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City Council Minutes Page 2 <br />August 14, 2017 <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 staff's 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 />Councihnember 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 />Eguioinent 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 />P 0 1 1 N I I e r <br />NATURE <br />