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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, August 13, 2018 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />PRESENTATION — Continued <br />- Review and approve the independent position classification review adjustment. <br />- Consider adopting a slightly above cost of living adjustment for the nonunion employees. The <br />current averages are between two and three percent. <br />- Review, finalize and adopt the proposed findings. <br />Some of the questions to address when considering adoption include the following: <br />- Does the cost of living increase for nonunion employees seem in line with the union positions. <br />- The cost to implement the point classification assignments. <br />- Whether the City decides to develop and implement the formal reclassification review program <br />and process. <br />Walsh stated in his view this was a good process to go through. <br />Crosby asked what the union employees' average cost of living adjustment is currently. <br />Davis stated the 2 to 3 percent is fairly market driven. In some positions it is much higher than that due to <br />worker shortages. <br />Seals asked if the union employees have been segregated to show that they are higher than average. <br />Davis stated they can look at that overall but that they limited it to the eight positions they were asked to <br />look at. Davis stated the City Council may want to limit it to the positions that are being addressed. <br />Walsh noted there is a two or three contract in place already. <br />Rief noted the police contracts will need to be negotiated next year. <br />Davis stated overall the City is not out of line with the market and that it is worthwhile noting that the <br />deputy chief position is an outlier position with not much information available. <br />The City Council took no formal action on this item. <br />14. LMCD <br />Vickie Schleunig, LMCD Executive Director, addressed the City Council regarding aquatic invasive <br />species on Lake Minnetonka. Some of the known AIS on Lake Minnetonka include Brazilian eloea, <br />common carp, curly leaf pondweed, Eurasian water milfoil, flowering rush, purple loosestrife and zebra <br />mussels. An additional study on flowering rush will be performed in a couple of areas in the near future <br />to determine whether it is spreading. Aquatic invasive species currently threatening Lake Minnetonka <br />include Starry stone wort, rusty crayfish, spiny waterflea, banded mystery snails as well as blue-green <br />algae, scum, and nuisance native plants. <br />AIS management methods and approaches include the following: <br />- Herbicide/chemical treatments <br />Page 4 of 14 <br />