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Mounds View City Council March 14, 2005 <br />Regular Meeting Page 10 <br />Mayor Marty stated that if the petition comes in, then this project would be dead, but they should <br />start working on the 2006 project. <br />Council Member Thomas questioned whether the Laport Meadows section should be put into the <br />2006 project because there is undeveloped land. She stated she thought they should tackle the <br />places that were already fully developed first. <br />Mayor Marty stated that at the EDA meeting it had been brought up that there were some <br />developers interested in developing that land there, and why would they want to put in new <br />streets and then have heavy equipment running over it. <br />Public Works Director Lee stated that they would not allow any hauling on the road for <br />development in the area. <br />Council Member Thomas stated that if they approve the feasibility report, it doesn't mean they <br />are approving the project; it only means they can use the report in three years. <br />Public Works Director Lee stated that approving the report does not make the project official. <br />MOTION/SECOND. Gunn/Flaherty. To approve Resolution 6474 Approving the Feasibility <br />Report. <br />Mayor Marry reminded everyone that this is a work in progress, and he invited everyone to attend <br />future meetings. <br />Ayes-5 <br />Nays-0 <br />Motion carried. <br />B. Resolution 6436 Approving the 2005 Public Works Seasonal Employee Positions <br />Public Works Director Lee stated that they had been underbudgeting for seasonals for the last <br />several years by about $15,000, so they need to do one of two things. Either they need to cut the <br />services and not hire as many seasonals, or they need to adjust the budget to keep the same level <br />of service. He felt that they get a lot of value out of their seasonals and their numbers in the <br />Public Works Department is fairly low in comparison to other cities on a per capita basis. <br />Council Member Thomas asked for an explanation of why this wasn't in the budget and hadn't <br />been caught the years before. <br />Public Works Director Lee stated he would take responsibility for that, and he hadn't checked the <br />personnel part of it. <br />Council Member Thomas stated she hadn't made up her mind yet, but she was having a difficult <br />time planning to go over budget when it's only March. <br /> <br />• <br />• <br />