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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JANUARY 4,1999 5 . Councilmember Larson confirmed that the points are based on a State of Minnesota formula which takes gender into consideration. Mr. Fritsinger agreed. Councilmember Malone noted for clarification that although the Pay Plan is set up as a six -step process, this does not mean an employee is eligible for a pay raise every year. The pay raises are based on job performance, not length of service. MOTION: Councilmember Malone moved and Councilmember Aplikowski seconded a motion to adopt Resolution #99-05, Identifying the 1999 Pay Plan, including an increase of $1 0 per month toward monthly insurance premiums. The Council found the revised job ratings to be appropriate. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). D. Resolution #99-06, Approving Bingo Hall License Renewal Application, Pot 0' Gold Bingo Mr. Post explained that the action before the City Council is an application for a bingo hall license renewal from the Pot 0' Gold bingo hall for the period from June I, 1999 to May 31, 2000. Upon reviewing the application packet and the incident log from the Ramsey County Sheriff s Department, Staff had found no reason not to endorse the application. . Mr. Post stated that the reason the application is being presented to the Council so early is due to the fact that the applicant, Ms. Goldie Siedow, will be out of the country during the time the renewal application would normally have been submitted. Mr. Post advised that Staff recommends the Council consider adopting Resolution #99-06, Approving Bingo Hall License Renewal Application, Pot 0' Gold Bingo. Councilmember Larson asked Ms. Siedow if she had given any consideration to changes or improvements to the exterior of the bingo hall. Ms. Siedow stated that she had been modernizing the bingo hall ever since taking over its operation. These improvements have included new windows and paint. Councilmember Larson asked Ms. Siedow how long she had been managing the bingo hall. Ms. Siedow stated that she took over operations approximately five years ago. Councilmember Larson asked if there are any other plans for improvements to the exterior ofthe bingo hall at this time, such as maintenance. Ms. Siedow stated that she has maintenance people who take care of the outside of the building. . Councilmember Aplikowski asked if the traffic issue at the bingo hall had been resolved. Mr. Post explained that at the time of the previous license renewal application, the issue of traffic was brought up by neighboring businesses. The primary problem had been that when the bingo sessions ended, the traffic would cause a back up at the McDonald's Restaurant next door. The action which took place to resolve this issue was that an announcement would be made at the end of each bingo session requesting the people to be courteous when leaving the parking lot. Mr. Post stated that he is not aware of any current complaints from the neighboring businesses with regard to the bingo hall traffic.