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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 10, 2014 Page 13 process proceeds, including the best separation option (e.g. rumble strips and/or barriers). Councilmember McGehee thanked neighbors for their extensive comments and attendance at various meetings; and offered her support for including a bench at the corner of County Road B and Cleveland Avenue, opining that those already installed around the City were well-used. Councilmember Etten echoed his appreciation for the neighborhood's advocacy and involvement in this process. Mayor Roe graciously offered to accept Ms. Friberg's donation of the cost of in- cluding a bench as part of the project; with City Manager Trudgeon duly noting, for the record, the request to include that amenity as part of the project. Roll Call Ayes: Willmus; Etten; McGehee; Laliberte; and Roe. Nays: None. b. Authorize Position Reclassifications in the Public Works Department Public Works Director Duane Schwartz reviewed the Department's Strategic Plan as developed and presented previously to the City Council, including tonight's recommended changes as part of that Plan to address upcoming retirements of current employees over the next few years. As detailed in the RCA dated February 10, 2014, Mr. Schwartz reviewed those reclassifications proposed at this time for the Utility Supervisor and Street Super- visor positions as Superintendent positions, and reclassification of a Street Maintenance Worker and a Utility Maintenance Worker position to Working Foreman positions. Mr. Schwartz noted that, in the future, the Department would return with a recommendation to discuss fleet and facilities future reclassification to reduce those roles somewhat. Under the current structure, Mr. Schwartz advised that the Department was stretched thin, especially in the management and operations areas; and opined that the City and its residents could be better served by trading superintendent level positions to superintendent and first line supervision (foreman) positions using current staff to help with day-to-day duties and field operations, allowing superin- tendents to take on additional responsibilities in planning, analysis, and imple- mentation of programs and projects. Mr. Schwartz noted that this proposed struc- ture is similar to that currently used by the Parks & Recreation Department, as well many other cities using similar organizational structures to obtain better effi- ciencies.