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Council Minutes 11/6/2002 further asked whether Mr. Marshall has city employees who would be working for him and also working for his separate business. Mr. Miller questioned whether or not, if contractors have employees also working for the city, whether they should also disclose that. Ms. Drenski explained that under the contract, he doesn't use his own employees but rather managers Recreation employees. There is no conflict as far as she can tell. The Safety Director acknowledged that, in some instances, this conflict relationship in his working in various municipalities and disclosure of some sort of conflict or relationship interests are good issues to discuss, but perhaps we should move forward with this contract and address that in a larger sense with other contracts given particularly the fact that Mr. Marshall has been working without a contract. Mr. Limpert suggested this be considered among future issues, and Mr. Gareau agreed and said there are many issues to address and this is just one of them. Mr. Miller asked again whether the summer ice program was feasible to continue, whether his program in general was feasible given the overall cost of the program and the high maintenance of summer ice. Again this matter was addressed and Ms. Drenski said it was feasible. Mr. Jesse agreed with Mr. Miller about the feasibility but again noted this is something we need to consider in the overall restructuring of the Rec Department as opposed to simply imposing it upon this particular contract. Mr. Gareau brought up and suggested that this conrtract should require, and it be made a policy of the city, that individual contractors working with children should undergo criminal background checks. Mr. Marshall agreed with that. The Law Department drafted language concerning employees of Mr. Marshall's and, in the future, any contractor who comes on site to the Rec Department be required to undergo background checks. Legislation will be passed to address that particular issue. But even in the absence of that legislation, it was decided to put that requirement into this contract. The committee recommended the legislation be held in committee until amended. The contract was presented tonight to City Council as amended. It will be passed under suspension of the rules this evening so that Mr. Marshall can be paid for his services since July. AUDIENCE PARTICII'ATION Tom Herbster, 4965 Porter Road ^ Asked for clarification because the speech he prepared may have been taken off the table by the Mayor and his staff. Is there still a proposal to cut the work hours? He will then amend those out of his speech. Mr. Miller asked, for the record, what was the answer to his question. Mr. Herbster said a shake of the head no. Mayor said he didn't think there ever was a proposal. Mr. Herbster said there was a proposal in writing that came to the unions requesting atwo-hour reduction. Mayor Musial said it was aconsideration-one method of reducing costs. That particular proposal has been withdrawn, as he understands it, through the distribution to AFSCME employees. ^ Mr. Herbster said he was here to refer to the rest of the proposal. AFSCME has asked several times, as far back as August, to sit down with the city to discuss cost-cutting measures. They finally were granted that meeting and came forward with only issues that pertain to their union. They tried to take the high road and not to ask to have anything taken away from anybody else. After several attempts, the meeting finally came to fiuition. They discussed areas that could be cut this year in order to maintain 14