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City Council Minutes June 12,2006 Page 4 Councilmember Motin asked if it made sense to have this on the Primary versus the General Election ballot. Councilmember Gumphrey stated that the committee had met and felt that the Primary Election would be better to meet a targeted group. . Ms. Johnson stated that it is now in the hands of the YMCA to get a management proposal back to the City so the bond and legal implications can be addressed. Councilmember Gumphrey thanked staff for their hard work. 5.6. Street Department Temporary Office Street Superintendent Phil Halsgave illustrations of the present and proposed office layout. He stated that for a short-term solution he would like to add a trailer to be used for two offices and a meeting room. This 12 x 60 foot handicap accessible trailer could be resold and would be placed 12 feet from the building. Councilmember Dietz stated that the next building phase would be in 2008 or 2009 and felt that someone should develop a master plan. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN TO AUTHORIZE PHIL HALS TO PROCEED WITH SECURING A TEMPORARY OFFICE STRUCTURE AND TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO GET QUOTATIONS FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES TO PLAN THE NEXT PHASE OF THE CITY PUBLIC WORKS SITE EXPANSION. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. Mr. Hals stated that he would bring back quotes for the temporary space. He also mentioned that the city had applied for a grant for a used oil furnace. We have collected about 1000 gallons of used oil and he stated that this used oil heater would be installed in equipment storage bays in the center of the street garage. . 5.7. Personnel Related Policies Pqy Plan and Reclassification Stucfy: Human Resources Representative Lauren Wipper stated that she has been working with Ron Kelsey in finalizing the reclassification of positions and looking at the pay plan. Mr. Kelsey will come before Council on July 10 to give a pay plan and reclassification study report. Post Emplqyment Insurance Plan (PEIP): A post employment insurance committee was formed last year to research the possibility of offering a post employment insurance plan to employees. Since this would be a mandatory plan it was not appealing to most of the employees. Instead employees are encouraged to contribute to the 457 deferred compensation plans. While considering the options, the committee contemplated contributing into a PEIP with the use of severance pay. In researching this, it was found that the city's severance pay policy falls behind comparable cities in the percentage of hours paid out and the years of service required. Councilmember Dietz stated that he would like to look at a comparison of other cities and stated that this doesn't mean that ours would change. It was the consensus of the Council to have the committee formulate and bring back comparisons for Council to review. .