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City Council Minutes <br />July 22, 2019 <br />Page 2 <br />and when the school contract expires there may be a possibility to partner with the <br />school district and Spectrum on a shared position. Chief Nierenhausen stated the <br />types of calls handled in schools have become more critical and involve more mental <br />health issues. <br />Sidewalks <br />Mr. Femrite outlined various options for citywide sidewalk plowing. He discussed <br />other city processes. A number of in-house options were discussed surrounding <br />expected levels of service and the corresponding budget impacts. Mr. Femrite further <br />discussed the option of outsourcing, which staff was directed to look closer at in <br />order to learn the potential costs. <br />Council requested the following: <br />■ Total assumption amount be presented at a future meeting. <br />■ Updated and more detailed performance metrics for the recreation department. <br />Further discussion on benchmarking. Separate performance metrics for events <br />versus programs. Unique visitors versus total visitors. Resident versus non- <br />resident participation. <br />■ Evaluate current recreational programming and what is sustainable before adding <br />new programming, but still considering interests and trends. <br />■ Research and cost analysis on outsourcing citywide sidewalk plowing and policy <br />or contract language design for items such as priority routes, timelines, etc. <br />4. Adjournment <br />There being no further business, Mayor Dietz adjourned the meeting of the Elk <br />River City Council at 7:00 p.m. <br />Tina Allard, City Clerk <br />p0VEaI1 Ir <br />NATURE] <br />