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1 ST. ANTHONY CITY COUNCIL
? REGULAR COUNCIL. MEETING
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5 FEBRUARY 12, 1991
R 1 . CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
9 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Ranallo at 7:30 who led the
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11 Pledge of Allegiance.
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3 A silent minute of prayer was offered for those serving in the Persian
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Gulf and the _Middle East.
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15 2. ROLL CALL
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18 Present: Mayor Ranallo, Councilmembers Enrooth, Marks, Wagner and Fleming.
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20 Staff Present: City Manager Tom Burt and Assistant to the City Manager Sue
21 VanderHeyden
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�3 3. APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 12, 1991 COUNCIL AGENDA
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5 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the Council Agenda for
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• 25 the February 12, 1991 Council Meeting with the following additions:
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27Report by Cable Commission Representative - Reports
28 29 Corrected Proclamation - Volunteers of America - Reports
30 First Reading of Ordinance No. 1991-01 ; Adopting Council Salaries - New
31 Business
32 Motion carried unanimously
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�4 4. APPROVAL OF JANUARY 22, 1991 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
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7 Motion by (larks, second by Ranallo to approve the council meeting minutes
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37 of January 22, 1991 with the following additions/corrections:
39 page 3, lines 12 & 13: These lines should read as follows: "Another
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41 scholarship. is awarded to a St. Anthony High School graduate by the
42 High School in Bob Sundland's memory."
4-3 4-y page 4, line 2: Change the word "no" to "all"
6S page 4, line 22: This sentence should read, "Mayor Ranallo has resigned
46 from the Village Fest Board of Directors as four members of the City
47 Council cannot serve on the Board.
48 page 5, line 24: Insert between the words "by" and "Counc i I members" the
49 word "all"
30 Motion carried unanimously
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1 4a. APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 5, 1991 COUNCIL WORK SESSION MINUTES
2 Motion by Marks, second by Ranallo to approve the minutes of the February
5, 1991 Council work session.
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5 Motion carried unanimously
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R 5. LICENSES/PERMITS
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10 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the license applications
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3 Contractors licenses: Prestige Home Improvement , Inc. , Edina, Mn.
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Plekkenpol Builders, Bloomington, Mn.
15 Tony Mezzenga Construction, Shoreview, Mn.
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17 Heating License: Unique Air Inc. , Minneapolis, Mn.
18 Motion carried unanimously
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21 6. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS
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23 A. Dorsey & Whitney
24 Motion by Wagner, second by Marks to approve payment in the amount of
�5 5904.00 to Dorsey S Whitney for legal services rendered from December
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27 Motion carried unanimously
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- B. Rieke Carroll Muller Associates
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31 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve payment to Rieke Carroll
32 Muller Associates in the following amounts:
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2. $1 ,431 . 14 (deleted from approval)
35 3. $1 ,483. 14
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37 4. $ 202.80
38 The City Manager explained that charges ##1 and #/3 were for services
39 for the VOC calculations on carbon in the temporary plant and preparation
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41 of manifests to send the carbon through or to other locations outside of
42 the state. This procedure measures the used carbon and measures the amount
42 of contaminents in the carbon.
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hr, Item #/2 is for a report being done by the firm for EPA. The City Manager
46 stated he has indicated to the firm their report was not satisfactory and
47 he requested the Council not authorize approval of this payment. He felt
48 the three page report did not include sufficient detail nor analysis. He
49 has requested the firm to prepare another report. In response to his
50 request a thirty page report is being drafted at no additional charge.
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• Item #4 is for engineering costs associated with refurbishing Well #3.
1 The City will be reimbursed by the Minnesota Pollution Cenirol Agency.
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Motion carried unanimously
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5 C. International Business Machines
Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve payment to International
P Business Machines in the following amounts:
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10 1 . $1 ,373.44
11 2. $9,429.00
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13 The City Manager advised that both of these charges are for mini computer
i4 equipment and were purchased off of the State bid.
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16 Motion carried unanimously
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18 D. Ramsey County League of Local Governments
19 Motion by Fleming, second by Marks to approve payment in the amount of
20 $239.85 to the Ramsey County League of Local Governments 1991 membership
21 dues.
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23 Mayor Ranallo questioned the validity of continued participation in this
24 organization. Councilmember Marks felt this organization offered many
25 opportunities for training as did Councilmember Wagner. Councilmember
• 26 Fleming stated this organization could prove to be beneficial in light
27 of the budget concerns being experienced on the municipal level .
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29 Motion carried unanimously
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31 E. Verified Claims
32 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the verified claims for the
33 Liquor Accounts Payable dated January 28, 1991 and February 12, 1991 and
34 for the Accounts Payable dated. February 12, 1991 .
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37 potion carried unanimously
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39 7. REPORTS
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41 a. Cable Commissioner Report
42 Bill Zawislak represents the City on the Cable Commission. He was appointed
4.3 in January of 1991 .
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LS Recently, the cable company serving the City of St. Anthony as- well as
46 nine other cities, raised the subscriber rates without giving subscribers
47 the required notice. Zawislak advised that the cable company was sent a
48 letter by the Cable Commission requesting justification for this increase
49 and advising the firm of its violation of the franchise agreement regarding
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2 proper notification to subscribers of an anticipated rate increase.
The Cable Commission has received no response from the cable company.
The Commission's complaint with this procedure can be handled one of
5 two ways; notify the federal cable regulating commission of the violation
or advise ,the company it is expected to return the funds received from
this rate increase to the subscribers. Zawislak stated that' there is
R approximately $20,000 realized from the increase.
9 The Cable Commission is undertaking the responsibilities of cable access
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11 features of the company. Assumption of these duties requires the hiring
12 of staff and of an Executive Secretary. Cora Lee Wilson, formerly of
13 Ohio, has been hired as the Executive Secretary and has assumed her duties
i4 at this po-int in time. Bill Bruce, who represents Little Canada on the
5 Cable Commission, will be working closely with this cable access project
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15 and expects it to take about three months to be in place.
17 Zawislak noted that the Cable Commission has set aside funds for a
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19 scholarship open to a resident of any of the ten member cities.
20 This student must be a communications major and have attained the
21 student status higher than a freshman, preferably a sophomore or junior.
22 A press release regarding this scholarship program was received in the
23 City offices today.
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25 Presently, all ten cities have a cable representative serving on the Cable Commission and there are eight alternates. Zawislak was appointed to rep-
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26 resent St. Anthony i-n January of this year. He feels the City should form
98 a Cable Commission of its own and could look to those persons who expressed
interest- in serving in the past to appoint. He inquired what the distribution
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29of the funds received from franchise fees was and was advised these funds
30 31 go back to the General Fund. While he recognized that the City is facing
32 some financial restraints he indicated he may be requesting some funding
33 for equipment.
34 Discussion continued regarding some programming suggestions which could be
35 run on the City' s access channel . Among the suggestions were recycling tapes ,
36 monthly reports on city activities and projects, and possible reruns of
38 taped Council meetings.
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40 39 Zawislak had attended a two day seminar which focused on cable television.
41 At the seminar activities on the federal level were discussed, noting that
there is presently some efforts being made to reverse the impact made. by
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the "Goldwater" bill which took much local control of' cable operations away
43 44 from municipalities. Generation of competition between cable companies is
4 being considered also to make the companies more responsive to .local needs.
46 The ten cities jointly represented on the Cable Commission have one hundred
.47 and one votes. The number of votes are determined by the amount of saturation
48 and density each city has. The City of St. Anthony has four votes.
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b. Council Reports
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1 . Mayor Ranallo's Report
Mayor Ranallo attended the recent St. Anthony Merchant's meeting where
new methods of advertising was discussed. The Association' s new president
3 is the owner of the jewelry store in Apache Shopping Center, It is the
A intent of the Association to have a flyer sponsored by all twenty-one
9 member merchants inserted into a local newspaper on a monthly basis.
10 The Mayor attended the D.A.R.E. Program graduation. The guest speaker was
11 Attorney General Skip Humphrey. A letter from the Mayor was sent to the
12 Attorney General thanking him for his interest in the Program. A letter
13 was also sent to all of those in the community who contributed to the
i4 funding for the Program.
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16 The School District held a two day Strategic Planning Session on
18 January 29th and 30th at the Skywood Inn. Included in this Planning
Session was the updating of the five year plan for the District and
19 discussion regarding community programs and the future of the Community
20 Building. The Mayor attended the Session.
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22 23 2. Councilmember Wagner's Report
Councilmember Wagner gave a status report on the Special Olympics scheduled
24 for the summer of 1991 . He noted that the countries of Tunisia and the Ivory
Coast are not sending athletes to the affair. Thirteen athletes will be
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• representing St. Vincent, an island in the Caribbean and hosted by the City.
27 Although it is not too likely any of the athletes will be visiting the City
28 while they are here, he encouraged the City to be the local host for the
3o athletic delegation.
31 Mayor Ranallo requested Councilmember Wagner to attend a Chamber of' Commerce
32 meeting to generate enthusiasm for the athletes. Parents of the participating
33 athletes will not be in attendance at the Special Olympics so these youngsters
34 would be grateful for the support of residents.
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36 3. Councilmember Fleming's Report
37 Councilmember Fleming attended the January 25th reception hosted by Congress-
36 man Sabo. She also attended the session sponsored by the Government Training
39 Service and the Conference for newly-elected local officials given by
40 the League of Minnesota Cities. The information presented by the League staff
41 regarding budgets and fiscal responsibility was very informative. She noted
42 that the comments of Mayor Hazama of Rochester were interesting. The League
43 is holding its annual conference in Rochester in June.
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bg b6 4. Councilmember Marks' Report
Councilmember Marks attended the reception hosted by Congressman Sabo and
47 48 observed a somberness in evidence which he felt was a reflection of the war
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so On January 26th, Councilmember Marks participated in the Annual Planning and
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• 1 Zoning Institute held in Brooklyn Center. He serves on the staff.
2 Councilmember Marks was very proud to observe there were five members
of the Planning Commission from St. Anthony in attendance.
5 In a brochure he received today from the Regional Transit Board, Council-
- member Marks observed that the representative from Area #3 was from the
City of Columbia Heights. St. Anthony is in this Area and has no represent-
ative from the City. The City Manager stated that Councilmember Makowske
9 formerly represented the City on this body and that volunteers had been
10 requested from the City. He recommended that Councilmember Marks contact
11 Mike Erlichman, Chairman of the Regional Transit Board, regarding his interest
12 in serving.
13 The Ramsey County Light Rail Transit Authority i-s presently holding public
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13 hearings. A meeting of the Authority is scheduled for next month.
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17 5. Councilmember Enrooth's Report
18 Councilmember Enrooth also attended the Sabo reception which he felt was
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21 On February 7th he attended the Association of Minnesota Municipalities
22 meeting and found it very interesting. At the meeting a six minute video
23 was run which focused on some subjects which would be beneficial to residents
24 of the community. The video emphasized city services and is available for
5 $6.00. He felt it should be considered for airing on the City's cable system.
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• 25 Zawislak will order a copy of the video and take it to the headend at the
27 cable's office in Roseville and try to adapt it for showing on the City's
78 access channel .
�9 Councilmember Enrooth attended the Village Fest meeting on February 11th.
30 He feels things are progressing well with regard to this year's celebration.
32 The Apache Shopping Center has indicated a willingness to participate. The
St. Anthony Merchants Association will sponsor the wrestling matches again
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34 this year. Runs and walks are being considered for Sunday of the Village Fest.
35 Mayor Ranallo. advised that presently there are four residents of St. Anthony
36 serving in the Middle East conflict. He requested a letter be drafted for
37 signature of all members of the City Council for sending to them. He has
38 contacted the high school for their photos to be run in a local paper.
39 Some of the students in the City have been writing to these four people
40 since they were sent overseas.
42 6. Proclamation, Re: Volunteers of America
4-3 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the proclamation designating
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L9 March 3 - 10, 1991 as Volunteers of America Week in St. Anthony.
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47 Motion carried unanimously
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487. Appointment of Alternate to North Suburban Cable Commission
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50 Motion by Wagner, second by Fleming to appoint Clarence Ranallo as the
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Motion carried unanimously
4 c. City Manager's Report
5 The City Manager advised that a social has been scheduled for Wednesday,
March 13th for members of the School Board and members of the City Council .
R The purpose of the social is for newly-elected members of both bodies
9 to be introduced. it is being held at the Speakeasy at the Stone House
10 and will start at 6:00 p.m. .
11 The Volunteers Dinner will be held at the Shoreview Community Center on
12 April 22nd. The City Manager will be making the final arrangements will
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i4 Mayor Wedell of Shoreview.
15 The law firm of Briggs and Morgan has offered. to act as legal counsel in
16 the matter of the filtration plant. Bill Soth, noting that he had pre-
17 pared the original contract in this matter, requested continued involvement.
18 He will review the contract. The City Manager advised that the State of
19 Minnesota owns the real property and the City owns the land. The State
20 will deed the real property to the City when it is acceptable to the City.
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22 Resolution No. 91-014; Ramsey County Recycling Program Funding
�3 Ramsey County is sponsoring a new grant program in 1991 . The grant is a
24 Municipal Recycling Expansion Grant intended for new and/or additional
25 activities related to enhancing a community' s recycling program. The total
• 26 amount St. Anthony is eligible to receive is $9,387. Sue VanderHeyden is
27 requesting the City Council to approve this resolution as it is required
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29 by Ramsey County as part of the application package.
30 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve Resolution No. 91-014;
31 a resolution requesting funding as part of the Ramsey County Expansion
32 Grant Program.
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54 Motion carried unanimously
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36 VanderHeydgn advised the Council that the dumpster presently being used
37 at the Recycling Center is on a charge basis. It is being supplied by
36 Waste Management-Blaine. When the City no longer employed the services
39 40 of this firm, it commenced charging for the dumpster. She noted that
41 residents are still leaving items which are no_longer acceptable at the
42 Recycling Center, such as furniture, appliances, etc. . She inquired if
43 there were any suggestions as to how this practice could be stopped.
44 Mayor Ranallo requested that the Bulletin run an article regarding this
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46 matter and to request residents to honor the purpose of the Recycling Center.
47 A recent article in the League of Minnesota Cities Bulletin addressed
48 recycling mandates and procedures for cities to employ for disposal of
49 refuse. Mandatory collection is being considered as is billing practices
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The City Manager noted that a future expensive project which will have
to be addressed is that of wetlands and their protection.
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Mayor Ranallo requested that Senator darty and Representative McGuire
be informed that the City does not want to be in the garbage business.
R The City Manager was asked to draft a resolution to state this position.
1C The League of Minnesota Cities has organized a Lobbying Day on February
11 20th and all city officials are being encouraged to attend at the Capitol .
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13 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS
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i4 There were no public hearings.
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17 9. NEW BUSINESS
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19 A. Resolution No. 91 -015; Opposing Further Cuts in. State Aid to Cities
20 Motion by Marks, second by Fleming to approve Resolution No. 91-015,
21 which is a resolution opposing further cuts in State Aid to cities.
22 Motion carried unanimously
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25 B. Resolution No. 91-016; Approving a Travel Reimbursement Policy
26 Motion by Enrooth, second by Marks to approve Resolution No. 91-016
�7 which is a resolution approving a travel reimbursement policy for St.
28 Anthony City employees.
�9 Motion carried unanimously
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32 C. Approval of the Concept of Section 300 - 314 Personnel Policy for
33 Recodification
34 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve the concept as presented by
Sections 300 - 314, the Personnel Policy, for recodification.
36 Motion carried unanimously
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D. Ordinance No. 1991-001 ; Relating to Mayor and Councilmember Salary
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39 Salaries can only be increased for the year after the election. A four
it percent increase is being proposed. No increases have been approved since
42 1989. This ordinance would grant a yearly increase of one percent since
43 1989.
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hr, Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the first reading of Ordinance
46 No. 1991-001 , an ordinance relating to Mayor and Councilmember salaries,
47 amending Section 125-00 of the 1974 Code of Ordinances by adding Section
48 125.21 .
49 Motion carried unanimously
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2 Attached to Ordinance No. 1991-001 was a comparison of salaries of
other elected officials in surrounding and similar municipalities.
4 This attachment was prepared by the City Manager who noted there is
5 some difficulty is comparing cities and salaries as there are so
5 many variables between communities, elected officials' responsibilities
and time commitments.
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11 There was no unfinished business.
12 11 . ADJOURNMENT
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15 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at 9:05 p.m. .
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