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Council Update Building Inspections Receives Favorable ISO Report. The City's Building Inspection Division recently received a favorable report from ISO, an organization focused on property/casualty insurance risk. ISO has a program known as the Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule (BCEGS) that analyzes how local communities enforce their building codes. Communities are ranked on a scale of one (1) to ten (10). The lower the ranking, the lower the risk of property/casualty insurance risk. The City has scored a four (4) for both commercial and residential. This is the most common score for communities of our size. This is an improvement from the City's 2011 score, which was five (5) for commercial and six (6) for residential. The hope is that structures built under the new, more favorable score, will see reductions in insurance rates and premiums. A copy of the report can be found online at www.cityoframsey.com/permits. Targeted Clean -Up Event. The City is currently coordinating a `Targeted Clean -Up Event' for the Oak Terrace Estates neighborhood that will be held on Wednesday, September 7, from 5pm to 7pm. This is a mobile electronics recycling event in which residents of this neighborhood will have the opportunity to recycle electronics and small appliances (e.g. space heaters, microwaves, etc.) on site, rather than having to bring them to another location. The City is testing this format out as a pilot project and if it is found to be successful, may connect with the various apartment complexes in the community to guage their interest in `hosting' a similar type of event. The City is working with Tech Dump, which has focused on mobile electronics recycling events in recent years, and has provided promotional materials in both English and Spanish for distribution to the neighborhood. Save the Date: • Taste of Happy Days Event - Presented by the Ramsey Rotary, Thursday, September 8, 6:00 — 9:00 pm, Fountains of Ramsey 7533 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey. Enjoy food, beverage, fellowship & fun! Tickets are available at Coborn's or Village Bank in Ramsey, or through Ramsey Rotary members. Attached to the Weekly Update is a Taste of Happy Days Event Flyer. • Happy Days Pancake Breakfast - Celebrate the start of Happy Days with an all -you -can - eat pancake breakfast hosted by the City of Ramsey Foundation, Saturday, September 10, 8:30 am - 11:30 am, Alexander Ramsey Room, Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey. Tickets available at the door: $6 adults/ $3 children under 12. Attached to the Weekly Update is a Happy Days Pancake Breakfast Flyer. • 18th Annual Happy Days Festival - Saturday, September 10, 8:30 am — 11:00 pm, Located across from the Ramsey Municipal Center in The COR, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey. Registration materials for all activities and a complete schedule of events can be found on the Happy Days website www.cityoframsey.com/happy-days. Attached to the Weekly Update is a Happy Days Schedule of Events. • 9/11 Memorial Golf Tournament - Presented by the Ramsey Fire Relief Association, Sunday, September 11, 1:00 — 6:00 pm, The Links at Northfork Golf Course, 9333 Alpine Drive, Ramsey. A portion of the proceeds from this event will be donated to the Minnesota Fire Service Foundation. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/911-memorial-golf- tournment-tickets-25712057456 Attached to the Weekly Update is a 9/11 Memorial Golf Tournament Event Flyer.