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View during my tenure here, and of course with the good group of employees here. The Council may want to discuss how it wishes to proceed in the interim. First, the City has used a consultant in the past to process the applications and screen candidates. Individually Council members have indicated an interest in doing the same again, and you may want to officially confirm that Monday evening. There are a couple of ways to proceed with this, either contact the past consultant and work at his yet to be offered price, or bid the service out. I do not think the City should receive an explicit offer from the past consultant until it has expressed its willingness to utilize him directly, otherwise a potential bidding situation could develop that may not be to his advantage. Just for clarification, this is my opinion not his, but I recognize a possible problem to avoid. Second, the cost of this will be of interest I am sure. I believe the police chief position and the city administrator position ran between $12,000 and $15,000. Typically this can come from the wages saved during the interim. Lastly, the Council should determine an interim administrator with compensation based on past practice. 10E. Review of Airport Legislation Status - Bob Long, City Attorney: Bob and the Mayor attended recent House and Senate committee hearings on the airport where they were happy to report our bill passed, although just barely in the Senate committee. The Council needs to review the status of this and consider expending additional funds to now carry the fight to both floors. As with last year, additional lobbying assistance appears likely. To date, the City has spent about $18,000 of the 2000 budget designated for legal costs associated with the airport, either for legislative efforts or litigation. While only $15,000 was budgeted for the year, additional funds could be allocated from Contingency or simply the General Fund reserve balance. Council will recall last year allocating an additional $15,000 for lobbying at this point to a specific lobbyist, in additional to the Kennedy and Graven team. This is being looked at again, with an additional $15,000 for the Kennedy and Graven effort. An additional lobbyist may also be advantageous that helped in the Senate committee fight. Last year, staff was authorized to monitor the effort and associated costs during periods between Council meetings and make judgments accordingly. While these specific costs were not budgeted for, it is important for the Council to consider where it is in the process and whether this can be accomplished. It is closer than it was last year but is by no means a sure thing. Review and discussion Monday will help in focusing on the endgame of the issue. EDA Meeting 5A. Award of Demolition Bid for EDA-owned property located at 2225 Hillview Road - Jim Ericson: Jim will present this item for the Council. 5B. Set a Public Hearing for Monday, March 13, 2000, at 7:05 p.m. to Consider a Resolution on the Proposed Adoption of the City's Business Subsidy Policy under Minnesota Statutes, Sections 116J.993 through 116J.995: This item is self explanatory.