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Mounds View City Council February 23, 2004 Regular Meeting Page 13 Finance Director Hansen explained that the additional benefits should be no more than 15% of 1 the additional pay. 2 3 Council Member Stigney asked whether the franchise fees are used to pay for the pro rated 4 amounts for lights and heat for the cable room. 5 6 Finance Director Hansen indicated the City is absorbing those costs but is billing a portion of the 7 City Administrator’s salary so that covers the City’s incidentals. 8 9 MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 6199, a 10 Resolution Authorizing the Cable Television Production Coordinator to Work Up to 30 Hours 11 Per Week. 12 13 Council Member Stigney said he thinks the position should stay at the 20 hours. 14 15 Ayes – 4 Nays – 1(Stigney) Motion carried. 16 17 H. Resolution 6200 Approving the Acquisition of Tax Forfeited Property 18 Described as Lot 36, Knollwood Park from Ramsey County 19 20 Economic Development Coordinator Backman provided an overview of his staff report. 21 22 Council Member Marty commented that he does not have a problem with this but has an issue 23 with the amount of City Staff time going over to try and change these and acquire the property 24 and he would like a computation of the amount of resources and city staff time that has been put 25 into this project and have it built into the costs passed onto the developer as well as attorney’s 26 fees. 27 28 Council Member Stigney asked whether there is any protection for the City if the developer does 29 not purchase the property. 30 31 City Attorney Riggs indicated that there is no final purchase agreement or final development 32 agreement at this time. 33 34 Economic Development Coordinator Backman indicated he does have a draft of a final 35 development agreement and will email it to the City Attorney tomorrow. 36 37 Finance Director Hansen explained that the developers have more money committed to this 38 project than what the City has for acquiring the property so they are fully committed. He then 39 recommended that the City purchase the property regardless of whether the developer purchases 40 it because the City needs to own that contiguous block of land for redevelopment. 41 42 MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 6200, a 43 Resolution Approving the Acquisition of Tax Forfeited Property Described as Lot 36, Knollwood 44 Park from Ramsey County. 45