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. . - Minutes of the Arden Hills Regular Council Meeting, April II, 1988 Page 4 LJVFD NEG'S (Cont'd) The Mayor advised Council the firefighters had been cooperative and approachable during the negotiation process; reductions occurred in the areas of salaries, reports, and delay of furnishings for Station #1 until 1989. He also noted the fire department would maintain a $200,000 balance in their reserve fund and schedule purchase of a pumper truck for Station #1, within the next two years, from their reserve funds. Council discussed the need to have more clarification on the. LJVFD budget, such as information relative to specific cost overages or savings; it was suggested that one or two representatives from the Finance Committee study and become knowledgeable about the fire department budget. Paul Malone, 1485 Dawn Circle, suggested the LJVFD consider methods to raise funds to supplement their budget. Councilmembers concurred that the contract items negotiated by Woodburn and Hansen were agreeable and complimented both for their efforts to resolve the 1988 LJVFD contrac t. OTHER BUSINESS REPLACEMENT OF ATTY. PLUNKETT . Councilmember Hansen referred to the Clerk Administrator's memorandum of 4-8-88; relative to the replacement of Attorney Rob Plunkett with Harry Niemier from the same firm. Hansen stated she preferred to stay with the firm of Stringer, Courtney and Rohleder to maintain continuity. Councilmembers concurred to remain with the same law firm. BOAT DIRECTION; LAKE JOSEPHINE Councilmember Hansen advised Council it was her opinion the counter-clockwise boating on Lake Josephine would not be successful, as discussed by Council last July. Mayor Woodburn stated it was his opinion the counter-clockwise movement would not be harmful. After discussion, Council concurred to direct the Clerk Administrator to discuss this matter with representatives from the City of Roseville and Jim Tollas, from Ramsey County, and report back to Council. GEESE; LAKE JOHANNA Councilmember Hansen referred Council to the letter from Presbyterian Homes, requesting resolution of the geese problem. Hansen advised she had spoken with Dr. Cooper and he stated the DNR will now issue permits for less than 100 geese, however, he would not be able to take on a contract this year. She noted the cost for resolution of the geese problem would be approximately $1,000 per year for a four year period; funds have not been budgeted for this item. Hansen stated the Lake Johanna Improvement Association would pay for half the costs. Hansen suggested one method of resolving the problem would be to place a notice in the Town Crier and advise residents not to feed the geese. Council concurred they would welcome input and information from residents in the area; suggested maybe a survey be taken in the area to compile resident input. PARKING; CO. RD. F Councilmember Peck questioned if any response had been received from Ramsey County relative to the request for "No Parking" signs to be posted on County Road F. The Clerk Administrator advised the matter was forwarded to Ramsey County and MnDot; a response to the request should be received soon. KING & QUEEN VISIT; SEN. DURENBURGER TOUR Councilmember Peck questioned if the Council would be involved in the plans for the King and Queen of Sweden visit scheduled for April 25th. Winiecki advised that Council had been invited to attend the ceremonies and noted that Senator Durenberger was scheduled to attend. She suggested any Councilmembers attending the ceremonies could take the opportunity to discuss the Army Reserve project with Senator Durenberger.