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Community Development Coordinator Sullivan advised Premier Commercial Properties is the property management team for this property. The rate of $1.25 per square foot was discussed and determined to be commensurate with what it should be. What is being seen now is an increase in market value on properties located on Highway 10, which results in an increase in property taxes. In bringing this forward the City Attorney is ensuring that the City will be covered when the taxes kick in next year. Motion by Councilmember Cook, seconded by Councilmember Elvig, to approve the leases for Midwest Car Care, LLC and K & K Sharp, LLC, and that staff be directed to get information out very early in order for Mr. Sharp to get a determination on costs next year with the increase on the taxes and insurance in order to make a determination for the leasing next year. Further discussion: Mayor Gamec noted this is one of the first of these types of leases. He suggested the lease be determined by June 15t to allow notice to the tenant of the rates and terms by August. Mr. Sharp explained they carry insurance on the structure and the tenant carries his own msurance. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Cook, Elvig, Jeffrey, Olson, Pearson, and Strommen. Voting No: None. Case #15: Report from Finance Committee 1) Wetlands Functions and Values Study; Case of City of Ramsey Councilmember Strommen reviewed that last year, the City engaged the services of Peterson Environmental Consulting, Inc. to conduct a wetlands functions and values study. A transfer of $35,000 from the Landfill Tipping Fee Fund to the General Fund was authorized to initiate this work. The original contract assumed that approximately 20% of the wetlands would be classified as Preserve or Manage 1. The GIS and data review portion of the study resulted in 136 wetlands, or a little more than twice the assumed number of wetlands, being preliminarily classified as either Preserve or Manage 1. This required additional field work. The consultant has submitted a budget supplement necessary to complete the study in the amount of $19,163.25. The Environmental Policy Board (EPB) recommended proceeding with the additional $20,000 from the Landfill Tipping Fee Fund to complete the study. The Finance Committee discussed this, and while the Committee agreed the project should be completed there was concern over the fact that this will be approving the transfer of funds for work that has already been completed, and that the Council recently discussed the issue of retroactive approval. The recommendation of the Committee was to approve the transfer of $20,000 to complete the work, but that no further expenditures over an approved not-to-exceed amount will be authorized until the Finance Committee considers a case for a clear procedure for communication and tracking not-to-exceed amounts and establishes a clear chain of authority on those procedures. Motion by Councilmember Strommen, seconded by Councilmember Jeffrey, to ratify the recommendation of the Finance Committee in Case No.1 and to adopt Resolution #06-09-312 to authorize a transfer of $20,000 from the Landfill Tipping Fee Fund to the General Fund to complete the functions and values study. City Council / September 26, 2006 Page 36 of 39