Laserfiche WebLink
Metadata
Document management portal powered by Laserfiche WebLink 9 © 1998-2015 Laserfiche. All rights reserved.
Regular City Council Meeting <br /> Monday, April 20,2015 <br /> Page 15 <br /> Councilmember McGehee stated that she could support the motion for the Coor- <br /> dinator position; but could not agree to moving the existing person into that role <br /> based on their lack of expertise as an arborist. <br /> While Councilmember Laliberte clarified that this was her intent with the motion, <br /> as outlined in the RCA; Mayor Roe clarified that this was not a City Council deci- <br /> sion unless it dictated that the position be filled by an arborist. <br /> AMENDMENT <br /> McGehee moved an amendment to fill the position with an arborist. <br /> Mayor Roe ruled the motion failed due to the lack of a second. <br /> Roll Call <br /> Ayes: Willmus, Etten, Laliberte and Roe. <br /> Nays: McGehee. <br /> Motion carried. <br /> c. ADDED ITEM <br /> Organized Trash Collection <br /> At the request of Mayor Roe, Councilmember Laliberte advised that her desire to <br /> discuss this issue tonight was to clarify, for her personal edification, why this item <br /> is coming back before the body. Councilmember Laliberte noted, to her <br /> knowledge, no new information had been presented or the issue had not changed <br /> in any way to prompt its return. Councilmember Laliberte further noted that staff <br /> had not brought forward any new information on the issue indicating that it had <br /> changed in any way. During the City Council's recent two-day strategic planning <br /> exercise, Councilmember Laliberte noted that Department Heads and the City <br /> Council had extensively reviewed priorities, and this issue had not been listed as a <br /> priority to consider; nor had any residents attending and invited to provide public <br /> input during that exercise, come forward with such a request to reconsider the is- <br /> sue. Councilmember Laliberte expressed her concern that the body focus on the <br /> priorities identified at that exercise, opining that given the calendar, the City <br /> Council was already behind in addressing the priorities identified. <br /> Councilmember McGehee noted her rationale for including this as a future agenda <br /> item. Councilmember McGehee stated that Ramsey County was not going to per- <br /> form resource/recovery, changing the complexity of this issue; and also noted that <br /> the City of Bloomington had recently begun negotiations for organized collection; <br /> and in April, the Village of St. Anthony began a similar process. Councilmember <br /> McGehee advised that she had personally collected additional information, and in <br /> her discussions with residents, in addition to last week's staff presentation about <br /> pavement delamination, she found reconsideration of this issue of vital im- <br /> portance. Councilmember McGehee, based on her consultations with City Engi- <br />