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Elk River City Council Minutes January 10, 2000 Page 3 5.6. 5,7. Discussion was held by the council regarding the $240 per month to monitor the system. Councilmember Dietz noted that he would review the monitoring charges with Elk River Utilities. COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON MOVED TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A CELLULAR PHONE ALARM SYSTEM AT AN INITIAL COST OF $32,000 PLUS AN ADDITIONAL $240 PER MONTH MONITORING CHARGE FOR THE CITY'S LIFT STATION SYSTEM. COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. Consider Fee Schedule City Clerk Sandra Peine noted that the city reviews its fees for services on a yearly basis to ensure that fees charged reflect services rendered. The City Clerk briefly reviewed the proposed fee changes. She noted that the Park and Recreation Commission has requested the council to consider increasing its residential park dedication fees from $1,300 to $1,400. The City Administrator distributed a memo from Planner Steve Wensman that included a park dedication fee survey. Councilmember Thompson noted that he would have liked the survey to reflect some non-metropolitan cities similar to the city of Elk River. He further noted that he would be voting in favor of the increase, however, he would like to see the Park and Recreation Commission work toward developing existing parks and developing a regional park system. COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 00-05 SETTING THE 2000 FEE SCHEDULE. COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. Discuss Janitor/Custodian Position The City Administrator reviewed the staff report on this issue. He noted there are funds allocated in the 2000 budget for a half time building maintenance position. He explained that after reviewing the situation with Building Maintenance Worker Sue Herrboldt, he is requesting the council to consider turning the half time position into a full time position, Discussion was held by the council regarding the current cleaning responsibilities and the possibility of combining the Police Station cleaning with the City Hall and other city facilities cleaning. It was suggested that the person currently cleaning the police department be hired full time. The City Administrator noted that this has been discussed and is not being recommended. He explained that this approach does not provide enough hours for Sue to begin working on building maintenance issues and the person currently cleaning the police department does not have a driver's license. He further stated that a requirement of the person who will be hired for the job would be to have a valid driver's license, due to the many locations of the facilities to be cleaned. Mayor Klinzing suggested the possibility of hiring the existing police department contracted worker as a full time custodian whose responsibility would be to clean the entire City Hall and Police Station, and also hire a half time person to assist with cleaning of the other buildings.