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Councitmember Jeffrey stated~he would like to see an appraisb.1 value for the property. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman indicated an in-house appraisal will be completed on the property. <br /> <br />The cOnsensUs of the Council was to direct staff to bring the industrial property acquisition <br />forward for consideration at a regUlar Council meeting. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig directed staff to verify that there is not any type of lease in place between <br />this property and the RV park. <br /> <br />Councilmember Olson asked if this site will become part of the Public Works campus. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman replied more discussion is needed regarding the use of the site. <br />Another possibility for the property would be to sell it for commercial use, with the City <br />retaining ownership Of the access. <br /> <br />Mayor Oamec asked if the City will be reimbursed for the cost °fproperty if the state needs it for <br />project in the future. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman replied this would depend on the project. The last time there was a <br />large project the City was required to acquire the right-of-accesses. He indicated this item will <br />be included on the agenda of the October 25, 2005 Council meeting and will include an in-house <br />appraisal for the Council's consideration. <br /> <br />2) '06 Budget Discussion <br /> <br />Finance Officer Lurid distributed information ;egarding a 2005 Tax Capacity Comparison of <br />Metro Area Cities with Populations between 16,000 and 28,000 for CounCil review. <br /> <br />Councilmember Strommen requested information on the proposed cuts by staff that was <br />requested during the last budget discussion. · <br /> <br />Finance Officer Lund replied the cuts would basically come down to additional personnel. She <br />explained the items in the budget above and beyond last year's budget are the new personnel and <br />an'additional $100,000 for the Street Maintenance Program. <br /> <br />Public Works Director Kapler advised a small portion of the scheduled work for the street <br />Maintenance Program could be sacrificed. However, the scheduled maintenance includes a lot <br />of overlays and if these'overlays are put off too long reconstruction will be necessary. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman advised if staff is given direction witl5 a preferred tax capacity rate <br />they will come back to the Council with possible cuts to the budget. <br /> <br />The Council discussed the communications coordinator' employee and the p'ublic relations <br />consultant in the budget. <br /> <br />-18- <br /> <br />City Council Work Session / October 11, 2005 <br /> Page 2 of 4 <br /> <br /> <br />