Minutes - Council Work Session - 02/01/2011

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Councilmember Elvig stated he would attend the Mercy/Unity Crystal Ball and the Alexandra House event. Consensus was that the City should purchase a table for the Boy Scout Breakfast as well as for the Mayors Prayer Breakfast. Mayor Ramsey didn't feel it was necessary to golf in the Golfin' for Kids (different County) tournament but he felt it was important to have a presence at the rest of them. He suggested adding Golfing for Groceries, which is sponsored by Village Bank. He stated that everyone will have to respond if they want to play or not. 5) Review Proposals for Legislative Consultant Services City Administrator Ulrich stated that the Council recently approved a consulting services agreement with The Tinklenberg Group for $6,000 for Federal and $18,000 for State lobbying efforts. We got into the governor's bonding request and our goal is to keep that in there. There was somewhat of an interest to see someone on the Republican side. He noted that he solicited four proposals and discussed them briefly. The prices range from $12,000 up to $24,000. He noted that Tinklenberg works well with both Republicans and Democrats. He added that we are working with Abeler and Jungbauer and they will monitor the capitol bonding bill. Senator Jungbauer thinks there probably will be one but it will be later in the session — after the resolution of some of these bigger items. In summary, Councilmembers want to be active and that has worked well. He stated he believes it is covered enough. He feels it is not worth spending more money. Consensus was to back off these proposals and move forward like we have been doing. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Councilmember Tossey and seconded by Councilmember Backous to adjourn the work session. All voted in favor. The Council work session adjourned at 7:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, is G. Ulrich City Administrator ATTEST: City Council Work Session — February 1, 2011 Page 11 of 12