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Administrator’s Report Jim Ericson March 10, 2003 Item 1. The YMCA Executive Advisory Committee. The Committee met for the first time on March 3, 2003. All members of the committee were in attendance and a member of the community attended as well to provide input on a certain issue. The Committee began by discussed what the roles and responsibilities are of the YMCA according to the Agreement, and also discussed the need to establish a procedure for dealing with complaints and concerns at the Center. All felt the meeting was beneficial and a subsequent meeting has been scheduled for April 14, 2003 at 5:00. Item 2. Compensation Study. Labor Relations Associates were asked to perform the compensation study as indicated in the Personnel Manual. The City Council authorized the study on December 30, 2002. During negotiations with AFSCME, the City agreed that it would conduct the study for all positions in the City and that as a result, “salaries will be increased or frozen as necessary, effective January 1, 2003.” The study (which is attached for your review) indicates that 10 of the positions have maximum wages below the Stanton 6 mean, while 12 positions’ wages are in excess of the Mean. I would like some direction as to how the Council would like to proceed with this issue. Item 3. Meeting with Commissioner Bennett. I will be attending a meeting on March 14, 2003 to discuss local and regional issues with Ramsey County Commissioner Tony Bennett and the other administrators and managers of communities in Commissioner Bennett’s district. Please share with me any issues, comments, concerns or anything else you would like me to communicate to Commissioner Bennett at this meeting. Item 4. Legislative Townhall Meeting. This is simply a reminder that Senator Betzold and Representative Bernardy have scheduled a Townhall meeting at the Mounds View Community Center from 10:00 am to noon on March 15th. The topic of discussion is the state’s budget deficit and how that gets resolved. They are asking the residents as well as the Council to come forward and to voice your opinion. Item 5. Keyless Entry. At a previous meeting of the City Council, the Council authorized staff to work with Best Lock Company to assess our locks and to make changes that would allow the City to maintain the keys system as it had been in the past. Also as part of that discussion, the Council asked staff to look into the cost of a keyless entry at the front door. The cost of keyless entry mechanisms have come down from previous systems and it’s my understanding they work independent of a computer until data is needed. If we need to know who accessed the building over the weekend, we would simply bring a laptop to the mechanism and download the data. To achieve total tracking control, three units would need to be installed for the exterior City Hall doors. Another unit (or units) could be installed on the Police Department exterior as well. The cost of each unit is $500. Please direct staff if this is something you’d like installed.