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487 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 488 SEPTEMBER 28, 1994 489 PAGE TEN 490 491 Council member Dario expressed the City spends a lot money on 492 park improvements and it does not make a lot sense to him to 493 improve the parks and then not keep them up. 494 495 Motion by Buckbee, second by Helmbrecht to postpone weed 496 feed/fertilize of City property until Spring 1995, AYE - Brenner; 497 AYE - Buckbee; AYE - Helmbrecht; NAY - Dario, motion carried. 498 499 Housing and Redevelopment Authority Meeting Update. 500 Council member Brenner noted that herself and Council member 501 Helmbrecht attended a meeting regarding the development of a 502 Anoka County Housing and Redevelopment Authority on September 20, 503 1994. Council member Brenner noted the County is requesting the 504 City of Centerville appoint one elected office and one staff 505 person to serve on a technical sub-committee. 506 507 Motion by Buckbee, second by Dario to appoint Council member 508 Brenner as Centerville's representative to the Anoka County 509 Housing and Redevelopment Authority Technical Sub-committee, 510 motion carried unanimously. 511 512 Political Candidates Request for Appearance. 513 Motion by Buckbee, second by Brenner to not allow the appearance 514 of political candidates at regularly scheduled city Council 515 meetings, motion carried unanimously. 516 517 possible Shared Services. 518 Council member Brenner noted the City of Lino Lakes staff 519 engineer has resigned his position. She would like to 520 investigate the possibility of sharing engineer services with the 521 City of Lino Lakes. Council member Brenner noted two reason why 522 she would like the City Council to consider this option are: 523 1. The potential for cost savings on general engineering. 524 The sharing of a staff engineer could be for one day a 525 week or on an as needed basis. 526 2. The need to look at checks and balances regarding 527 project engineering. 528 Council member Brenner noted she is not looking at getting rid of 529 the current consulting engineering firm. She express concern 530 with regard to the an engineering firm designing and inspecting 531 projects. Council member Brenner stated she tired of taking the 532 heat for engineering problems. 533 534 Mayor Buckbee noted he respects MSA, Consulting Engineers, and is 535 gaining a lot of respect for Dave Nyberg, Staff Engineer. 536 537 Motion by Brenner, second by Helmbrecht to direct City staff to 538 draft a letter to the City of Lino Lakes to inquire about the 539 possibility of a shared service regarding a staff engineer; 540 the shared staff engineer for Centerville could be one