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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 8, 2007 Page 5 1 City Engineer Hubmer replied they are. He explained these projects are the reuse of storm water 2 and to filter backwash water at City Hall and use the water to irrigate instead of potable water. 3 IIe stated the other project is to look at storm water discharged into the Mississippi River. Ile 4 commented the MWO has installed monitoring equipment at the south end of town. He reported 5 City Manager Morrison is coordinating the efforts with MWO. Ile commented MWO wants to 6 evaluate the existing conditions prior to monitoring. 7 8 City Engineer Hubmer stated he met with Silver Lake Homeowner's Association to bring them 9 up to date on the issues and activities the City is undertaking regarding water quality. 10 11 Mayor Faust stated it is important to note a lot of investment is being put into the community 12 from the north to the south and all are related to the quality of life and the betterment of the 13 community. IIe stated the trick is to keep it all coordinated. 14 15 Mayor Faust reported he received a street notification letter and noticed these are coming out 16 regularly. 17 18 City Engineer Hubmer replied they have gone out almost weekly. 19 20 B. Ordinance 07-002• Mayor and Councilmember's Salaries Section 200.12. (Second 21 Reading) 22 23 Mayor Faust reported the Mayor and Councilmember salaries were discussed at the goal setting 24 work session and an ordinance was written to that effect. IIe explained the ordinance would 25 raise the Mayor's salary from $550.00 to $625.00 per month, the Mayor pro tem salary from 26 $495.00 to $563.00 per month, and the Councilmember salaries from $440.00 to $500.00 per 27 month. 28 29 Mayor Faust stated the HRA stipend of $25.00 per month would be eliminated. 30 31 Motion by Councilmember Thuesen, seconded by Councilmember horst, to approve the Second 32 Reading of Ordinance 07-002, an ordinance amending Chapter 2 Operations and Administration 33 for Change in the Mayor and Council pay effective January 1, 2008. 34 35 Motion carried unanimously. 36 37 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 38 39 City Manager Morrison reported that on Mayl6, 2007 he will meet with the City of Minneapolis. 40 He stated it is a follow up to the meeting held last fall and to meet the new planning director, talk 41 about the Comprehensive Plan, and other cooperative efforts. He commented he would report 42 back to council on May 22, 2007 regarding this meeting. 43 44 City Manager Morrison reminded Council and residents that the sculpture dedication would be 45 held on May 17, 2007, at 5:00 p.m. in Salo Park. 5