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/. <br />Miaulct of the Coancil Workscssion held at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 1,2001. <br />Members Prescnl: Mayor Barbara Peterson, Council members Richard Flint, Jay Nygard, Bob <br />Sansevere, and Jim White, City Administrator Ron Moorse. Police Chief Stephany Good, and City <br />Planning Director, Mike GafTron. <br />Others Present: Gabriel Jabbour and Jim Murphy. <br />Call to Order: Mayor Peterson called the meeting to order at S: 1S p.m. <br />1. Gabriel Jabbour and Jim Murphy updated the Council regarding progress on developing a budget <br />and schematic design for the Long Lake Fire Station. <br />2. The Council discussed the use of the three acres of the 340 Willow Drive site that will remain <br />aBer the Long Lake fire station is constructed. It was the conscasus of the Council to preserve the <br />remaining land for a senior housing ase vs. moving the homes acquired by Mn/DOT on Harrington <br />Drive in Long Lake to the site. <br />3. Police Chief Stephany Good provided the Council with a Police Department update. Chief Good <br />has led the Department through a strategic planning process that has identified strengths and <br />weaknesses in the Department, as well as action steps to build on the strengths and address the <br />weaknesses. One of the action steps was to hire a consultant to assist in resolving conflicts in the <br />department that were getting in the way of the department moving forward. Chief Good is currently <br />follow ing through on implementing the recommendations of the consultant. Chief Good reported <br />that both morale and productivity have increased substantially. <br />4. Moorse recommended that OtTicer Bruce Anderson, who was in a corporal position prior to the <br />Police Department reorganization of mid-2000, be provided with a lump sum payment equivalent <br />to the 3% corporal differential pay he would have received if he would have continued to sen e as <br />corporal for the remainder of 2000. The Council agreed with the recommendation. <br />5. Moorse recommended an interim moratorium be put in place regarding telecommunications <br />facilities and structures to enable a study of options regarding telecommunications facilities and <br />structures in the city’s residential districts. The Council directed Moorse to place a moratorium <br />ordinance on the ne.xt Council meeting agenda. <br />Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m.