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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes July 22, 1997 • Page 13 1 6. Staffing Issues. 2 Mornson reported the Building Inspector deadline was July 25. There are three candidates, 3 two are individuals and the third is the City of New Brighton. A recommendation will be 4 made at the September 2 work session. The Public Works position deadline is September 9. 5 The first session of union negotiations for police, fire, and public works will be held in 6 August. 7 7. Sunset Memorial Cemetery Request. 8 Mornson reported Sunset Memorial Cemetery has expressed an interest in constructing a 9 funeral home on their site. The cemetery is located in a residential district and currently is 10 non-conforming. City Attorney has recommended that they petition the City to rezone the 11 area to recreational open space and change the verbiage to permit funeral homes provided 12 they are attached to the cemetery. 13 Mornson noted a memo from Liquor Operations Manager, Michael Larson in regard to the 14 purchase of a cash machine for the Stonehouse. A low bid of$7,495 has been received. This 15 would require a cash outlay of$3,000 and the remaining balance would be paid through 16 transaction fees. Mr. Larson has stated the addition of the cash machine would result in a 17 gross profit of $2,100 per month. Mornson noted the authorization to proceed is needed from 8 the Council as it is necessary to sign a lease. There was Council consensus for Liquor Operations Manager to proceed with the purchase of 20 a cash machine for the Stonehouse. 21 22 VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None. 23 IX. NEW BUSINESS - Continued. 24 B. Appoint Members and Council Representative to the Storm Drainage Task Force. 25 Motion by Enrooth, second by Faust to appoint the residents who volunteered to the Storm 26 Drainage Task Force, including the two volunteered this evening and Councilmembers 27 Enrooth and Faust. 28 Mayor Ranallo noted he would attend the meetings if either Councilmember was unavailable. 29 Motion carried unanimously. 30 C. Discussion of First Meeting Agenda of the Storm Drainage Task Force. 31 Mornson noted a proposed agenda for the first meeting of the Storm Drainage Task Force. 32 He stated it would be appropriate for the Task Force to develop their own Mission Statement 33 and that the facilitator will be determined at the first meeting. Mornson noted he will forward 34 all information available to Task Force members prior to the meeting. Mornson reported he will be meeting with Barr Engineering and WSB on Tuesday, July 29 6 -from 11:00 A.M. to 1:30 P.M.