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I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Mayor and Councilmembers <br /> <br />FROM: City Administrator <br /> <br />Council Business <br /> <br />ENCL: (DZ-a) Excerpts of Economic Development Commission meeting minutes regarding <br /> their action pertaining to the Metro Council's proposed Interim Economic <br /> Policies <br /> (DZ-b) Comments from the Association of Metro Municipalities regarding the Metro <br /> Council's proposed Interim Economic Policies <br /> (DZ-c) League of Minnesota Cities' Action Alert memo regarding industrial development <br /> bonds and memo from the League of Minnesota Cities regarding Minnesota Tax <br /> Commission <br /> <br />CASE ~1: COMPUTER (APPROVAL OF BID SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZING T~ <br /> <br />CASE ~Z: <br /> <br />ADVERTISING FOR BIDS): <br /> <br />This item was under Council Old Business, Case 411, in Council agenda dated <br />October ZS, 1983. Council tabled this item at that meeting until this special <br />meeting. Council's reasons for tabling this were basically to allow themselves <br />more time to review this item. Please refer to the October ~-Sth agenda for <br />background information on this case. <br /> <br />Council Action: Council action will be to approve/disapprove of the bid <br />specifications on computer software and hardware. If Council approves, action <br />will have to be done by resolution. Please refer to the October ZSth agenda <br />for the proposed motion. <br /> <br />Note: Funding for this expenditure will be covered at the meeting. <br /> <br />METRO COUNCIL'S PROPOSED INTERIM ECONOMIC POLICIES: <br /> <br />The proposed Metro Council Interim Economic Policies were provided to City <br />Councilmembers at the October ZS, 1983 meeting as Exhibit "C" to the agenda. <br />The item appeared in Council New Business, paragraph c of Case ~1)., in that <br />agenda. It was also submitted to the Economic Development Commission for <br />their review and action. Please refer to enclosure {DZ-a) for excerpts of EDC <br />meeting minutes which cover their action taken on November 9, 1983. <br /> <br />Enclosure (DZ-b) contains comments from the Association of Metropolitan <br />Municipalities regarding the Metro Council's proposed Interim Economic Policies. <br />Please do not construe enclosure (DZ-b) as the official action by the AMM Board. <br /> <br />Administrator's Comments: I have reviewed the Metro Council's proposed Interim <br />Economic Policies and they would very definitely be of a benefit to the City <br />of Ramsey in assisting our City in economic development. However, there are <br />also a lot of "what if" to be considered and I feel this is where the <br />Association of mlities is coming from on this issue. <br /> <br /> <br />