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<br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - SEPTEMBER 10, 2001 <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson stated the Council would ask Presbyterian Homes to participate in a <br />discussion with the neighbors. <br /> <br />Mr. Lynch stated the Council could ask that the Planner contact them, but it would not be a <br />requirement. <br /> <br />Mayor Probst stated he hoped there would be some coordination so the Council would be <br />updated on the neighborhood's comments. <br /> <br />Councilmember Aplikowski stated nothing had happened that they had tried to hide. She noted <br />the city had been without a staff planner for some time. She added the Council needs to check in <br />that department to be sure there was nothing imminent. <br /> <br />UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />A. Lake Johanna Volunteer Fire Department <br />1. 2001 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Expenditure <br />2. 2002 Budget and CIP Budget Approval <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Mr. Lynch explained that the operating budget had changed. He stated Lake Johanna Volunteer <br />Fire Department had indicated they would like to continue with the program to have some on-call <br />personnel to improve response time. He noted the Fire Board had agreed that it would eliminate <br />the cost from the budget and pay it out of Alliant TechSystems funds. He added it would be a <br />small savings to the City of Arden Hills and would reduce the budget increase to 6.28% increase <br />for 2002. <br /> <br />Mr. Post stated the CIP budget had one item for $30,000 for a portable generator. He noted the <br />City has a public safety capital fund that would fund the generator. He added it would be a non- <br />levied amount. <br /> <br />Councilmember Aplikowski asked why the volunteers could not live on a 3% increase. Mr. <br />Lynch responded the increase was based on the number of calls and was not an increase in the <br />rate of pay. He stated the department had already experienced a 30% increase in the number of <br />calls. He noted there were a lot of false alarms. <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson stated he was not able to attend the last Fire Board meeting. He noted he <br />had a similar reaction to Councilmember Aplikowski. He added the largest dollar amount <br />change was in the professional fees. <br /> <br /> <br />Mr. Post stated the Department had engaged Brimeyer & Associates to evaluate a permanent fire <br />chief position. He noted Chief Schreier was not going to retire. He added they anticipated a full <br />time fire chief position would not be in place until 2003. He stated there would be more <br />consulting fees. <br /> <br />. Councilmember Grant asked about the sizable increase. Mr. Post responded the budget was <br />reflecting for the first time Alliant TechSystems monies. He stated it showed the entire <br />