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I I ~ I I I I I I Ie I I I I I I I , I Arden Hills Council 4 February 14, 1994 Motion carried unanimously (5-0). ADMmJ:STRATOR COMMENTS: Administrator Person stated the City has received notification from the Union negotiation group that the Union is requesting arbitration proceedings. The Council agreed to a closed meeting on February 28, 1994 to discuss further this request and other negotiation items, either at 5:30 pm or 6:00 pm. MOTION: Malone moved, seconded by Hicks that the Council schedule a special and closed meeting of the City Council on Monday, February 28, 1994 at 6:00 pm for the purpose of discussing labor negotiations. Motion carried unanimously (5-0). Administrator Person noted for public record that Jim Brimeyer, who will be facilitating the meeting with the environmental groups regarding TCAAP, has requested to meet informally with the City Council. This would allow all parties to become reacquainted, and if any issues need to be addressed before the meeting, this would be an opportune time to address any issues. Person also referred to a draft copy of a letter in the packet to Fort McCoy regarding the retrocession issue. Person is asking the Council for their feedback. The City recently received a request from the Governor's office for an update. Councilmember Malone stated staff could direct a letter that states that the City will agree to retrocession if we can agree to a fair trade-off such as use of the facility for Park & Recreation programs and an election polling location. Secondly, a dollar amount should be reached to project the cost for fire and police protection. A fair comparison may be to determine a similar sized square footage, value the square footage based on an office warehouse, calculate the tax capacity, and approximately one half of this figure should be a reasonable assumption of the cost to provide these services to the Army Reserve each year. Council concurred. Councilmember Malone asked staff if the Army Reserve is being charged a standby fee. A fee for service could be charged to the Army Reserve on a "utility" type billing. Staff will review and respond back to the Council whether the Army Reserve is charged a standby fee.