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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Council Proceedings - December 22, 1998 <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />Council Business. continued <br /> <br />The Plan is based on a 3 % cost of living increase in employee wages. The City's <br />maximum contribution for health insurance will remain at $375/month. There are two <br />comparable worth adjustments necessary for the positions of Civil Engineer II and <br />Senior Engineering Tech/Supervisor. <br /> <br />Most part-time employees will receive a 3 % increase. Positions based on a per unit cost <br />would receive adjustments based on market comparisons. One other change to the part- <br />time pay plan involves a pay plan system for seasonal employees. Since seasonal <br />employees do not work on a continuous calendar, it is proposed that pay increases are <br />reflected in the number of seasons worked by the employee. <br /> <br />The adjustments affecting the Fire Department include: $lIhour increase for Firefighters <br />and Captains; Fire Chief's annual salary increase to $5,000; and Assistant Fire Chief's <br />annual salary increase to $4,000. Fulton confirmed that these wages have not seen <br />increases during the last 10 years. Benke commended the Fire Department for their <br />excellent work and supports these salary adjustments. Fulton noted that the City will <br />work to develop an overall strategy regarding other Fire Department compensation <br />issues in the upcoming months. <br /> <br />Motion by Gunderman, seconded by Larson, to WAIVE THE READING AND <br />ADOPT THE RESOLUTION ADJUSTING COMPENSATION RATES FOR NON- <br />UNION PERSONNEL. <br /> <br />5 Ayes ~ 0 Nayes, Motion Carried. <br /> <br />City Planner Cary Teague presented the rezoning process to establish the Mixed Use <br />(MX) District over certain properties along the Old Hwy 8 corridor north of 1-694 and <br />south of Mounds Ave. The district is an implementation tool of the City's Vision Plan <br />adopted in 1997. The Vision sees this area as an extension of Downtown with integrated <br />parking, trails, transit elements and a mixture of uses. Proposed uses include retail, <br />housing, restaurants, entertainment, and office uses. The existing zoning designations <br />include: B-3 (General Business), I-I (Light Industrial), 1-2 (Heavy Industrial), and 1-3 <br />(Limited Industrial). This process involves 135 acres divided among the following <br />designations: 59 acres (I~l), 21 acres (1-2), 46 acres (1-3), and 9 acres (B-3). <br /> <br />Staff identified the following existing Type II Nonconforming Uses: Dahlke Trailer, <br />Darling Rendering Plant, Menglekoch Rendering Plant, Bury property, Home Gas <br />Company, and Nordquist residential single family home. Under the proposed <br />ordinance, Waite Trucking which Bebet Realty owns, and the Anoka County Farm <br />Bureau Co-op would become Nonconforming Uses. <br /> <br />Bebet is in the process of selling this property to AAA Cooper Transportation (AAA). <br />AAA intents to operate a trucking facility and wishes to perform improvements such as <br />fence realignment, building upgrades, and installation of a truck fueling facility and <br />canopy. Under the rezoning, this use becomes non-conforming and expansion is not <br />allowed. The Planning Commission recommended delaying the rezoning effective date <br />for this site to March 1, 1999, to allow AAA time to develop a site plan. <br /> <br />Council Business <br /> <br />1999 Pay Plan <br />Adjustment for Non- <br />union Personnel <br />Report 98-242 <br />Resolution 98-112 <br /> <br />Rezoning of properties <br />MX District <br />Report 98-243 <br />Ordinance 649 <br />