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City Council Minutes Page 2 <br /> August 14,2017 <br /> ----------------------------- <br /> 3. Garbage Appeal Requests <br /> Mr. Portner presented the staff report. <br /> It was the consensus of the council to prepare an ordinance amendment to establish <br /> an appeal process for residents to follow should a resident, after working with staff, <br /> wish to appeal staffs decision to the City Council. Staff will prepare an ordinance <br /> amendment with legal counsel and bring back at a future meeting for approval. <br /> 3.3 2018 Budget Discussion <br /> Ms. Ziemer presented the staff report. Various staff presented their budgets. <br /> Library <br /> Mayor Dietz proposed increasing operating hours by 3 hours per week to adopt a <br /> standard 10:00 a.m. library opening from Monday—Saturday at an additional cost of <br /> $2,200 per year. He stated to cover this additional cost, library staff would like to use <br /> their own staff to accommodate 2 of the 3 story time sessions. He asked the council <br /> to consider this to begin January 1, 2018, and staff requested a five-year <br /> commitment. <br /> Council discussed the use of volunteers,the building of programming for tween, <br /> teen,and seniors,and circulation. It was the consensus of the council to proceed <br /> with adopting a 10:00 a.m. opening effective January 1, 2018, and an agreement will <br /> be drafted and presented to the GRRL board to review and adopt before presenting <br /> to the council at a future meeting. <br /> Activity Center <br /> Council discussed charging a higher non-resident fee for membership and activities. <br /> Park Maintenance <br /> Councilmember Westgaard asked to have staff discuss with legal counsel if it's a <br /> liability for the city to rent a lift and have a contractor use it to make city-requested <br /> repairs. <br /> Equipment Replacement Fund- <br /> Mayor Dietz requested to delay the purchase of a new fire truck for one more year. <br /> Assistant Chief Surratt stated Engine 1 is currently in reserve status due to its <br /> condition. The Council discussed pros and cons of purchasing versus leasing of <br /> equipment. Mr. Portner stated in 2018 going forward this fund will struggle because <br /> it's not being funded as it needs to be. <br /> Ms. Fischer will provide to the council benchmarking from other cities on <br /> equipment replacement schedules. <br /> UREJ <br />