Laserfiche WebLink
Regular City Council Meeting — 03/08/04 <br />DRAFT Minutes - Page 2 <br />however, his understanding was that letters were to be used as <br />subparagraphs in staff reports and staff had not followed that <br />directive of the Council. <br />Mayor Klausing and Councilmember Maschka concurred that <br />the format used by staff for tonight's agenda was consistent with <br />their understanding of the Council's directive. <br />Councilmember Schroeder referenced the agenda used in the <br />City of Little Canada and its easy-to-follow format. <br />Mayor Klausing determined, after further discussion, that the <br />format being used by staff was sufficient until a final formatting <br />decision was made by the full Council following the Special <br />municipal Election in April. <br />There were no further comments on tonight's agenda. <br />Public Comment Public Comment <br />Mayor Klaus ing called for public comment by members of the <br />audience on any non agenda items. <br />A. Joe Scheunemann, 697 Emerald Ridge <br />Mr. Scheunemann reiterated his comments from the <br />February 23, 2004 meeting regarding Allina's ambulance <br />service in Roseville, and encouraged the City to seek out <br />group legislation to receive authority to establish a city <br />Primary Service Area for ambulance service. Mr. <br />Scheunemann opined that the monies earned should be more <br />than sufficient to pay for a full-time Fire Department for the <br />City. Mr. Scheunemann further opined that the days of a <br />volunteer department were a thing of the past, and <br />encouraged the City to take immediate steps to upgrade <br />from a volunteer department. <br />B. Bruce Kennedy, 1416 Skillman <br />Mr. Kennedy provided Councilmembers with an update on <br />his efforts on behalf of instant runoff voting and pending <br />state legislation. Mr. Kennedy advised that the Senate had <br />passed the legislation, but the House was scheduled to vote <br />