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-4- Motion by .'Councilman .Marks and seconded by Mayor Haik -to accept the concept of the October 5, 1980 Park View Lease- Components and to request the City Attorney to refine the language of the lease for presentation for Council approval. Motion carried unanimously. In his October 3rd memorandum., Larry Hamer .had recommended the purchase of .a Huber roadgrader from Valley Equipment .for $8,719 with trade and with repairs made by Valley as they had proposed. However, Mr. Soth advised the purchase would have to be advertised for bids in accordance with Minnesota statutes. The Public Works Director had also addressed .the installation of a street light requested by the. residents for the intersection of Bell Lane and Armour Terrace in his memos of October 7th and 14th and the petition for the light signed by ten property owners in that area was included in the agenda. . Motion 'by Mayor Haik and seconded- by Councilman Ranallo to approve installation of a street light between 2926 and 2922 Armour Terrace but to assume. no capital costs for an underground installation unless there is a legal question involved which requires underground installa- tion due to no alternate location. Motion.. carried unanimously. • The Council acknowledged the letter of commendation from the Hennepin County. Attorney for Fire Captain John Slanga's "excellent and professional" investigation of the 1977 Haystack Restaurant fire. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and- seconded by. Councilman Marks to approve the listing of judges for the November 4 , 1980 general election as made in the October 14th agenda. Motion carried unanimously. In his- October 10th memorandum, Mr. Fornell had recommended acceptance of the Deferred Compensation Administrators Inc. proposal to make -the analysis of the deferred compensation program requested -by the City ' s reserve .firefighters. He �said he will negotiate with DCA how the deferred compensation :will fit into the total compensation for the reserves-.. Mayor Haik expressed her concern that the program not have a negative effect on the City ' s efforts to attract reserves. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Mayor Haik to accept the City ' Manager ' s recommendations'- that; (a) the Deferred Compensation Administrators, Ind. .proposals for providing an analysis of deferred compensation- for the City's reserve firefighters be accepted at a fee not to exceed $1,200; (b) the Firefighter' s Relief Association by-laws and legal aspects of the program be reviewed by the City Attorney; and (c) the City Manager research and report back on the com- parable benefits of both deferred and cash compensation in other cities.