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Mounds View Matters <br /> <br />At the March 11, 2002 Council meeting the Council inquired about why the last issue <br />of the Mounds View Matters was delivered after March 2, 2002. I spoke with Paul <br />Overson from Independent Delivery Service. Mr. Overson indicated that he became <br />aware that the newsletter was delivered late only as a result of my call. He <br />explained that he was told by his staff that a delivery truck broke down and they <br />decided to wait until the following week to deliver the remaining 300 newsletters. <br /> <br />I inquired about the City being issued a credit for the late delivery and was told that <br />the request would not be met for the following reasons: the City receives a <br />discounted rate because the newsletter is delivered with the Focus; this was the first <br />such delay; and they had never been advised that this was such a time sensitive <br />delivery. <br /> <br />The Council may be aware that on occasion residents have indicated that they have <br />not received the newsletter. I inquired about this and was advised that Mounds View <br />has requested that 5300 copies of the newsletter be delivered; however, the <br />newsletter is bundled with the Focus and only 4500 issues of the Focus go out to <br />residents. In addition, Mounds View requested 100% saturation of apartment <br />buildings and the Focus requested only 25% saturation of apartment buildings. As a <br />result, the newsletter is not reaching all residents as intended. <br /> <br />The City currently receives a discounted rate for delivery of the newsletter as long as <br />it is bundled with the Focus. Staff will look into options for addressing the saturation <br />issue and report back to the Council at a later date. <br /> <br />Additional Projects <br /> <br />As well as the items listed above, staff is also working on the following: <br /> <br /> on-going review of the personnel manual <br /> LELS grievance regarding the application of longevity pay <br /> Preparation for hearing before the Bureau of Mediation Services regarding last <br />summer’s terminations <br /> Filling data practices requests <br /> Performing tasks typically handled by the Administrative Assistant (e.g., <br />preparing Council packets and the Mounds View Matters, posting Council action <br />items to the electronic filing system)