Agenda - Council - 11/25/1981 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I I I I I I I, I I I I I I I I I I TO: FROM: RE: Mayor and City Councilmembers City Administrator Monthly Staff Report for November 1) Finance - The following is covered on this issue: a) state Withholding of Homestead Credit - The State has announced it will be holding back its .~omestead ~redit payments to Cities for November and probably December of 1981. The Homestead Credit represents approximately $258,613.23 for 1981 which the City will receive in lieu of ad valorem taxes that were levied. The amount that the Governor is referring to holding back is $43,102.16 which is for November and December 1981 payments. The Homestead Credit reduces Ramsey's ad valorem tax levy by 38%. This will be covered by the State at a later date as they have a total commitment to it. b) State Aid Payments to cities - The State is also going to hold up on this payment. This represents approximately 19% of the City's budget which will not be a major problem to Ramsey. Summary: The City is keeping a close watch on what is happening in the above area. Further, we are in better shape than most com- munities in our approach to fiscal management and recordkeeping. Also we have always maintained a veryaustere approach to government operations here in Ramsey. We are involved at this time doing cash flow projections. c) 1982 Operational Budget - Will have this budget published by the end of November 1981. 2) Comprehensive Plan - This is still under review at the Metro Council. Mr. Bob Ryan is the person who is in charge of the review team that is reviewing Ramsey's plan. 3) Sanitary Sewer and Water Planning - The City Engineer addressed this in his report and I'm reiterating it in my report as I feel we should start doing some comprehensive thinking on this issue. Accordingly, Council should, in my line of reasoning, appoint a Council Ad Hoc Committee (con- sisting of two Councilmembers, City Administrator, Building Official, City Engineer, and City Attorney) to prepare a proposed standing operating pro- cedure (SOP) on the approach that the City will take on this giant venture. The proposed standing operating would then be submitted to the total Council for your review and adoption. We surely don't dare to move on to sanitary sewer and water without a good standing operating procedure as we have to have definite parameter to op- erate from when we go into these types of public improvements. *The payments held back will be only for November and December and possibly January, however, the State intends to pick up these payments that they will be holding back on.