 Mayor Flaherty questioned if the rate increase was included in the 2014 budget. Finance Director 21 Beer reported he had a rate increase of 3.93% in the 2014 budget. 22 23 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8243, 24 Approving a Labor Agreement with the Public Works Group. 25 26 Council Member Meehlhause stated he would have liked to have seen the market rate adjustment 27 spread out over several years. However, after discussing this further with the Council, he 28 indicated he would be supporting the contract as proposed. 29 30 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 31 32 D. Resolution 8245, Approving a Cigarette/Tobacco Business License for Sam’s 33 Food Market Located at 2408 County Road I. 34 35 Assistant City Administrator Crane requested the Council approve a cigarette/tobacco business 36 license for Sam’s Food Market as the business has changed ownership. It was noted all 37 necessary paperwork and fees have been paid to the City. She reported the Council previously 38 discussed this item at the March 24th meeting and staff recommended the Council table action 39 until several inconsistencies could be clarified with the applicant. 40 41 Assistant City Administrator Crane explained that on April 10, 2014 staff and Council Member 42 Meehlhause met with the applicant, his interpreter and the City Attorney Riggs. A discussion 43 was held regarding the inconsistencies and staff was now comfortable with the Council 44 approving the cigarette/tobacco license for Sam’s Market with several conditions. Staff reviewed 45