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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes December 3, 1997 Page 6 1 D. City Manager. 2 Morrison reported the following: 3 1. Planning.Commission interviews will be at the December 17, 1997 work session from 4 6:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. The Council meeting will begin at 7:30 P.M. 5 2. Morrison will be meeting with School District Superintendent Warren Rolek next week 6 to discuss miscellaneous issues including the date and agenda of a joint City Council - 7 School Board meeting in March or April and the Park Task Force report in regard to 8 Central Park. 9 3. The bid opening for the 1998 Street Projects will be on December 18, 1997. The 10 Resolutions will be considered in January and'the hearings held in February of 1998. 11 4. Public Works, Police and Fire Union contracts will be finalized by December.9 and 12 will be included on the December 17, 1997 Council Agenda. Negotiations are going 13 well. 14 5. The City has applied for Federal money for two more police officers and should have 15 a response by March, .1998. The program includes a 75/25 match in the first year, 16 50/50 in the second, 25/75 in the third, and the City covers all costs in the fourth year 17 and beyond. 18 6. The City is entering into the second year of police contracts with the Cities of Falcon 19 Heights and Lauderdale and the rates will increase by 4%. However, the Cities need 20 to come to an agreement by April 15, 1998 for a contract for future years. This was 21 agreed to by all parties so that if any City decides not'to continue, everyone will have 22 time to make adjustments. Proposed contract language will be presented at the 23 February work session. 24 7. Staff has been working on updates to the Tobacco and Telecommunications ordinance. 25 City Attorney has reviewed the Tobacco ordinance. The Tobacco ordinance needs to 26 be changed to comply with changes made in State laws last year. 27 8. _ Morrison has been working with WSB and several suburbs in regard to the Sump 28 Pump ordinance. This and figures based on the increase in the storm sewer rate 29 increase to $25 per quarter and adjustment in commercial rates will be presented at the 30 January work session. 31 9. The application for the FEMA grant will be on the December 17, 1997 Council 32 agenda. This is above the $150,000 already received by the City. 33 10. Early reports on the new Liquor Store have been positive. Staff has noticed a lot of 34 new customers because of the new location. 35 Wagner re-entered the meeting at 8:20 P.M. 36 Morrison noted the architect from KKE will present the Council with an updated summary in 37 regard to the Liquor Store as there have been a lot of changes made. 38 Mayor Ranallo inquired about the tire storage for the Tires Plus Building. 39 Morrison reported the tire storage may have to be eliminated as it cannot be located next to 40 the building due to the Fire Code.