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City Council Minutes February 13, 2006 Page 7 . Ms. Johnson stated that the non-refundable down payment could come from the NSP Reserve or if the Council wanted the Park Dedication fund to pay, an inter-fund loan could be set up if there are not funds available in the 2006 Park Dedication fund. Staff will bring the fInal purchase agreement to council for approval along with options that are available for the funding. 5.8. Pay Plan Structure Review Proposal Lori Johnson stated that at the meeting of January 9 the Personnel Committee received permission from the Council to receive proposals from consulting services for the purpose of revising the city's pay plan structure to accommodate the city's new organizational structure. Proposals were received both from the Stanton Group and Riley, Dettmann, and Kelsey with the Personnel Committee recommending the proposal from Riley, Dettmann, and Kelsey which more accurately reflects what the committee feels needs to be accomplished. . She stated the recommended proposal includes reviewing the existing job descriptions and evaluating each using this company's evaluation methodology. She stated the Personnel Committee has encountered problems in evaluating environmental positions and the ice arena supervisor position. The new evaluation system includes weighing formal preparation and experience, decision making, thinking challenges and problem solving, interactions and communications, and work environment. Training for the Personnel Committee on how to evaluate positions using the RDK Evaluation Methodology is included in the proposal. The proposal also includes reviewing and modifying the pay plan as needed to accommodate the new positions created in the past few years. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER FARBER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH RILEY, DETTMANN, AND KELSEY FOR A CLASSIFICATION STUDY RESULTING IN A REVISED PAY PLAN STRUCTURE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $11,515.00 EXCEPT FOR ANY ADDITIONAL COST FOR EXTRA WORK FOR EVALUATING THE ENVIRONMENTAL POSITIONS AND THE ICE ARENA SUPERVISOR POSITION AND THAT FUNDING WOULD BE FROM THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCY BUDGET. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 6. Council Updates Councilmember Motin stated that he will be coming back with a fInal job contract for the City Administrator position for council approval. Mayor Klinzing announced that a proposal has been sent to receive federal transportation funding for 193rd Avenue alignment. This proposal has been reviewed by the technical committee and is very high on their list. It would be in the amount of $950,000 with the appropriation year of 2010. Councilmember Gumphrey reported that he will be going to Washington with Elwyn Tinklenberg, meeting with federal representatives, and working towards getting additional funding. .