Minutes - Council - 10/15/1980 - Special

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3. Seminar City Administrator Schnelle said there is a workshop on "Accounting & Auditing Update for Non-Profit Organizations" scheduled for Wednesday, October 22, 1980. Jean Moen will be attending this seminar. 4. Submission of Tax Levy The letter from the State of Minnesota extending time period for submitting tax levy until November 18, 1980 was noted. COUNCIL OLD BUSINESS 1. Residential Valuation Assessments made in 1981 for 1982 This item will be discussed by the City Assessor with the City Council at the October 28, 1980 Regular Council Meeting. 2. Miscellaneous Items The letter from the Minnesota State Department of Revenue dated 9/23/80 regarding how the revenue shortfall is going to be handled by the Governor and also how it will affect the city's State Allocation was noted. The letter from Clayton Berg dated 10/2/80 to Mr. Tom Holker, Culbertson Holker Builders regarding the reacquiring of permits for 6500 - 155th Ave N.W., 15640 Sunfish Lake Blvd. and 15521 Coquina Street for those structures that are acceptable and having the unacceptable structures removed from the City immediately upon inspection~was noted. City Attorney Goodrich said the City has received no response to this letter, so he is going to start action and talk to Twin City Federal. City Administrator Schnelle said the councilmen should read Ordinance #80-8 regarding Street Assessment here in Ramsey and corner lots which they adopted at their last meeting because citizens will have questions con- cerning it. HUD Urban Block Grant Funding Mayor Gamec said the funds cannot be used for City Hall improvement. City Administrator Schnelle said they assured him at the meeting that they were going to try and write this so that everybody would be able to compare themselves with another community and for basically the same needs. They said the city could do streets with the grant money. He said he was going to get ahold of Tim Yantos and tell him the City is going to go for a Public Works project. He said the person who serves on that committee is going to be quite involved so it is going to have to be someone who can devote the time. Councilman Sorteberg said he was not going to go to the meetings every week~ but would go once in awhile to catch up. He said most of the people at the meetings are Planners. SPECIAL COUNCIL October 15, 1980 Page 4