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City Council j'yfinutes March 7, 2005 Page 4 . 6.2. Letter from Mayor Requesting Extension ofNPDES Permit Environmental Technician Rebecca Haug indicated that the "Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (NIPCA) has imposed additional requirements in order for the city to renew its NPDES permit which the city will be unable to complete by the deadline given. Ms. Haug explained that these requirements will create a huge financial burden because no money has been budgeted for them and even if it had, the city would be unable to complete the new requirements by the deadline. She stated that the League of Minnesota Cities suggested that cities being required to comply with these additional requirements send a letter to the League requesting an extension which will in turn be passed on to the MPCA. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER FARBER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY FOR MAYOR KLINZING TO SIGN A LETTER ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO THE LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES REQUESTING EXTENSION OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER NPDES PERMIT. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 6.3. Consider Building and Environmental Personnel . Building and Environmental Administrator Stephen Rohlf indicated that Environmental Technician Rebecca Haug will be on maternity leave during some of the busiest months of the year for the Building and Environmental Department. Mr. Rohlf stated that Ms. Haug has been training the Building Permit Technicians so they can help with some of her functions while she is on leave but that covering her workload while she is gone will be unmanageable. Mr. Rohlf stated that he is requesting permission to hire an Environmental Intern while Ms. Haug is on leave. Mr. Rohlf noted that Ms. Haug will be taking approximately two months unpaid leave will offset the costs of the intern. Mr. Rohlf also indicated that Permit Technician] ennifer Harmer reques ted to go part-time in April 2004 with the understanding that it was potentially temporary dependent on the needs of the department. He stated that the need is there for Ms. Harmer to go back to full- time status and she is agreeable to working full-time again. City Administrator Pat Klaers stated that the cost of the intern may slightly exceed the amount saved by Ms. Haug's unpaid leave and that the remaining funding for the intern will have to corne from the Council contingency fund. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER FARBER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING: · AN ENVIRONMENTAL INTERN BE HIRED AT $10.00 PER HOUR FOR A FOUR-MONTH PERIOD BEGINNING MID TO LATE APRIL AND ENDING IN AUGUST WITH ANY FUNDING OVER AND ABOVE THE AMOUNT SAVED BY MS. HAUG'S UNPAID LEAVE COMING FROM COUNCIL CONTINGENCY FUNDS. . PERMIT TECHNICIAN JENNIFER HARMER BE MADE A FULL- TIME EMPLOYEE EFFECTIVE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT PAY PERIOD WITH FUNDING TO COME FROM THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCY FUND. .