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City Council Minutes <br /> September 6,2022 <br /> Page 4 of 7 <br /> Sgt. Franz did. He said this will put him in a similar pay structure as the officers. <br /> Discussion ensued about various police contracts. <br /> MAYOR GARDNER MOVED TO APPROVE THE LELS SGT. CONTRACT. <br /> COUNCIL MEMBER SIELS SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 5- <br /> 0. <br /> 8.3 ARPA Funds for Radio Replacement <br /> Sgt. Franz stated the radios in squads are becoming outdated and Motorola is <br /> not supporting them any longer. He said law enforcement radios are moving to <br /> encrypted channels and the current radios the police department has does not <br /> support that functionality. Discussion ensued about how radio channels work and <br /> how Pequot Lakes communicates with other local agencies. Mr. Spiczka stated <br /> $10,000 of ARPA funds have already been designated to the Library. Sgt. Franz <br /> stated the Fire District could potentially utilize the old radios, as they do not use <br /> encrypted channels and the encryption of channels has been new technology <br /> arising over the past few years. He stated one radio has already been purchased <br /> due to the selling of an old squad car to the Fire District and the current radios <br /> the police department has are well over 12 years old. He said the radios they are <br /> looking at are the ones recommended by state. <br /> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSON MOVED TO APPROVE THE USE OF <br /> $45,000 OF ARPA FUNDS TO REPLACE MOBILE AND PORTABLE RADIOS <br /> FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. COUNCIL MEMBER SEILS SECONDED <br /> THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 3-2. MAYOR GARDNER AND COUNCIL <br /> MEMBER CLEMENT OPPOSED. <br /> 9. Public Works <br /> 9.1. Public Works Report <br /> The August 2022, Public Works Monthly Report was received by Council. <br /> Rich Spiczka stated that two lawn mowers are currently for sale on Facebook <br /> Marketplace. He said offers will be taken starting on September 14, 2022. He <br /> stated that there are a lot of street projects that need to be done and ARPA funds <br /> can be used to complete them. <br /> Mayor Gardner addressed Nick Roy about another sink hole is appearing on <br /> McGill Street. <br /> Mr. Roy raised a question about carryover funds. He would like to request to use <br /> $12,495 for spray patching. Mayor Gardner asked for it to be a separate item on <br /> the agenda in the future. <br /> COUNCIL MEMBER CLEMENT MOVED TO APPROVE THE USE <br /> CARRYOVER FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF$12,495 FOR SPRAY PATCHING. <br />