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<br />February 15,2001 <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />Mayor Swedberg stated that Council needs to consider budgets to determine where the <br />needs lie and decide where the funds will be expended from for the installations. <br /> <br />Mr. Bisek stated there may be funds available through Xcel Energy and suggested the <br />City contact them to see if they would be willing to run the power, at little or no cost to <br />the City, knowing they will reap the benefit of usage ofthat power. <br /> <br />Council Member Broussard Vickers stated Council needed to determine the final scope of <br />the project prior to soliciting bids. <br /> <br />Consensus was to set a workshop date to discuss these issues. <br /> <br />3. Ad Hoc Communications Committee <br /> <br />Ms. Theresa Brenner, 7206 Clear Ridge, submitted a list of ideas for organizing the <br />committee. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra questioned whether six (6) months was an ample amount of time <br />to make recommendations to Council. Ms. Brenner stated she did not want the process to <br />go into the fall and stated she felt the group would stay more focused if there were a <br />definite deadline. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra asked Mr. Hoeft if the City agrees to form this ad hoc committee <br />as an advisory committee, would there need to be minutes and formal notice of meetings. <br /> <br />Mr. Hoeft explained that since the Committee would not be conducting any official City <br />business, but merely acting in an advisory capacity, Council would set the only <br />requirements. <br /> <br />Council Member Nelson complimented Ms. Brenner on the outline presented and stated <br />she would like to know what the costs of improved or different means of communication <br />would be. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra stated she would like to see the committee open to as many <br />residents as are interested in serving. <br /> <br />Ms. Brenner stated she was concerned that the Committee not violate the open meeting <br />law. Mr. Hoeft stated the Committee would not need to worry about the open meeting <br />law because it would not deal with official City business. There is no quorum <br />requirement and no posting requirements as the meetings are strictly for informational <br />purposes. <br /> <br />Mayor Swedberg stated he would like to try and create a system where Council depends <br />on public input and this Committee helps Council gather and interpret same. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra stated she would like to see the Committee meet with and get <br />information from the current communications people. <br /> <br />Page 11 of 18 <br />