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City Council Minutes January 21, 1985 Page Four --, flowers at the same location. Mayor Hinkle opened the public hearing. No one appeared for or in opposition of the transient merchant license. COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS MOVED TO APPROVE A TRANSIENT MERCHANT LICENSE FOR MR. JOHN WAHL TO SELL FLOWERS AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF HIGHWAY #10 AND JACKSON AVENUE. COUNCILMEMBER ENGSTROM SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. 7. City Facilities Surveys The City Administrator indicated that Mr. Jack Boarman is conducting an additional survey of 150 telephone numbers and will have the results of the additional 150 telephone calls for the meeting with the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday night, January 22nd. Mayor Hinkle indicated that the results of the survey completed by Mr. Jack Boarman's staff indicated that the majority wanted a remodeled building for the City Hall and further indicated that the survey showed that the City Hall was the highest priority for improvement. Mayor Hinkle indicated that after reviewing the survey, he felt differently about splitting up the facility issues and offering them to the voting public as different issues. Mayor Hinkle further indicated that the Chamber of Commerce survey results indicated that there was an even split between the members regarding a new building versus a remodeled building for City Hall. The City Administrator indicated that generally, the two surveys showed the same results. General discussion was carried on regarding the proposed Chamber of Commerce agenda for the January 22nd joint meeting. 8. ICMA Retirement Corporation Mayor Hinkle indicated that the ICMA Retirement Corporation is a retirement plan based on deferred compensation, originally started for members of the International City Management Association and recently has been broadened and expanded to include any municipal employees. Mayor Hinkle indicated that employees of the City of Elk River expressed interest in participating in the deferred compensation plan and in order for them to do so, the plan must first be approved and adopted by the City Council. The City Administrator indicated that the ICMA Retirement Plan is a compaetely portable plan; that is, it can be contributed to by municipal employees throughout the United States whereby the PERA retirement plan is strictly for Minnesota Public employees. COUNCILMEMBER GUNKEL MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 85-2, A RESOLUTION ESTABLISH- ING A DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN THROUGH THE ICMA RETIREMENT CORPORATION. COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0.