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City Council Minutes August 13, 2007 Page 3 e CounciJmember Motin indicated that he is not inclined to set the deadline for this Friday because he does not want to see the road have to be temporarily closed to allow for construction and deliveries. CounciJmember Gumphrey concurred. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ZERWAS FOR THE MAIN STREET FENCING AROUND THE BLUFF BLOCK CONSTRUCTION AREA TO BE REMOVED NO LATER THAN 4:00 P.M. FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2007. MOTION CARRIED 4-1. CounciJmember Farber opposed. The Council asked Ms. Johnson to notify them if the construction fence is removed prior to this deadline. CounciJmember Farber asked staff to get tentative dates for the fencing around the Jackson project to be removed. Chief Beahen stated that the contractors have indicated that the fencing will be removed once the brick and the windows are complete and that he does not anticipate a problem. Chief West echoed this comment indicating that he spoke to the job superintendent regarding some necessary fence repairs and the indication was that the fence would be removed soon. 5.1. Budget Discussions A. Police Department e Chief Beahen reviewed the department's 2008 goals, requested staff additions, and capital outlay requests. Chief Beahen explained he would like the Council to consider adding a third juvenile liaison officer this fall. He stated the liaison position will be filled through an internal reassignment of a patrol officer. He noted that he spoke to the school district business administrator and the indication is that the district will continue liaison funding as in the past. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER FARBER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ZERWAS TO AUTHORIZE THE INTERNAL TRANSFER OF A FULL-TIME PATROL OFFICER TO THE JUVENILE UAISON POSITION IN 2007. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. Discussion took place on the addition of a new officer in 2008 to replace the one assigned to the juvenile liaison position. The consensus of the Council was that they believe the addition of an officer in 2008 is a priority but that no decision can be made until actual budget figures are known. B. Fire Department Fire Chief Bmce West reviewed his goals for 2008. He noted that he has no staff addition or capital outlay requests for 2008. e CounciJmember Gumphrey expressed concern with the amount of the city's contribution to the Fire Relief Association. Discussion took place on the city's annual contributions and the benefits and drawbacks of providing such contributions.