Minutes - Council Work Session - 02/28/2023

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Councilmember Howell stated she sees the benefit of bringing in an outside party, while she would not like to lose the uniqueness of the event. Acting Mayor Riley asked if the Happy Days Committee is being disbanded and not used. Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood explained that this would disband the formal Happy Days Committee. He added that there was low participation from others at these meetings. He stated they would still meet with Staff and volunteers, but not schedule meetings. Councilmember Olson agreed that this is a good thing for the upcoming year and not ongoing into the future. He asked if they just used Lucent Blue this year if the Happy Days Committee would only be disbanded this year. Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood said yes. Councilmember Woestehoff noted the importance that Staff is recommending this. He mentioned his past experience in running an event like this, with and without an outside company, and stated it was a lot more stressful for the staff when an outside company was not present and with the outside company, they were able to make more money with their event. Mayor Kuzma stated that he liked the idea of a consultant helping with going out for sponsorships. He asked about contingencies for cost controls. Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood mentioned that he expects this to come back to a work session mid-summer to update on the process and this would be the time where they would have an idea of where the budget is. He stated that it is understood with Lucent Blue that the budget is not to be exceeded. Councilmember Musgrove asked if the Council would continue to be updated on the progress of the event. Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood said yes. The consensus of the Council was to move forward with Lucent Blue. 2.02: Discuss Adding New Engineering Technician II Position City Administrator Hagen reviewed the Staff report concerning a request for adding a third inspector for sewer, road, and water work to keep this work in-house. City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby noted that another inspection need coming up is the Highway 10 gateway project and this will create more than enough work to keep a third inspector busy. Councilmember Specht asked if a third inspector is enough based on the estimates or if some work will still need to be contracted out. City Council Work Session / February 28, 2023 Page 3 of 13