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Regular Meeting January 31,2005 level on interests on investments. It will be $40,000 less due to lower interest rates. Ms. Brot wanted to know if investments were long-term, and Mr. Ollendorff said he would provide a breakdown on terms for her; and he said that routinely, investments would not be made for three or five years. Shorter-term investments are needed to provide cash flow throughout the year. The motion passed unanimously. Recreation Facility Exterior Finishes Change Order The City Manager recommended approval of a change order adding $5,885 to the Recreation Facility construction contract encompassing all exterior finishes. The east and south walls will be changed from brick veneer to a stucco-type material while the northwest-facing main front entry area will be changed from a stucco material to brick. While slightly more expensive, these changes result in improved exterior appearance. The next item removed from the Consent Calendar was the Recreation Facility Exterior Finishes Change Order. Mr. Ollendorff said the net amount is a little over $5,000 and Councilmember Wagner had asked for explanation. Mr. Ollendorff said since the project was contracted for construction, a second look was taken at the exterior finishes. On the east and south sides, walls facing the ball diamonds and the existing soccer facility, will change from extensive use of brick to a material that looks more like stucco than brick. On the curved front end of the building which visible from Olive and from the parking lot, walls will be changed from stucco to primarily brick. The total amount is a $5,000 increase. More architecturally-pleasing brick elements will appear on the part of the building facing the main entrance, rather than the part that does not show. Mr. Wagner moved approval and Mr. Sharpe seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mr. Ollendorff then asked the Council to consider adding two items to the agenda. Establishment of a Cell Phone Tower Task Force Ms. Welsch moved to introduce the first one to the agenda: the establishment of a cell phone tower task force. She said she had mis-interpreted some comments made at the last City Council meeting and she followed Councilmember Sharpe's advice to move to table the issue so that it would not be defeated. Since that meeting she talked to some Councilmembers whose comments she may have misinterpreted, and now finds they are in support of this measure, so she wants it added to the current agenda for further discussion. Mr. Wagner seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mayor Adams declared this item added to the agenda. Then Ms. Welsch motioned that the Council approve the establishment of a citizen task force to look at the issue of displacement of cell phone towers in the community and at all the attendant issues connected to cell phone tower placement. Their purpose would Page 7