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12-08-2008 CCM Worksession ., Members Present: ~~,~ar in~xn~, ~au~cimemhers ~ar~er, C~umphre~ ~G.~ ~.m.}, ~~ot~n, and ~ex~as ~V~en~bers bsen~ done staff Pxesent; ~ ~d~.strator ~ariahnson, Budi~g ~,cia Bob ~upre~ht, Fire h~efBruce Test, finance D~ectax ~' Swan ~ ~ fall Mee~n ~o ~7rder Pursuant to due cad az~d notice thereof, ~e e~t~g of the ~~L Ri~rer ~i Cat~nc~ was ca~ied ~o oxdex at : ~ a ~ ~ „ b~ ~ayar ~~~. ?, nr~sidex aun~,.g~nda ~~~EI~ ~3 ~~'~~~~BER FARE ~ ~~~~ ~~' ~~] 4-~~ 3. ~ en ~~e o ore appeaxed far open mike. ~.~~ es~dentia e~ta~ Licer~sin Pro ant ansion aun~en~ber w~aphre~ arrived at d:?~ p.rn. fix. onga~ presented e staff report. ou~c~ expressed co~ce~ns o~re~ t~xiaag of ~e ~xagxarn. Bldg ~f~ci Bob .upr~cht e~~~pla~ned his xeasa~g far beg~nnin the xen~ ~ragram. ~r~. ~ohnson ~eitexated that staff's cancern is the safety and ~reifare of the ten.a~ts and that this e~~pa~or~ of ~e rentai program has beep co~t~plated far several ~eaxs. ~.~ o~.nci~ indicated interest the ~xagrarn but concerns aver e fee and the Wig. T'he Council recessed the meeting ~.t C~:34 p.m. The meeting vas reconvened at .4~ p.m, Counc, continued sus discussion on residents xenta~ licensg program e~~pansion. .~allaw~n di.scussian, the ou~ncil agreed that sta~~ should bed the ~xogxaz~ but defer the licensing fee and have a gal applics,don fed far the rs~ fora ~re~xs. ~. ~. on~mexcal Business ins ection Pro any 1 ~~x. ongoll presented ~~ staff .report. Building ~f~.ciai Bob uprecht and dire thief Brine Wiest stated their opinions arz why this was an ipvrtant prog~atn and ~~h~ thep~ ~rexe xecaznme~,ding the Council ix~tiate such a progxarn. staff cla~fied that tk~s has been another program, that has been discussed for several dears and is berg bxought for~axd at this point because of the oppartnit~ fox off to be able to pleat the ~rogr~. Council discussed C~t~ Couna~ ~4au~es ~~ge ? I~~~~~nb~r $, ~~~~ ~ xn.ts of e grogram and indicated that ~t is nat ~.terested ~ ~.pler~~nting such ~ progxarn at this tinge. ~.. Cou,r~cil ~en„o~ Councilmember ~lotin provided an update vn ~e o~thstar Condor meet. ~ stated that ~ statxr~n ~-I be located ~r~c~e~. ~ added that a feasibility study w~ be completed to see ~rheer ~ sta~on w. ~~ be iacated northeast ~r~inneapolis. Caunciernb~x ~oti~ stated he expressed conc~ at e ~ ~ meet fat the viabili~ of e line far Eli R%rer nay suffer if stops rantinue to be added. ~a~or ling discussed die f~andg a~ra~lable for the e~ghborhood Stabila~tion Proxan~. ~. ~~er business There eras no other b~.siness. Counl ndates There ~~ exe r~o Caun, updates. ~. Staff dates ~v~s. ~ahnon formed Coun~l that the e ~epartrner~t has ~. practice burzr of e iac~dla~,d T.ra~.s house scheduled for Thursda.~, eathex pexr~€tng, ~~~. ~r~hnson informed the Council that staff has been arl~n with donna chluesslex rerding Great River ~~ and dig aste~~ater Treatment I~lant conces she rased at a previous meetiz~.g, nxonmer~tal administrator Rebecca Haug has been org ~~ the pollution Control ~genc~ and ~ls, chluesslex on e iss€~es, pls. ~ohnsvn stared tbat the reer~ acres leglla~an was discussed at the Count's T in Ta~~a~on hearing and the Caun has provided e City ~ a ped~on for residents to sign. ~~ Council agreed to made the petition av~~ilabl to the public. pls. ~ohnson stated that Senate and House T'a~ Co~ttee hearings regarding Local ~ov~ent ~d ~~} bed,, on ~3Vednesda~. She stated staff vrould be attending and ~e ou.r~, should notify her ' they arc interested in attending. pls. Jah~nsoz~ informed the Council of tea recent retirernents: ~rlilt Tu~,e the Street department and ~thy .r~.ndesson ua the 'olice ~epartrnent. She stated body ~rould be xecognized at a future ~p,eetin. She fiaxther indicated that the Street department position mould not be filled at this time and that tb.e police ~epa~.ent posl~an is bung evaluated and staff wild, came bacl~ with a ,recarn~nenda~.on at a fuse meeting. Chief Nest hndicated the ~e ~epaxtrnent xeceived ~. gxant in the amount of ~?JS?~ to upgrade their SCB,~ e~u~pment. The grant rewire a city match of ~D~l~ ar ~?,~8~, $, ~.diou Regulax ~~e~ -T-~~.^ There being no xther business, ayo~r ~~in adjoined the regular meet~g of the ~~ River City Council at 7:? p.m. ~ Co~nc~ i~.~nnutes ~]ecer~~~x $, ~D~S I~vnut~~ p~~pa~~d by ~~~~oh~sa~. r J gage 3 Tula axd pity C.