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<br />BACKGROUND MEMO FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON JANUARY 8, 2024 <br /> <br /> <br />D.1 Approval of Minutes for the December 14, 2023, Meeting on Met Council Governance <br />D.2 Approval of Minutes for the December 18, 2024, City Council Meeting <br /> <br />Staff recommends Council approve the above minutes as presented. <br /> <br />F.1 Northeast Youth & Family Services – President & CEO Angela Lewis-Dmello <br /> <br />Angela Lewis-Dmello will be in attendance to provide the annual report. Staff recommends <br />Council approve the agreement with Northeast Youth and Family Services for 2024. <br /> <br />G. 1 Approval of Claims <br /> <br />Staff recommends Council approve the Claims Roster as presented. <br /> <br />G.2 Approve Hiring of Jennifer Taylor as Accounting Clerk <br /> <br />At the November 20, 2023 City Council Meeting, Council approved advertising for a new <br />Accounting Clerk. Staff recently held interviews to fill the position that became vacant in <br />November, 2023. Staff was very pleased with the quality of applicants, and we are happy to <br />recommend the hiring of Jennifer Taylor to fill the vacation Accounting Clerk position. If <br />approved, Jennifer would begin work Monday, January 29, 2024 and would start at a Pay Grade <br />4. Staff recommends the City Council approve the hiring of Jennifer Taylor as the new <br />Accounting Clerk. <br /> <br />G. 3 Approve Appointment of Mike Miron as Acting Mayor <br /> <br />Each year, the Council appoints a member of the Council for the position of Acting Mayor. On <br />behalf of Mayor Tom Weidt, City staff recommends approval of the appointment of Council <br />Member Mike Miron as Acting Mayor for the year 2024. <br /> <br />G. 4 Approve Appointment of WSB and Associates as City Engineer <br /> <br />WSB Engineers has been the City Engineer for the past 20 years. Mark Erichson has handled the <br />day-to-day civil engineering duties, and Pete Willenbring continues as the water resource <br />engineer. WSB Engineers is requesting to continue to provide this service to the City at the <br />revised rate schedule as enclosed. City staff recommends approval of the appointment of WSB <br />Engineers and Mark Erichson as the City Engineer for 2024. <br /> <br />G. 5 Approve Appointment of Landform as City Planner <br /> <br />Kendra Lindahl from Landform has worked over the past 21 years as the City Planner. Landform <br />would like to continue to provide this service to the City at a revised rate schedule. City staff <br />recommends approval of the appointment of Kendra Lindahl as the City Planner/Planning <br />Consultant for the year 2024.   <br /> <br /> <br />