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Mounds View City Council March 13, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 23 positions, where ten positions are usually hired. He explained Staff is putting together a proposal 1 to hire a Public Works intern as opposed to a seasonal employee to assist with Public Works with 2 public improvement projects. 3 4 Mayor Marty stated he is concerned about adding another Staff member if nine summer seasonal 5 positions are approved. He explained there is a heavy schedule of items to get done this year, 6 and Director of Public Works Lee will need someone that is more educated with higher technical 7 skills. Mayor Marty pointed out the Council is not voting for this extra position tonight. 8 9 Councilmember Flaherty asked for a quick bio of a typical seasonal worker. Director of Public 10 Works Lee stated typically seasonal workers are aged 18 to 24 and are college students. 11 12 Mayor Marty stated City Administrator Ulrich suggested paying the intern position out of the 13 projects themselves. Director of Public Works Lee noted he would work with City Administrator 14 Ulrich and Finance Director Beer regarding this. 15 16 Director of Public Works Lee stated that $6.5 million in projects are scheduled for later this year 17 and the first part of next year. He noted that the overall City budget is $5.6 million, so there will 18 be a substantial operating change. He stated more assistance in the office area will be required 19 for the projects to get going. 20 21 Mayor Marty commented that there have not been any projects for a number of years. 22 23 Councilmember Stigney asked if any of the seasonal employees will be allowed to apply for the 24 intern position. Director of Public Works Lee indicated that the position has not been defined 25 yet, but noted that other cities have had a difficult time finding a technical person, so Staff may 26 look at someone who is not in the engineering field as a possibility. 27 28 MOTION/SECOND: MARTY/GUNN. To waive the reading and approve Resolution 6775 29 Approving the 2006 Seasonal Public Works Positions. 30 31 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 32 33 R. Resolution 6776 Approving Execution of a Supplemental Letter of 34 Agreement with Short, Elliot, Hendrickson, Inc. for Community Center 35 Remodeling. 36 37 City Administrator Ulrich stated that the recommendation was to consider a supplemental 38 agreement with Short, Elliot, Hendrickson, Inc. for proposed services for the Community Center 39 as outlined by the Mounds View Community Center Task Force and pursuant to the direction by 40 the Council at the worksession. He stated the cost of proposed services is estimated to be 41 $9,500. He noted an additional proposal was received this evening for $5,000 to do similar 42 services. 43 44 City Administrator Ulrich stated he recommends the item be postponed by the Council, so that 45