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Assistant City Administrator Nelson replied that that was possible, but it does offer time for a <br />work session. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman recommended that they start the meetings at 6:00 p.m. to allow <br />people time to eat before the meeting. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec recommended that the budget include some money to allow for meals if they do <br />start a meeting at 5:30 p.m. otherwise they should try and start the meetings at 6:00 p.m. or 6:30 <br />p.m. <br /> <br />Assistant City Administrator Nelson reviewed the remainder of the Mayor Council budget. <br /> <br />Councilmember I~urak inquired as to why the Council mileage reimbursement went up in 2003. <br /> <br />Assistant City Administrator Nelson explained that staff budgeted additional funds to cover <br />mileage for all Councilmembers if they all drove up to the league conference and turned in their <br />mileage for reimbursement. <br /> <br />Finance Officer Lund inquired as to what the Council intended on doing with the North Metro <br />Chamber of Comraerce contribution. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec replied that he would like to work on having better communication with the North <br />Metro Chamber of Commerce. <br /> <br />Councilmember Etvig stated that he thought they should pull the funds from the North Metro <br />Chamber of Commerce especially since they attack the City's credibility without having one <br />conversation with someone from the City. <br /> <br />Consensus of the Council was to direct staff to designate the amount for the North Metro <br />Chamber of Commerce into the Council contingency fund that will not be paid out unless the <br />Council approves the payment. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman inquired as to what the City would lose by not joining the League <br />of Minnesota Cities. <br /> <br />Assistant City Administrator Nelson replied that the League of Minnesota Cities is a tremendous <br />resource to staff for legal, and personnel issues. She emphasized that it would be a very difficult <br />loss for staff. <br /> <br />Assistant City Administrator Nelson reviewed the Commission budgets noting that the budget <br />did not change significantly. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig inquired if there was still a need for a Horse Commission. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session/October 1, 2003 <br /> Page 2 of 8 <br /> <br /> <br />