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begin planning for retirement. He said one such avenue would be a 457 retirement with City <br />matches to employees plans. Council Member Doll Kanne asked if there is a vesting term for the <br />match. Council discussed vesting periods. <br />Kanne Doll said she is supportive of having something in place. Watson said staff will take a <br />deeper dive into this. <br />Watson noted that another area the City could look at as an incentive would be to provide phone <br />stipends to staff that use their personal cell phones regularly for work. The Council asked for <br />more comparable stipends from other cities. Kanne Doll said she would like to have it written <br />out what is the tipping point before someone falls into this policy. <br />Watson said another area would be a vehicle allowance for department heads that require <br />significant travel for work in their personal vehicles. Council Member Rogers asked for <br />information on how many miles staff are driving on a monthly basis. <br />Watson asked that the Council consider adjusting staff s weekly hours during the summer to <br />account for the "Minnesota lifestyle" from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Council Members <br />discussed this and said they would be in favor of summer hours. <br />Regarding staffing additions, Rogers asked that staff create a create business case and quantify <br />additional staff. <br />PARKS MASTER PLAN DISCUSSION <br />City Administrator Watson said the memo/information he provided to the Council he had <br />provided to the previous Council. The memo outlines what a Parks Master Plan would provide. <br />He said that the City has never really had a Plan, just basically an inventory. <br />Watson said this effort would give the Parks, Rec and Trails Commission a purpose and could <br />cost around $100,000. <br />Council Member Rogers said he would like to know what the Commission's role would be. <br />Watson replied that they would ask the questions, the City would pay for an expertise to help <br />facilitate this and get people motivated. Watson said he will begin talking to facilitators and <br />getting quotes. <br />2023-2024 WORKPLAN AND GOALS DISCUSSION <br />City Administrator Watson introduced the 2023-2024 Workplan, hoping for a discussion of and <br />getting Council Members thoughts on the plan which was provided by the consultant. He said he <br />is looking for direction. <br />Watson suggested adding somewhere the Green Steps/Green Leaf programs <br />