2020/10/28 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

• October 28, 2020 discuss in the future. Susy stated Rae Ann Nielsen, Budget Manager, will share her analysis on jail fees with council. Council Member Bader asked that staff provide deadlines to Council for funding quality of life programs. Lori suggested that Council give them quality of life issues on the table, and staff will then get those deadlines to council. Council Member Stonecipher asked about the Police Property Room lease. Chief Templeman stated that the building owner was potentially going to sell so they have opted to enter shorter duration leases. Dan Eernissee confirmed that the property room is on a month-to-month lease. Finance: Council Member Tuohy asked about maintaining the scanning of the City's documents into the records management system. Susy stated the Clerk's office will be closed on Fridays to accommodate this. Community, Planning and Economic Development: Council Member Roberts was • concerned about being able to do Planning work post Rethink Zoning with the limited number of staff. Mayor Franklin stated that this is an understaffed department. Council Member Roberts asked that this be discussed in the future. Council Member Stonecipher asked about the transfer of social workers into this department and how that was decided. Julie Willie provided details on the social worker program. Council Member Stonecipher asked about the permanent elimination of the neighborhood coordinator position and encouraged reinstatement of this position. Council Members Murphy and Tuohy concurred, and this will be added to the parking lot list. Discussion ensued regarding neighborhoods and districts. Council Member Stonecipher asked why Code Enforcement is being moved to Permit Services. Discussion ensued clarifying that many code issues are a result of unpermitted work and permit services working on Code enforcement issues daily. • 342