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Mounds View City Council February 10, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 23 1 Council Member Stigney indicated the matter should be discussed at a work session. 2 3 Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated that he had discussed maintenance of the plant material at 4 the billboard near Walgreen’s with Clear Channel and it is not their intent to provide periodic 5 maintenance. However, the City Forester was under the impression he would be maintaining that area 6 and the plantings were to be of a type that required little, if any, maintenance. 7 8 Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated that Springsted is conducting a mini-symposium discussing 9 budgets and future planning on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Four 10 Points Sheraton and asked interested Council Members to let him know if they wished to attend. 11 12 Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated he had received two publications from the State Auditor in 13 addition to the LGA report and will put them in the Council office for review. 14 15 Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated that Staff had Best Lock Company conduct an analysis of 16 the locking systems and keying system and Best determined that it would cost approximately $1,600 to 17 replace all of the cores and provide keys to employees so that there are not so many keys required. He 18 then said that there is an issue right now because public works does not have access to City Hall after 19 hours. He also commented that changing the keying system would make it consistent and something 20 that public works could maintain. 21 22 Mayor Linke indicated that past Council purchased the system with the idea of a hierarchy of keys with 23 one key in the police department being a grand master that would open everyt hing rather than multiple 24 keys. He then said that $1,600 seemed reasonable to get the system back. 25 26 Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated the system is patented and Best needs to do the changes. 27 28 Council Member Quick asked how a certain individual that is no longer employed with the City 29 obtained a grand master key to a patented system. 30 31 Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated he could not answer that question. 32 33 Council Member Marty indicated he would like to investigate the costs associated with having a reader 34 card that would show who was at City Hall and when. 35 36 Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated that Public Works Director Lee would be looking into that 37 as part of the rehabilitation study for City Hall. 38 39 Mayor Linke indicated the sys tems are expensive and maintenance is an issue. 40 41 Council Member Quick said he thought it would make more sense than having keys. 42