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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 9, 2009 Page 5 Mr. Miller advised that $50,000 had already been removed annually from that re- placement fund for 2009. Councilmember Pust noted discussions held at the City Council's Strategic Plan- ning Meeting last Saturday, and the Fire Department's presentation that due to re- ducing the number of fire stations kept open at this time, they were recommend- ing that the ladder truck not be replaced. Councilmember Pust asked that, as staff returned to the Council with their recommendations for best practices and which capital assets to replace, that this be taken into consideration. Roll Call Ayes: Johnson; Ihlan; Pust; and Roe. Nays: None. 8. Consider Items Removed from Consent a. Approve Agreement with Ramsey County for Supplemental Law Enforce- ment Services on Lake Owasso (Former Consent Item 7.c) City Manager Malinen, at the request of Acting Mayor Roe, provided a brief summary of the request, detailed in the staff report dated February 9, 2009. Councilmember Ihlan noted that it appeared that the City had been paying for these additional hours since 1997; and questioned whether during that time a peri- odic or recent review of the additional hours, over and above regular enforcement provided for Lake Owasso, had been performed to determined if it needed to be continued. Roseville Police Chief Carol Sletner advised that the department received an itemized notation annually with reference to the number of hours; and the need for services during holiday weekends, based on the City's inability to get onto the water without some delay or involvement in coordinating other agencies for assis- tance. Chief Sletner advised that citizens with homes on Lake Owasso had ex- pressly requested additional patrols during holiday weekends on the lake; in addi- tion to the location of the Ski Jump and Course creating additional traffic. Councilmember Ihlan questioned whether the City should be paying for this, at the request of a limited number of residents; and whether similar consideration had been given for other lakes with similar situations; or whether a different ar- rangement should be pursued. Councilmember Pust suggested that or the Lake Owasso Homeowner's Associa- tion may be a better source for providing these funds, given their inherent interest.