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Art in the Park: Create Your Own Mosaic Frame & Canvas. Register today for the next Art in the Park class on Tuesday, January 24 from 6:00-7:30 pm at the Elmcrest Park Building- 16303 Quicksilver St. NW. Embrace your inner artist and join us with family or friends to create your own mosaic frame! This class is open to all ages. Visit our website for more information on how to register. www.cityoframsey.comjParkEvents. Attached to the Weekly Update is the Art in the Park: Mosaic Frame and Canvas flyer. Council Update Update on Communique on Need for Permits for Construction. At a recent Work Session, Council requested communication to residents related to the needs for permits. Staff will put together a brief `teaser' article in the next Ramsey Resident, with the intent to do a broader campaign to coincide with Building Safety Month, a nationwide effort by the International Code Council in May. City Council also requested a review of fine structure for projects constructed without a required permit. Generally speaking, this is known as the `Investigation Fee' authorized by Minnesota State Building Code, which allows permit administrators to charge up to the cost of the permit as a penalty or investigation. This is often also referred as the `Double Fee'. We can choose to charge less than the cost of the permit for an investigation fee, but not more. Additionally, if the situation creates a public nuisance as defined by City Code Chapter 30, the City can charge an Administrative Citation on a sliding scale ($75, $250, $500). Please let Administrator Ulrich know if you would like this topic brought forward on a future agenda. Recycling Extra Cardboard over the Holidays a Success! The City and ACE Solid Waste implemented a pilot program over the holidays that provided residents an additional opportunity to recycle extra cardboard at no cost. ACE Solid Waste donated a dumpster at the Public Works campus for the collection of extra cardboard (and other paper) from December 19, 2016 through January 9, 2017. This was offered in an attempt to eliminate extra cardboard that wouldn't fit in the curbside recycling cart from ending up in the trash. Over the three (3) weeks that the dumpster was on site, it needed to be emptied four (4) times. In that short span of time, a total of 2.33 tons of cardboard was collected! This appears to have been a hit with the residents and something that the City will likely look to offer again in the future. Charter Commission Appointments. As of December 31, 2016, the term limits for four of the nine members of the City's Charter Commission expired. Two members, Joe Field and Jim Bendtsen, requested reappointment. The other two members, Mark Anderson and Eric Zaetsch, did not seek reappointment. The City advertised the two vacancies. In January, Ramsey resident Joshua Fuhreck, asked to be considered for appointment. The three requests were forwarded to Douglas Meslow, Chief Judge of the Tenth District. City staff has received notification that all three appointments were made by the Judge and have been filed with the District Court. There remains one vacancy on the Charter Commission and advertisements to fill such vacancy are running on the City's sign and the website. Save the Date • Tip -A -Cop — Special Olympics Minnesota — Thursday, January 26, 2017, at Acapulco, 7988 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, MN. Dinner services runs from 5:00 — 9:00 pm. Attached to the Weekly Update is a Flyer for Special Olympics MN— Tip -A -Cop.