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~ ~ Minutes of the February 22, 1989 Special Council Meeting Page ,Five . provide sewer and water utilities to the Army Reserve Center which is located in Arden Hills. In exchange for the City's approval, Shoreview would receive $200,000 from the Arsenal and Shoreview would in turn give Arden Hills $80,000 worth of improvements to the west side of Lexington Avenue. Councilmember Malone notified the Council that one City may not sell utilities to an agency/entity that is located in another jurisdiction without approval from the other jurisdiction first. Councilmember Hansen stated she is not opposed to granting approval for this agreement. Mayor Sather expressed a reluctance to grant the approval and the Council consensus was that they may have a hard time saying yes to the approval, but how would they say no to it. Councilmember Hansen noted that due to the impending resignation of Attorney Jim Lynden, the City would be without one to review this matter and she wouldn't feel comfortable agreeing to this without an attorney's review. . Mayor Sather suggested this item be placed on the February 27 agenda, asking for legal advice, and after legal review, Administrator Berger will draft an appropriate letter of response to Shoreview. OTHER BUSINESS Councilmember Malone asked about the status of Co. Road I improvements, noting there were four options the City could consider. Councilmember Malone moved, seconded by Councilmember Hansen that Administrator Berger draft a letter to Ramsey County adamantly choosing Alternate #1 as the choice of the Arden Hills Council. Motion carried unanimously. (4-0). Councilmember Hansen noted that she has a class on Monday, February 27, and will therefore be late for the 6:30 P.M. performance evaluation of Administrator Berger. , Mayor Sather noted that he has not yet prepared a letter to City employees on the complaint process to be followed if an employee has a complaint. It was his opinion that the City may move to an administrator/manager form of government and he felt it should be determined who holds who accountable. He asked the rest of the Council to think about where the City was going and to come to a consensus. Councilmember Hansen stated she was not comfortable doing the Administrator's evaluation before this matter is resolved. Mayor Sather stated that before we set employee standards, the Council needs to know where they are going. Councilmember Hansen asked the Council to discuss this before the evaluation. Mayor Sather felt that a general evaluation can be conducted on Monday, February 27. He felt that the Council needs a clearer definition of accountability. Councilmember Hansen felt the three department heads, Berger, Raddatz, and Buckley should remain accountable to the City Council at this time. Mayor Sather again reiterated his feeling that there needs to be a definition of responsibility for the employees. Councilmember Hansen was excused at 10:52 P.M. Councilmember Malone stated perhaps a personnel subcommittee should be appointed to establish this direction. Mayor Sather felt that Raddatz and Buckley should each have their evaluation soon and goals and job descriptions could also be reviewed. He felt that the Administrator's evaluation should still be conducted on ... Monday, February 27, at 6:30 P.M., prior to the regular Council meeting.