Agenda - Council - 03/25/1986 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I i I 7he ooncern of the City of Ramsey is that the "coordinated efforts' of' the developers and the City of Anoka will align the proposed Thurston Avenue extension with suitable facilities of the City of Ramsey. Further, the City of Ramsey should make every effort to connect the ~hurston Avenue extension to other thoroughfares within Ramsey. ~he time schedule for improvements by the City of Anoka indicate that the bridge/overpass will be constructed during 1986 and that Thurston Avenue could be extended to the Ramsey corporate limits during the same year if acceptable development proposals are submitted by property owners in the Anoka City limits (Industrial Park). City Newsletter: On March 18, 1986, the latest edition of the Ramsey newsletter "Ramsey Resident" was delivered to the post office. During the course of development of this issue, we realized that there will be an on-going need for suggestions as to topics to be covered within the newsletter. Our objective shall always be to provide correct and timely information to the residents of Ramsey while avoiding political positions. ~herefore, your suggestions as to topics to be reviewed within the newsletter are always welcome. Your comments on the quality of production and content are also needed to gauge our Status of Comparable Worth.. In a letter received from Mr. Bill Joynes, Chairman, MAMA General Labor Relations C(m~ittee, Mr. Joynes states that part of the reason for our delay in finishing the comparable worth study has been the fact that many of the time-spent profiles filled out by employees were inaccurate. In order to (x~mplete the study, Control Data business advisors suggest that another opportunity for review of the time-spent profiles by each City be permitted in a workshop setting. That workshop has been scheduled for March 20 or 21, 1986. Mr. Joynes indicates that following such a workshop, the completion of the comparable worth study is "close at hand~. Legislative Budget Balancing: You may be aware that the 19ouse of Representatives did in fact adjourn without adopting legislation which would provide for a method of balancing the State's budget. However, bills which were sent to a conference oommittee fr(~m the House and the Senate did not include any cuts to local government aid. On the other hand, the Governor's proposal did include substantial cuts to local goverr~ent aid. My analysis of the situation is that since the Bouse has adjourned, the Governor has assmed greater influence over the process since a special session must now be called.