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. "Minutes. of the Regular Council Meeting, November 30, 1987 Page 3 ORD #254 (Cont'd) Moved by Hansen, seconded by Peck, that Council suspend the rules, waive the reading and adopt Ordinance No. 254, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5, DIVISION 2, SECTIONS 5-46(A), 5-47(B), AND 5-61 OF ARDEN HILLS CODE AUTHORIZING POUNDKEEPER TO ISSUE DOG LICENSES, AND ALLOWING REDEMPTION OF DOGS WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS. . Peck moved to amend the motion, seconded by Winiecki, to include the wording "excluding holidays" in Section 5.59. Amendment to motion carried unanimously. (4-0) , .;' Motion as amended carried unanimously. (4-0) LJVFD BUDGET Council was referred to a letter (11-18-87), regarding NEGOTIATIONS clarification and assigning City responsibility for annual budget negotiations for each of the fire stations; Station #l--Arden Hills, Station #2--Shoreview and north Oaks, Stations #3 and #4--Shoreview. , Council concurred with the proposed delegation of responsibility and agreed that the Mayor should sign the document, along with the Shoreview and North Oaks City Officials, for submission to Fire Chief Winkel. COMMITTEE REPORT; Council was referred to the Public Safety/Works PUB. SAFETY/WORKS Committee minutes, 11-19-87, and the discussion regarding contracting with the Ramsey County Sheriffs Department for services versus an independent police department. . Councilmember Hansen reported that Commander Bergeron had invited the Council and Members of the PS/W Committee to hold the December 17th meeting at the Sheriff's Department on County Road E and Victoria; Bergeron stated they could discuss the committee concerns. Councilmember Winiecki and Mayor Woodburn advised they would not be able to attend the meeting. Mayor Woodburn and Councilwoman Hansen did not favor the concept of a City Police Department, however, they encouraged the Committee members to meet with Commander Bergeron to discuss their concerns and tour the facility. STATUS RPT; SALlTROS Councilwoman Hansen inquired as ~o the status of the PROP.; HAMLlNE AVE. odor problem at the Salitros property at 3625 Hamline. Public Works Supervisor advised that he jetted the line three times in the same day and did not find anything in the line. Raddatz noted that he has not heard any complaints since the jetting was accomplished and offered to contact Salitros to see if the problem has been alleviated. Council suggested Raddatz contact Salitros and it was their consensus that the . City has done as much as possible to eliminate the problem. WATER METER CARD Councilwoman Winiecki noted the 80% return of the water SURVEY RESULTS meter reading cards, sent to residents to determine discrepancies on the inside and outside meters; asked if Raddatz considered the 80% return a good response. Public Works Supervisor stated, in his opinion this was an excellent response; he explained that he would compile the survey results and report on this matter at a future Council meeting. OTHER BUSINESS FIRE BUDGET MTG RPT. Mayor Woodburn reported" on the Fire Department Budget meeting he and Hansen attended; he explained that the firemen are promoting the City begin bargaining for January 1, 1988 rather than last July; he advised that the contract terminology was close to finalization and they are now looking at budget figures. The Mayor advised that when payment for the last half of 1987 was made to the Fire Department it was anticipated that there may be a surplus in this payment due back to the Village of approximately $30,000. He stated it was his understanding the excess would . be applied to the 1988 Budget or be refunded to the Village. Hansen suggested settling the 1987 budget, determining a certain dollar amount the Fire Department could retain as surplus funds and requesting that the remaining surplus funds be used to purchase equipment or renovate current stations.