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Case #9: Review Proposed Engagement Letters for 1995 Audit Work - City and Fire Relief Association Finance Officer Hart reported that the fn'm of Malloy, Montague, Karnowski, Radosevich & Company PA have performed the audit for the City of Ramsey and Ramsey Fire Fighter's Relief Association for a number of years. She presented their proposal to perform the 1995 audit. The fees have remained substantially the same as in prior years. This is due to staff's familiarity with the City and its operations as well as the fact that City staff now prepares the vast majority of the working papers and the reports. Motion by Councilmember Beyer and seconded by Councilmember Zimmerman to adopt Resolution 495-12-277 authorizing 1995 auditing services and direct the Finance Officer to sign and forward the engagement letter to the auditing f'mn of Malloy, Montague, Karnowski, Radosevich & Company PA. Motion carded. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Beyer, Zimmerman, Beahen and Peterson. Voting No: None. Case #10: Introduce Ordinance Authorizing the Sale of the Remaining Property in Business Park 95 City Administrator Schroeder summarized that the City Council has provided for the creation of the Business Park 95 Addition using the property that has been purchased in Section 35. At this time, the City has sold and provided for the development of the three lots that were created with the first phase of the addition. The City's Charter requires that an ordinance be passed prior to sale of any City-owned property. Staff is requesting the introduction of such ordinance to sell the remaining property in Business Park 95. Motion by Councilmember Peterson and seconded by Councilmember Beahen to introduce the ordinance authorizing the sale of acquired properties. Motion carded. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Peterson. Beahen, Beyer and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case #11: Metropolitan Livable Communities Housing Goals City Administrator Schroeder explained the Metropolitan Livable Communities Housing Goals and added that the City has until December 15 to negotiate housing goals and then until June 30, 1996, to develop an action plan on how we will work toward these goals. The goals can be re-negotiated each year. He suggested some goals for Council to review. Councilmember Zimmerman felt the goals set for the Life-Cycle - Non-single Family (25%) and Owner/renter mix (75/25) was unattainable. He also noted that the City of Andover decided not to participate in this program. Mr. Schroeder agreed that Andover had turned it down but he wasn't certain why. He knew they would be discussing it again. He added that this program comes with incentives in the form of grant funds, gaining access to pollution remediation clean-up pots, etc. Councilmember Zimmerman inquired of the amount of money in the funding pots to which Mr. Schroeder responded he didn't know but he thought about $8 million. City Council/December 12, 1995 Page 9 of 17