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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—OCTOBER 10, 2011 8 to use all 1,670 hours but recently this has not been an issue. In fact, last year we asked Roseville • to hire an additional temporary employee to address our needs. Not all of the 1,670 hours comes from Civil Engineer Kris Giga as we also use their GIS division, have Roseville do drainage and survey work for us, and get charged some time from their Public Works Director (Duane Schwartz) and the City Engineer(Deb Bloom). However, Kris offices here at City Hall three days a week and the majority of the 1,670 hours are generated by Kris. City Administrator Klaers stated that the Roseville engineering expenses are funded by both the General Fund and also by specific projects (i.e. Pavement Management Program, sewer lining project, Indian Oaks pond project, etc.). Most of Roseville's time is funded by the City one way or another with only a small portion being funded by assessments, grants or developers. City Administrator Klaers explained that the situation in Arden Hills today is much different than what it was in 2005. The JPA began when the City Public Works Director was not also an experienced Civil Engineer. This is now the case with Terry Maurer being employed as the Public Works Director. Therefore, how the City wants to use Kris's time and the Roseville services has also changed. Administrator Klaers and Public Works Director Maurer discussed with the City Council some options for changes in the JPA. One of the options includes the hiring of an engineering staff member. If the City goes in the direction of hiring a staff member, the Personnel Committee will want to meet and review the proposal. Public Works Director Maurer commented that the City will continue to use Kris's services as needed. He added that the City is also exploring the possibility of getting GIS services through • Ramsey County. Discussion ensued. Council consensus was to proceed with this proposal of exploring alternatives to the current JPA, including the establishment of a staff engineering position. 3. COUNCIL COMMENTS & STAFF UPDATES Mayor Grant stated when he attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Northwestern College recently he noticed the light on the prayer tower and observed that it can't be seen from the north or west. He suggested that the Council reduce the restrictions they had placed on the use of the tower light. After some discussion, it was determined that an amendment to the Master Plan would have to be pursued to change the tower light restrictions. The Council consensus was to not alter the Master Plan. ADJOURN MOTION: Mayor Grant moved and Councilmember Tamble seconded a motion to adjourn. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). Mayor Grant adjourned the City Council Work Session meeting at 10:02 p.m. • Patrick Klaers David Grant City Administrator Mayor