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• <br />Mounds View City Council November 14, 2005 <br />Regular Meeting Page 16 <br />about 29 weeks and LED lasts 100,000 hours for each lamp bank. The current message board <br />electricity costs are $6,500 a year and it will go to about $630 a year. <br />Councilmember Flaherty asked how many vendors do this work, noting three quotes were <br />solicited but only one came back. It was also noted there is a rebate of $1,130 from Xcel Energy. <br />Public Works Director Lee stated he does not know why the other vendors did not submit a <br />quote. <br />MOTION/SECOND: Flaherty/Gunn. To waive the reading and adopt Resolution 6671 <br />Approving Retrofit of the Existing Electronic Message Board to an LED Lighting System <br />Mayor Marty noted there is a time limit on the rebate and he hopes the sign is operational so the <br />City qualifies for the rebate. Public Works Director Lee stated that will be the case and the City <br />will get the rebate. <br />Ayes-5 Nays-0 <br />Motion carried. <br />G. Resolution 6666 Temporarily Using the City of New Brighton for Cable Tech <br />Support <br />r~ <br />~~ <br />Mayor Marty asked staff to revise the resolution to include the hourly rate and maximum number <br />of hours. <br />MOTION/SECOND: Many/Gunn. To waive the reading and adopt Resolution 6666 Approving <br />an Agreement with the City of New Brighton Interim Cable Coordination Services, as amended <br />to include the hourly rate and maximum number of hours. <br />Ayes-5 Nays-0 <br />Motion carried. <br />K. Resolution 6675 Amending Personnel Policy in Regard to Educational <br />Reimbursement Amounts <br />• <br />Councilmember Stigney noted the request is to go from a $750 allowable reimbursement expense <br />to $1,200, a $400 increase. He stated he believes it would be more prudent to increase it to <br />$1,000. <br />Mayor Many asked staff to correct a typo in the resolution, the last sentence under Section D, to <br />indicate: "The City Council may grant an exception on the $1,200 limit on a case-by-case basis." <br />Councilmember Thomas stated she understands Councilmember Stigney's concerns but is also <br />aware of the cost of higher education. She noted the goal is to have staff do a better job for the <br />City and $750 does not accurately. reflect the cost of higher education. She noted that even at <br />$1,200 it is only half of the cost. <br />