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Mounds View City Council July 27.2009 <br />Regular Meeting Page 10 <br />• <br />Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. <br />11. REPORTS <br />A. Reports of Mayor and Council. <br />Council Member Mueller updated the Council on the League of Minnesota Cities Ethics <br />Advisory Panel meeting and suggested this information be discussed at a Work Session. <br />B. Reports of Staff. <br />1. Update on The Mermaid. <br />Assistant Clerk-Administrator Crane advised that the owners of The Mermaid closed on the sale <br />of the hotel on July 22, 2009, so it is anticipated that the City would soon receive a check from <br />the sale proceeds. She asked if the Council wanted to proceed with the revocation process of The <br />Mermaid's liquor license. <br />Council consensus was reached to not revoke The Mermaid's liquor license at this time. <br />2. Temporary Building Inspector Position. <br />Community Development Director Roberts presented the staff report detailing the benefit to <br />Mounds View to have a Temporary Building Inspector, noting Don Burda has resigned his <br />position. He noted that while a summer intern may be of benefit, that option involves a lot of <br />staff time to interview and hire for just several months and it does not provide consistency and <br />continuity. He described alternatives and recommended the City pursue a shared position with <br />New Brighton. <br />Council Member Hull asked if the part-time position would be year round or just the summer <br />months. Community Development Director Roberts stated they have need for a year round <br />position. <br />Clerk Administrator Ericson stated afull-time summer intern position involves about the same <br />number of hours as a part-time position for the full year and the City would get more benefit <br />from apart-time employee rather than apart-time summer intern. He noted if sharing a position <br />with another community, they will want an assurance that Mounds View is considering the <br />position for the full year. <br />Council Member Mueller stated this position needs to be filled and sharing resources via a joint <br />powers agreement with another city, like New Brighton, is an excellent option. She noted that <br />the upcoming senior housing project will require many inspections through the winter months. <br />Council Member Gunn stated her concurrence and noted that code enforcement work is also <br />needed. <br />