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<br />~SIWIbbE <br />City Council Minutes <br />Special Session of the City Council <br />9:00 a.m. <br />Saturday, February 19, 2005 <br />Cedarholm Golf Course Clubhouse <br />2323 Hamline Avenue <br />Roseville <br /> <br />Convene Meeting <br />Mayor Klausing called the Special Session of the City Council to order at <br />9:00 a.m. in the Cedarholm Golf Course Clubhouse, 2323 Hamline Ave- <br />nue North, Roseville, MN. Mayor Klausing and Councilmembers Kough, <br />Ihlan, Maschka, and Schroeder were present. <br /> <br />Mayor Klausing described the two purposes for today's special meeting: to <br />begin to discuss and prioritize the major issues facing the city in 2005 <br />and 2006; and to gain some consensus on Council rules of procedure. <br />Councilmember Schroeder expressed disappointment that this council <br />meeting was not being videotaped, noting that only eight residents heard <br />what was being said; and opined that all Council meetings should be <br />videotaped. <br /> <br />1. Discuss 2005 and 2006 Issues & Priorities <br /> <br />2005-2006 Issues <br />and Priorities <br /> <br />City Manager Neal Beets said that, with Council approval, De- <br />partment Heads would spend no more than 10 minutes each <br />elaborating on the major work program issues they were ad- <br />dressing in 2005 and the potential major issues within their <br />departments in 2006 and beyond. <br /> <br />a.) Finance Director Chris Miller went first and spoke about <br />each of the following items: <br /> <br />2005 Finance Issues and Priorities <br /> <br />1. Assess the necessary funding requirements to replace <br />current City assets <br /> <br />2. Identify the City's long-term information and communi- <br />cation system needs <br /> <br />3. Develop an acceptable and sustainable employee com- <br />pensation and benefit package <br />