Council Minutes

Minutes/Committee of the Whole
Monday, April 11, 2005 - 7:00 p.m.

The city council met as the Committee of the Whole on Monday, April 11, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.
in the council chambers in City Hall with President Gershman presiding. Present at roll call were: Council Members Brooks, Hamerlik, Glassheim (teleconference), Christensen, Kerian, Kreun, Gershman - 7; absent: none.

President Gershman announced that when addressing the committee to please come
forward to use the microphone for the record, and advised that the meeting is being tele-
vised live and taped for later broadcast.

President Gershman commented on various items held during the past week and upcoming events:
Congratulations to UND men's hockey team, the Fighting Sioux, that team and coaches have everything to be proud of; tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. reception at Engelstad Arena.
This weekend Grand Forks entertained about 40 local and Canadian hockey teams at the Ralph for the Spring Hockey Classic Tournament, over 500 youth hockey players and families in town for the weekend.
Thanks to organizers, volunteers and local businesses who made this weekend's March of Dimes Walk-America a success, they raised over $30,000 to help stop premature birth defects.
This week is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and thanked our emergency communications personnel or 911 dispatchers for first time responders.

He introduced Christen Anderson and Christina Sambor, former Student Government vice president, who presented information re. The Big Event students were putting on; that this is a one-day service project that provides UND an opportunity to say thank you to the Greater Grand Forks community for their continued support of the school; that UND has contacted a wide range of student organizations and will have between 400 and 500 volunteers going out to do about 60 community service projects (cleaning up parks, painting, etc.)

Nate Weisenberg and Miranda Kleven of AE2 presented engineering excellence awards to the City. Mr. Weisenberg presented a Category F award for the clearwell pump station and transmission pipelines project and read the project summary, and presented the award to Hazel Fetters-Sletten, Todd Feland and Al Grasser.

Ms. Kleven presented an engineering excellence award for the cost of service evaluation under direction of City staff, AE2S in collaboration with Malcolm Pirney conduct a cost of service and revenue sufficiency evaluation for the City's water, wastewater, storm water, and solid waste utilities, with completion owed to Mr. Feland and staff, Mr. Schmisek and staff, Information Services staff and to Mr. Christensen and Mr. Kreun who provided leadership in the completion of the project. She presented the award to Mr. Feland.

2.1 Applications for exemption of remodeling improvements to commercial and residential buildings._______________________________________________
No comments.

2.2 Create special assessment district for Project No. 5772, Dist. 435, sanitary sewer for Desiree Drive.___________________________________________________________
This item to be returned to staff.

2.3 Create special assessment district for Project No. 5773, Dist. 285, watermain for Desiree Drive.________________________________________________________
This item to be returned to staff.

2.4 Bids for Project Nos. 5776, 5777, 5778 and 5779, utilities and paving for Southbrook Phase 3._________________________________________________________________
No comments.

2.5 Bids for Project No. 5747, 2005 Watermain Replacement and Project No. 5726, Airport Booster Station Bypass.________________________________________
Council Member Kreun stated one bid received did not include the contractor's license
and will have to add to the motion to return the bid unopened.

2.6 Bids for Project No. 5740, 2005 Concrete Street Repairs.
No comments.

2.7 Bids for Project No. 5741, 2005 Asphalt Street Repairs and Project No. 5757, 2005 Bikepath Maintenance and Construction.___________________________________
No comments.

2.8 Bids for Project No. 5745, 2005 Sanitary Sewer Repairs and Project No. 5746, 2005 Storm Sewer Repairs­­­­­­­­­­­­.____________________________________________________
Council Member Brooks asked if there was a limit or how high could this project run.
Cindy Voigt, asst. city engineer, stated they are bound by the council authorization limit, 15%, and if not lot of repairs, won't see them again.

2.9 Revision of final certification of infrastructure connection fees (tapping) for Project No. 4463, Storm Sewer on S. 42nd Street (DeMers Ave. to 17th Ave.S.)___________
No comments.

2.10 Consideration to advance fund the Army Corps of Engineering for Phase 3 and Phase 4, Flood Projection Projects, Project No. 4704._______________________
Council Member Christensen thanked staff for finding resources to continue to advance
funds. He stated there was discussion about developing a source of funds for greenway and maintenance of greenway to use to continue funding the greenway. Council Member Kreun stated without this advance funding of our flood protection projects would have come to a halt due to the federal shortfall, council authorized engineering to request this from the federal government and took 18 months and have it available in case we would need it. He noted they had a meeting with the contractor and indicated doing the work on the flood protection portion first and leave aesthetics, etc. undone until the federal funding comes in so that City advance funding is being spent on the flood protection.

Mark Walker, asst. city engineer, stated that there are certain costs that are Corps of Engineers' costs and certain costs that are the City's; that in general the Corps pays for most of the construction costs, most of which have been 2 year projects and if look at the amount of construction that the Corps has on the books, it equals more work than what they have in their budget and continually fund the projects from fiscal year to fiscal year. This year the Corps had more work to do than they had funds available and with advanced funding agreement we have the ability to give the Corps City funds so that they could use those funds to continue the construction on the project. The other option is for the contractor to stop work until funds become available or to fund themselves and a lot of the contractors are not taking that choice because quite a financial undertaking to do that. The key point is that funds would be due to the Corps from the City at some point anyway and are proposing that the funds be paid several months in advance to continue construction.

2.11 Amendment No. 29 to Greater Forks Engineering Group for engineering services, Project Nos. 4820, 4769.1 and 5505.________________________________________
President Gershman stated he didn't know if the Greater Forks Engineering Group is
necessary to have any more agreements since things winding down from the flood, and would like report back from staff. Council Member Brooks stated they had discussed the advantages of putting this group together with flood protection planning and was his understanding that as approach end of flood protection construction, was to be phased out. Mr. Walker stated he would gather that information and forward it to council, intent of the group was to take on this very large project, and is one of the last pieces of work that we would have them do and if anything else comes forth would be relatively minor in nature.

2.12 Resolution - increase weed and long grass nuisance cutting assessment rates.
No comments.

2.13 Public Works service coordinator position and job description.
Council Member Brooks stated that they have been going through restructuring and likes
to see what has been accomplished to make it more streamlined and asked a number of questions. Mr. Feland stated they created 7 lead operators and 1 water superintendent and increases and the est. net increase is $485,000 if take into account; and that requirements are any combination of either more years of experience or education and are comparable qualifications that they require as a minimum; and that this is a supervisory position.

Council Member Hamerlik asked as the process for this is an entry-level position if it is going to be listed internally or do we advertise outside first. Mr. Feland stated Civil Service requires that they can advertise internally and externally at the same time but review internal candidates first to determine if there is a qualified pool of applicants for the position, go internal, but if not, add external candidates to the pool. Hamerlik stated he did not like to see a job description for a specific person in mind.

Council Member Kreun asked Mr. Feland for an overview. Mr. Feland stated that prior to 2000 the public works department was more of a line type of organization in which it was a command control very hieratical organization and the goal was to try to allow accountability and authority as far down the line as could, want people to be multi-task orientated, multi-facet orientated and try to broaden the job descriptions and make them as general as possible, broaden the span in which people can make decisions, can review things and by doing that, can create their teamwork, better accountability, better customer service and this fits along with the cost of service study when they worked to find ways to modernize the organization, find ways to do things better with less people and hire the best people we can and trying to look at modernizing job descriptions and positions that they need in public works going out into the future. He stated they've used several techniques - not filling a job to see how it works out and maybe need it or can people just pick up the slack, and as gone through have had people step up and have done more things; that there will be a lot of interest for this job because of different things you can do, different experiences, challenges. He stated before equivalent of this job would be a sanitation supervisor and this is broadening out and giving people more responsibilities and using their talents to their full capabilities and trying to do it for less money and that is what they have tried to focus on for the last 5 years, that is why they focused on cost of service studies and most of the jobs he supervises are the utility funds which they try to run as a quasi-type business, and they know they have large projects coming up - trying to site a landfill, water treatment improvements, wastewater improvements and trying to modernize the organization to fit these new capital projects, trying to be as lean as possible, yet protecting the safety and welfare of the people of Grand Forks and the cost of service study looked at capital, operations, maintenance and at ways that they could do the job better through personnel.

2.14 Street Department tandem truck, truck box and hoist, street sweeper bids.
Council Member Brooks questioned trade-ins on bids, that one bidder has the lowest bid and when comes to the trade-in they not offer as much on the trade-in and someone else will offer more, some hassle in trying to get rid of these pieces of equipment. Mr. Feland explained the trade, value of that machine after 5 to 7 years and company can sell to a smaller community or sell to private contractor, and look at the whole price of the equipment.

President Gershman asked if they consider advertising and selling the sweepers because positive image for the community; Mr. Feland agreed

2.15 Water Distribution system hydraulic model calibration and report - engineering services agreement for Project No. 5838.__________________________________
No comments.

2.16 2004 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) (public hearing on April 18)_________________________________________________
No comments.

2.17 Renaissance Zone application.
No comments.

2.18 Fannie Mae loan
Council Member Christensen commented re. loan application, have advanced $850,000
to the Housing Authority as part of Promenade and they are now asking for another $500,000 to meet on-going expenses of construction of the homes, that a source and application of the monies we have advanced and the expected revenue that the Housing Authority will have received through the month of June as there are some sales that are closing, was passed out to council members. This probably isn't all of the information that we need and Council Member Kreun as member on the Housing Authority, reviewed this information with him as he chairs the finance committee and he will be reviewing that this week with Curt and Mr. Hoover, etc.; he is concerned and Housing Authority is concerned if they have enough money to finish construction of houses they currently have under construction so they can continue to advance construction of the houses and sell them, rather than having to wait for other sources of revenue, and it has been his experience that sometimes may not ask for enough and not sure that is the correct situation here, but wants to have better feel for the projected repayment of the money they have advanced and what they are going to need to get the inventory in place so the Housing Authority is competitive this spring in the home market. He stated he wanted to make sure we are in a good position so they have proper selection of inventory.

2.19 Second reading of ordinance to annex all those lands to be known as Lot 1, Block 1, Johnson's West First Addn. (loc. in 4400 block of 32nd Ave.S.)(public hearing scheduled for April 18)___________________________________________________
No comments.

2.20 Refer matter of resolution of annexation of part of the SE Quarter SE Quarter Section 18, T151N, R50W of the 5th P.M. (Kindness Animal Hospital and I-29 R/W easterly thereof) to committee for mediation as provided in NDCC 40-51.02-07.1.
Council Member Kreun stated that when there is a sufficiency of protest that it is the City's responsibility to ask for the committee for mediation under that particular ND guideline, will vote on this next Monday to put that committee into process.

2.21 Request from Jake Soper, Buell Consulting, on behalf of Verizon Wireless for approval of a conditional use permit (CUP) to construct a wireless communication tower to be located in Ray Richards Golf Course Addition (located in the 3800 block of DeMers Avenue).______________________________________________________
Council Member Kreun stated that originally Verizon Wireless location was not desirable
and after working with Planning Department and University came back with a different plan and
have not heard one negative comment on it.

2.22 Request from Randy Gram on behalf of Miller and Holmes, Inc. for approval of an amendment to the existing conditional use permit for Lots 1 and 3, Block 5, Original Townsite for the purpose of allowing advertising reader boards on the M & H grocery and automobile service business (loc. at 419 N. 5th Street)._______________
No comments.

2.23 Request from CPS, Ltd. on behalf of Vernon and Judith Gornowicz for final approval of the plat of Vern's Southern Estates First Addition (loc. in the 1900 block of 47th Ave.S.) continued to April 18. (public hearing and second reading of ordinance to amend Street and Highway Plan scheduled for April 18.)____________
Council Member Kreun stated this has been tabled once before and developer has asked
to pull this and will bring this back when they are ready.

2.24 Request from Warren and Colette LeClerc, for final approval of the Young
Resubdiv., being a replat of Lot 2, Block 1, Young Subdiv. including a platted strip
of land 30 ft by 306 ft lying between the west right-of-way line of County Highway
81 and the east line of said Block 1, previously designated as an access road and
including an unplatted strip of land 123 ft by 508 ft lying south of and adj. to said
Block 1 and south of and adj. to the previously described 30-foot wide access road.
(Loc. at 7274 S. Washington St.) (public hearing and second reading of ordinance to
amend Street and Highway Plan scheduled for April 18)._______________________
No comments.

2.25 Request from the Grand Forks engineering department for approval of a resolution amending access control restrictions to recognize an existing driveway on the north side of 62nd Avenue South adjacent to Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, Oakwood Third Resubdivision.___________________________________________________________
No comments.

2.26 Request from Steve Loegering on behalf of Real Presence Radio for approval of a conditional use permit to construct a radio broadcast tower to be located in Lot 1, Block 1, Real Presence Radio Addition to the city of Grand Forks, ND (loc. in the 6900 block of DeMers Avenue).___________________________________________
Council Member Brooks stated in terms of airport, this tower will be under 200 ft. but has
some concerns relating to UND Aerospace and their operation and asked that staff check that and in terms of future there is possibility of another runway E/W in southern part of the airport property, and doesn't know what impact that would have on this tower. Mr. Potter stated they will check with UND as this is the first he has heard of possible concerns, and that this application still has to clear the FCC and FAA.

Mr. Potter stated 69th is the road parallel to and immediately west of the English Coulee bypass running N/S west of town. Council Member Christensen stated that we have a corridor study going on and how long is this conditional use permit in effect; Mr. Potter stated he would get that info. Christensen stated that Mr. Swanson reminds us that once they are put up and have conditional use permit, hard to eliminate if day comes when don't want radio tower antenna in that area; that he would like to know how long the conditional use permit is and when it could be removed, and would like Mr. Swanson to review it so that don't give future councils problems, that we have conditional use permits out on Highway 2 that expired but continued them and warned that could give us some problems if revoke them, and perhaps review policy on the issuance of conditional use permits, esp. along corridors.

Hamerlik stated he would be interested in knowing how far off 32nd this will be and that is part of what Mr. Christensen is alluding to, and asked for information next week.

2.27 Request from CPS, Ltd. on behalf of Crary Development for final approval of the plat of Johnson's West First Addn., being a part of the SE Quarter of Section 18, T151N, R50W of the 5th P.M. (lying north of and adj. to 32nd Ave.S.) (public hearing and second reading of ordinance to amend Street and Highway Plan scheduled for April 18)._________________________________________________
No comments.

2.28 Request from CPS, Ltd. on behalf of the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota, for final approval (fast tract), of the plat of Auditor’s Resubdivision No.38 to the city of Grand Forks, ND (loc. in the 2400 block of Belmont Road)______________________
No comments.

2.29 Request from Erland and Kim Greendahl for approval of a variance to the subdivision regulations of the Land Development Code relating to right-of-way access to collector streets for Lot 17, Block 2, University Heights Addn. to the city of Grand Forks, ND, (loc. at 3602 9th Ave.N.)__________________________________
No comments.

2.30 Matter of the petition from Kevin Jacobson for approval to vacate the utility easement lying within Lot 13, Block 6, University Heights Addition to the city of Grand Forks, ND (loc. at 1018 Shakespeare Road)._________________________
No comments.

2.31 Request from CPS, Ltd. on behalf of Black Gold Farms and Keith Danks, Jr., for final approval (fast track) of the replat of Lot C, DeMers Fifth Addition to the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota (loc. in the 2100 block of DeMers Avenue.________
No comments.

2.32 Request from CPS, Ltd. on behalf of Jim and Jennifer Deitz for final approval (fast track) of Deitz Resubdivision, being a replat of all of Lots 17 and 19, except the southerly 10-feet of the front 70 feet of Lot 19 and the rear 70 feet of Lots 21 and 23, Block 9, Partly in McKelveys and Holcombe's Addn. and Partly in Griggs's Addn. to Grand Forks, Dakota Territory (loc. at N. 6th St. and 2nd Ave.N.)__________
No comments.

2.33 Request from the Planning Department for approval of an ordinance to amend the text of the Land Development Code, Chapter XVIII of the Grand Forks City Code of 1987, as amended, amending Article 9, Subdivision Regulations repealing and re-enacting Section 18-0906, Procedure; relating to subdivision regulations and procedures. (Tabled to April 18)___________________________________________
Council Member Christensen asked Mr. Potter if that was coming forward for council approval so get it on fast track so that all fast track principals will apply to all planning and zoning. Mr. Potter stated it is coming forward, that he put on Planning and Zoning Commission agenda in case it was ready for review but the city attorney is bringing it back to council before it returns to Planning and Zoning. Mr. Swanson stated he was advised by Mr. Potter today that Planning Department had no comments on the draft he provided sometime ago so he can include it in the mailing this week

2.34 Request from Branden Bartholomew on behalf of Therese Prochaska and the city of Grand Forks, ND, for final approval (fast track) of the Replat of Lots 12-14, Block 4, Olson's Addition to the city of Grand Forks, ND (loc. at 27th Ave.S. and Olson Drive).________________________________________________________________
No comments.

2.35 Petition from Branden Bartholomew, on behalf of the city of Grand Forks, ND, for approval to vacate all power, telephone and stormwater drainage easements lying within Lots 1-14, Block 4, Olson's Addition (loc. in the 2400 through 2700 blocks of Olson Drive). ___________________________________________________________
No comments.

2.36 Request from CPS, Ltd. on behalf of Southern Estates LLP for preliminary approval of an ordinance to amend the zoning map to exclude and rezone from the Southern Estates PUD (Planned Unit Development), Concept Development Plan, Amendment No. 3 and to include within the Southern Estates PUD (Planned Unit Development), Concept Development Plan, Amendment No. 4, all of Columbia Park 24th and 26th Addns., Columbia Park 29th Resubdivision, all of Southern Estates First, Second, Third and Fourth Additions and also to include unplatted portions of the South Half of Section 21, Township 151 North, Range 50 West of the 5th P.M. (loc. east of Columbia Road between 36th and 47th Ave.S.)__________________
No comments.

2.37 Request from CPS, Ltd. on behalf of Country Development LLP for preliminary approval of the plat of Countryview Third Resubdiv. (loc. north of Adams Drive and east of Belmont Road).______________________________________________
No comments.

2.38 Request from CPS, Ltd., on behalf of Country Development LLP, for preliminary approval of an ordinance to amend the zoning map to exclude from the A-2 (Agricultural Reserve) District and to include within the R-1 (Single Family Residence) District, for all of Countryview Third Resubdiv. (loc. in the 5400 block of Belmont Road).__________________________________________________________
No comments.

2.39 Request from Tim Christian on behalf of Country Development LLP for approval of an ordinance to annex all that part of the SE1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 27, T151N, R50W of the 5th PM; all that part of the SW1/4 of the NW1/4 of Section 26, T151N, R50W of the 5th PM; except lands previously annexed and containing 702,356.79 square feet or 16.12 acres. The area to be annexed is platted as Country View 3rd Resubdiv. (loc. in the 5400 block of Belmont Road).___________________
No comments.

2.40 Request from Greg Opp on behalf of Roadrunner Investment LLC for preliminary approval of an ordinance to amend the zoning map to exclude from the B-3 (General Business) District and to include within the R-2 (One and Two-Family Residence) District, Lots 11 and 12, Block 9, Westacott's Addn. (loc. at 1734 12th Ave.N. ).______________________________________________________________
No comments.

2.41 Request from Advanced Engineering, Inc. on behalf of Lois Maier, for preliminary approval of the plat of Real Presence Radio Addn. to the city of Grand Forks, ND (loc. at DeMers Avenue and S. 69th St.)_____________________________________
No comments.

2.42 Request from Steve Swanson Advanced Engineering on behalf of Cottage Homesteads of America, Inc. for preliminary approval of the plat of Cottage Homes Addn. to the city of Grand Forks, ND (loc. west of S. Washington St. between 40th and 44th Ave.S.).________________________________________________________
Council Member Christensen stated his comment was directed to items 2.42 through
2.45, that they were talking about two meetings ago when dealing with locating infrastructure,
specifically the underground sewer infrastructure in this area, and that it appears that the
developer is ready to move, we will have to have a plan in place to put that infrastructure with a
special assessment district and a future special assessment district created so that we get this
done, talked to Curt this afternoon and are in agreement on that and if can expedite that.

2.43 Petition from Cottage Homesteads of America Inc., for approval to vacate the 40-foot wide access street, the 80-foot wide 42nd Ave.S. right-of-way and the 20-foot wide right-of-way for alley purposes all in Curran's 1st Subdiv. at Grand Forks, ND (loc.at 42nd Ave.S. and S.Washington St.).___________________________________
No comments.

2.44 Request from Steve Swanson, Advanced Engineering, on behalf of Cottage Homesteads of America Inc., for preliminary approval of an ordinance to amend the zoning map to rezone and exclude from the A-2 (Agricultural Reserve) District and to include within the Cottage Homes Addition PUD (Planned Unit Development), Concept Development Plan, all of Cottage Homes Addn. (loc. west of S. Washington St. between 40th Ave.S and 44th Ave.S.)__________________________ _______
No comments.

2.45 Request from Cottage Homesteads of America, Inc. for approval of an ordinance for annexation of all that part of the NE1/4 of SE1/4 of S21, T151N, R50W of the 5th PM, not previously annexed to the city of Grand Forks, ND, containing 1,073,347.16 square feet or 24.64 acres, more or less. The annexation area is to be platted as Cottage Homes Addn. (loc. between 40th Ave.S.)______________________________
No comments.
2.46 Request from Red River Valley Community Action on behalf of Clyde Varnson, for preliminary approval of an ordinance to amend the zoning map to rezone and exclude from the B-3 (General Business) District and to include within the B-1 (Limited Business) District, Lots B, C, & 8, Block 51, Alexander and Ives Addn. to the city of Grand Forks, ND (loc. at 1015-1021 N. 5th St.)._____________________
No comments.

1. INFORMATION ITEMS

3.1 2004 North Dakota Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NDPDES) Annual Report._____________________________________________________________
No comments.

3.2 Kiwanis Park recreation use and transportation planning.
No comments.

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR COMMENTS

Mr. Duquette stated he wanted to comment re. item Mr. Feland brought re. new position, that it is their goal as they see positions leave the city through attrition to re-examine what they are doing with staff alignment, redistribution of the work, and in the last few months have seen public works, urban development and the health department bring forward changes to their staffing levels, and wants to make it clear that they intend to make it very rigorous in what they do with these positions as this happens and appreciates the work done by Mr. Feland and other department head on this, and expects this to continue to come forward.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS

1) Council Member Brooks stated he appreciates the job that is being done in restructuring and looking at these and not just readvertising - what is happening at public works is a good example of that.

He stated concern of restaurants in town that are non-smoking and trying to issue a positive approach to this and with National Division II Basketball Championship that was here, the Coalition sent him their ad from the program for doing that and they need to be recognized for letting people know that we have some restaurants and lets frequent them and economically support them for doing that.

He stated apologized to coaches and team for his moment of unfaithfulness, they did a tre-mendous job in coming through and pulling through and try to be a better sports fan because of it.

He stated that he has known Doug Christensen for many years and appreciates what Doug brings to this council and appreciates having him as a friend and if had opportunity would have him as an attorney and if in Ward 5 would be glad to have him as his councilman.

2) Council Member Glassheim stated legislature may be adjourning in less than 2 weeks.

3) Council Member Christensen thanked Mr. Brooks for his kind words; and that the issues that the council face have been examined by Mr. Duquette and Mr. Feland and sees results in some of the work that is ongoing, that award nice that name included and the council allowed them to advance that study but the group allowed that initiative to go forward with good results; one is having ongoing rate structure and a model that can be adjusted to determine if the rate structure should continue to go up or down; and are about to pass another study next week that will deal with the future location of our water distribution services in the western part of the city, is needed and something that future councils will be able to review and rely on as part of the overall planning process coming up with sources of revenue to develop that type of infrastructure so the city can grow to the west; another item is the corridor study but with proper planning future councils won't have area developed in the fashion that Highway 2 that leads in from airport to our city currently looks. He stated as moving into budgeting process looks forward to Mr. Duquette and others coming forward with plans as to how we can become a little more efficient inasmuch as 25% of our workforce will be retiring in 10 years and as part of the future planning process in the next 2 or 3 years as we see our workforce retiring, have challenges to fund that retirement, and try to develop a plan so that those who continue to work for the city and get more out of our employees but pay them fairly based upon our wage study.

4) President Gershman stated he appreciated Mr. Brooks' comments and concurs with what he said. He stated that every person on the council has taken an initiative of some sort over the last 5 years and not only a credit to the members of this council but to Mayor Brown who has not stood in their way for any of the initiatives that they have wanted to undertake and appreciates that, and wanted to publicly get that on the record, that a team of 7 with great staff and challenge each other very hard but Mayor has facilitated their being able to do their initiatives and wanted to publicly thank him.

ADJOURN

It was moved by Council Member Kerian and seconded by Council Member Christensen that we adjourn. Carried 7 votes affirmative.

Respectfully submitted,



John M. Schmisek
City Auditor