01-05-2009 CCM~~~f ~~~~ ~t L~~~
~Ten~bers Pr~se~,t; ~a ~~ ~~,i~ , aun~~-ne~n~ex~
Y, ~ erura~, ~~e~taaxd, uxphrey, and
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tai 're~~r~~: pity ~Ad.rn.ini~tratv.r L~r~ ~o~.n~oz~} ~~e ~~~' ~~~ ~'e~t
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d.min~s~ar ~.~be~c~ Haug, '~nne D~r~~to~ '~ i.onr Hu~~n
.e~~€~rees ~oa~d~nator Duren '~~~er, aid Cz~y ~r~. ~"ina hard
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ursua.~t t~ dui c~ and nv~ce terer~~, ~~~~ ee~ng ~~ the ~1~ v~r ~ r Council ~~
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~~ order at ;~~ ~,. b ~~apor ~n~ing~
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~V~. Id swvore in ~ounc~mernber~ ur~p~re~f and ~~est acrd.
~• consider ~~ D~ ?~~~ ~ enda
~h~ ~~~~~~' ~vox~s~ss~on ~ninute~ ~vere changed to xe~c~ than t~~e ant arnoun
e ~ ar~-nent re~e~~~ed eras irr ~~~~ ~ ~ ~ t ~e
~ ount o~~.~,8~.~ aid the c~t~~ 4~ou~d be re~~.red ~~
m.a~ch ~0°l~ or ~~,9$~, ate :~~~ ~~as r~rno~~ed ~.rom e onser~~ a enda and added
a~t~r
t~~ C~,~. an~~dera~ion o~ a ~ea.se ~~th t~~e rlinnesata. hoard ~~ ~re~ ~~t~x'~ra~z~in
~ducadon eras added to ~d~~r Busin~~ , and
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~. ans~der Consent .~ enda.
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~~s.1~b~x i~t~vd~aced h~rse~~ to ~~~ Caun~i~ a the ~.~~~ ~ti ~~ ~~ habe~ ~f a~e~c~
~res~dent. ~ ~~~t~d the ~a~n~il to an ~~exy n~~rt ~~~r~h~a~ sch~dued ~an~~ F ?a aid
noted she ~aa~~~ ~'~~-~~ra~d to ~va~~r~ ~~~th the aunc'
g ~ are ~ State a~ t~~e ~t ~ddr~ss in
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~~~ J~et~a 19a~ ~a~~e~ street -~ tate~ ea~ce~ns 4v~th the salt ~~ the Meet Div~s~~a~
~s ~as.g ~~ ~aads,
aun~~ Hated no other car~ee~ns have c~~ne ~~rlvard and s~at~d ~~~~~ wou~dtn~or~ ci
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~C~~`~~ ~~T~~ T~ 1~P~~I'T ~O~~~~~~ ~1~R'A.~ AS
T ACT ~~'0~ ~R X09,
~,?. ans~der ~aune~ .~ a~ne~ats
~"~~ ~aunc~ c~scused the app~int~ne~,ts ~~,~ vou~ bards and ca~nr~is~i~ns a aut~ed ~n
the sta~~ ~ep~.~t.
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pity Council mutes
a~uary , ?Q~
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N~~r .~o~~'us, great fiver ~nexgy ~ Pravided an update on the Peaking Plant project ~~
outlined ~n the staff repc~~t, ,~~ ~nv~ted res~d~nts to an open house scheduled January ~~.
G.~-. ~~solu~ion ~e _uest~n ~'eder~l and State ~und€n for ~"runlr ~, h~~rav IO and 1~
~tx~~rov~rnents
C~I~~~ ~~.''~ T~ ~T ~T~IV U9-4 ~~~TII~
~'~~ AIV STATE ~I~~~~ ~~R, TU~V' ~A~' ~~ A ~~~
~ea~e ~~~ discussion an the hest ~vay to get legislator attention fox these proaeets~ ~Iayar
I~lin~ing stated she ~vould daft a letter ~'rorn tl~e Council to send to as many legislataxs a
possible. ~'he ~ounca~ agreed that tl~ey and staff need to fnllo~v up on as much pexsonal
contact as they can.
6.~. Iiscus~ auncil ~~orksessian ~. ~ndas
GIs ~ohnson xevie~ved tl~e ~varl~sessic~n agendas fox January and ~'ebrua~r and Hated that
~Iayor Ilinzing ~vould be unable to attend the Januar ~~ar~sesian so the Narthtar
corridor update ~vould be moved to the Janua. ?~ oun.cr~ meeting, ~"hc Council accepted
tl~e agendas as outlined ~n the staff report.
~.8. ~,esolution .daotin the ?ODD tom ensatian Flan fox ion-fir ~ nixed ~ lo~~ees
ouncinernber Iatin expressed concerns with an .increase in the host of~,iving
adjustment ~CD~ far non-union ep~oyees given tl~e uncertainty ~~ritl~ tl~e state budget.
e stated he would ~l~e to see Item #1 ~e ,~ rding the 3~1~ (~~~ increase remo~~ed from the
resolution.
Counciiame€~,l~e~ ~estgaard cancuxred~
puncil.n~eber ~er~vas suggested cornprorr~ising ~~ith a ~..5°,~~ ~~.~ increase ~~-ith a review
of the other ~,5°l~ after the legislare has adjau.rned. ,fie suggested looping at alternative
creative ideas for redu~,ng tl~e budget.
Councilrne~ber urnphrey cancurred.
~s, Jahnson stated the year end pxojeet~ons for ?Q08 indicate that the general fund is ~n
goad candid,on because aeon vas taken early in the yeax to reduce e~.penditures based on
decreasing xevenue pxojec~ons plus 7 ~l~ staff positions totalling about ~SI~,D~~ annum,
~~ere vacant due to att~tion and Hat Fin bud eted ositi Y
. g g P onsF She stated staff Fs tal~.ng a
s~rnilax approach €n ?~0; pt~~rchases have been sited to essential aper;€ting items ~vitl~
~t~ aur~ci~ 1~~r~u~es
~an~uary 5, ~~~~
~'ag~ ~
capital and other p~c~ra~n pu~cha~~s d~~ay~d ~nti~ it is clear what, i~ and, aid die cit~r ~~.
rece~~re from ~e state.
Mayor ~~1~n~ir~ stated the hudg~t shouidn't be balanced vr~ the baci~s o£ ~e en~.pioyees. She
sated the ~,5°I~ ~s a goad c~rnpron,se. She noted concerns ~~th ~e union negotiations and
being e~uai and ~a~ to all s taf~:
ouncilrneber ~lo~.n stated he didn't have any issues with ~a~,ng the ~~ retroae~vc i~
~ state aid caame out o~ay but requested to ~va~t unto the £irl~, ~~uxes mere avaiiabie.
~~L~C~LII~~ER iT~ T~ A1~~PT ~~LUT~~ ~~~a4 ~T~
QT~~ Aid ~-3. lv~ayor ~~~.ir~~ir~g and ~ounei.~mebers ,vas ar~d uphr~y
opposed.
C~UNC~~~4~~R U~~~~ T~ A~~~'T ~~~T~~ Q~D4 ~T~
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~~T T~ ~T.1.5°IQ ~R.S AT~~t T~ 1~~~~~~T.~ STATE
11~~T~~I~ ,~~ ~~~. ouncilernbers ~lodu and ~~lestgaard oppascd.
~~scusior~ vas held on ~~l~ether t~-ere si~ouid be ~ speci~~ closed rne~tg regarding union
negot.%at~ons.
~UI~~~~R ~~T~N TO ~,~,, A ~C~AL ~~DS~ ~T~ 0
~~' ~E T~ ~SU N~~ G~TAT~C~NS. ~T~~~' A~~ 5-~,
7. tl~.er Business
~; Board o~ ~'~~~ ~~ter T'rainin and ducat~an ,ease
~is.~ohns~n stated the Zease between the city and the ~ Board a~' iare~~~ter T'rain~n a~.d
duration ~~ been rev~e~ved by e attorney, h stated t~vo rn.inox• charges recd to be
made cari~g ~rhet~cr tine rent ~ay~ent is ciuarteriy or rnanti~ly and that the lessee i
re~or~siblc for cert~ reps.
"~T~ T~~ ~S~TA ~~D ~ ~~~k`~k~T~ T~~ ~~
~~~CAT~~', ~T~ .~~ 5~~~
S. oun.l. ~ dates
T~aere wvcre no our~c~ updates.
qty ~u~c~ 1~,~n~tes
~anua~y ~, ?aa~
~. tai ~~dat~s
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9.1. ~ date on S~a~~ .did ants
Wage ~
~v~s. ~~~ns~~z stated ~ state gut ~-3°l~, o the ant state aid far ~D08 r~ the ~rno~nt ~~'
~G~,089. S~i~ ~~~~e~at~d ~k~a~ ~e city did ~ gaud jab a~ ~i~r~n within its ~~venu~s and
~ducg ~.~p~ndi~res in ?~08. ,~o~~r~ver, the stage aid gut a w~~ti be~'o~e the end a~ tb~ ear
~v~ negadv~y a~~ect the year end ba~an~~. She stated sta~~ is ao~ ' Y
~.n at ap~.ons far .~ed~~
the ~Oa~ budget and noted ~~e pu~chas~s and ~~ajets nay need to b~ de~a ed u~tii the
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state aJ.d .rev~nue~ aye ~a~vn,
.?. S~ eeiai,~ts
~~s. ~aixnon stated ~ta~~ ~~o~id ~~e to ~~ave ad~it~ana~ faint ~va~l~se~sian meed.r~ Zvi
~unci~, ~annzn arr~~ssian, and the ~c~~,an~ic rev , f ,
eiopz~ent ~utk~ar~t~ in c~~d,~ to
discuss the a~u area Study, '~~ meetings ~va~~d ~~ are t~~e thixd panda a~ tl~e c~nth
far thxee ~n.~ at ~;~~ .rr~. tartix~ in .~eb.~~ ~ Y
~i~e o~r~cii vas a~n~ndab~e to t~es~ ~T1eetings.
~Q. ~d~ou~n
~~eze bung no xthe~ b~si~~ss, ~v~aya~ ~~1in~~g ad~au~ned the eetin a~' the ilk ~.ive~
~x~r ~auz~ci~ at 7.~ ,m. ~
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