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Regular City Council Meeting <br />Monday, April 12, 2010 <br />Page 5 <br />tion easement, located along the east right-of--way of Trunk Highway 280 <br />(TH280). <br />Roll Call <br />Ayes: Ihlan; Johnson; Roe; Pust; and Klausing. <br />Nays: None. <br />j. Cancel April 19, 2010 City Council Meeting <br />Johnson moved, Klausing seconded, approval of cancellation of the City Council <br />meeting originally scheduled for April 19, 2010. <br />Roll Call <br />Ayes: Ihlan; Johnson; Roe; Pust; and Klausing. <br />Nays: None. <br />8. Consider Items Removed from Consent <br />a. Approve Wellness Plan City Services Discount Program (Former Consent <br />Item 7. d) <br />City Manager Malinen reviewed this item, as detailed in the Request for Council <br />Action (RCA) dated April 12, 2010. <br />Councilmember Ihlan sought clarification whether the City employee's health in- <br />surance included premium reductions for those involved in fitness clubs; and cla- <br />rified that this would not apply to a golf club membership. <br />City Manager Malinen advised that the employee health insurance did include a <br />benefit for fitness club members, if employees periodically attended those offer- <br />ings; and confirmed that it did not apply to golf memberships. <br />Human Resources Director Eldona Bacon confirmed that coupons for golf dis- <br />counts and reduced skating center fees were currently available to residents of the <br />community, most recently advertised in the Happenings Book and area newspa- <br />pers periodically. <br />Councilmember Johnson questioned the incentive for employees related to the <br />Wellness Plan, if the coupons were already offered in the community and to resi- <br />dents; and suggested that a greater incentive be offered to employees for their <br />regular and consistent participation in order to ultimately improve their health and <br />reduce health insurance premiums. <br />Discussion included the variety and type of coupon and discount offerings availa- <br />ble to Roseville residents at this time. <br />Councilmember Ihlan spoke in support of encouraging employees, but opined that <br />previous policy discussions had noted that the City didn't offer discounts or re- <br />