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Councilmember Beyer stated she did not want to see any "feet being dragged" on this issue. She reported that after the last contract settlement, she was approached by other vendors questioning why they could not bid on the service. She suggested this issue be brought back for discussion in July to give other vendors a chance to bid. Mr. Schroeder stated that Staff is recommending the extension; however, if Council is uncomfortable with that, he felt that a bid proposal could be put together within a short period of time, Mayor Hardin inquired if the rest of Council felt that July was early enough to review bids for 1996. Councilmember Beyer stated that this contract takes the City to the end of June and the extension takes us to the end of the year. She stated "we always extend it instead of doing anything else about it". Motion by Councilmember Peterson and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to extend the proposed contract for six months to the end of 1995, at $1.27 per household and that by the first meeting in July, bids will be available for Council to review for 1996, and that discussion will begin at that time. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Peterson, Beyer, Beahen and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case #6: Adopt Ordinance to Amend Section 9.03.04 Titled Conditional Use Permits City Administrator Schroeder stated that the City was notified that its procedure when issuing Conditional Use Permits is inconsistent with Minnesota Statutes §360 requirements and the roles and regulations that enforce these requirements. This inconsistency is based upon the City not listing that when a structure is greater than 200 feet in height, it will notify the Minnesota Department of Transportation. This ordinance, containing such language, was introduced at the December Council meeting and is presented now for adoption. Motion by Councilmember Beahen and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to adopt Ordinance g95-02 amending Chapter 9 of the Ramsey City Code (Conditional Use Permits). Motion carded. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Beahen, Beyer, Peterson and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case #7: Report from Personnel Committee City Administrator Schroeder stated that the Personnel Committee met earlier and discussed the 1995 wages for the Exempt personnel. The wage package follows the same format settled on by the AFSCME employees. Motion by Councilmember Peterson and seconded by Mayor Hardin to approve the same medical benefits for the Exempt personnel as for AFSCME employees, and approve the wages presented with the caveat that an additional amount of $2,914.50 be discussed at a separate meeting regarding wage of the Police Chief. The wage increase will be retroactive to the first of the year. City Council/January 10, 1995 Page 14 of 17