Agenda - Council Work Session - 02/13/2007

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TIF District 9. This housing district has not had any additional development in 2006. This district was created to help finance the ACCAP housing development along Sunwood Drive. This district is financially sound' and will be decertified no later than December 2029. It could be decertified earlier if all outstanding obligations ate met sooner. 'IIF District 10. This economic development district had significant growth in 2006. Wildl~fe Research and Harber Industries completed the project in 2006 and both businesses are doing well. The City has entered into a development agreement with Minnesota Waterjet and the 20,000 S.F. project should be constructed in 2007. The City also completed a soil correction on Lot 2, Block 1, Sunfish Lake Business Park 2nd Addition to ready the site for Development in 2007. . This district only has 3 lots left for development. The TIF District is financially sound and will be decertified no later than December 2011. CIP. Each year the City Council approves a Capital Improvement Program. This document projects the priority and construction schedule for the completion of public improvements over the next five years. Most of these improvements are funded through dedicated funds that are set aside specifically for the noted project. A few projects will require general tax levy in order to realized completion. It is this document that gives the community 1he best picture of projected new roads, utilities, and parks over the next several years. The 2007-2011 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is proposed to be adopted at the regular City Council meeting of January 9, 2007. ADMINISTRATION Human Resources. In 2006, Human Resources completed recruitment processes for the following positions: part-time building maintenance worker, streets maintenance worker, parks maintenance worker and patrol officer. As a result of the pending retirement-of a patrol sergeant, internal recruitment processes were conducted for the sergeant position, a patrol officer position (as a result of a patrol officer being promoted to sergeant), and a community service officer (as a result of a community service officer being promoted to patrol officer). In addition, the fire secretary position was reclassified from part-time to full-time, the zoning/recycling coordinator position was reclassified to environmental coordinator (as a result of the retirement of the environmental specialist) and the senior building maintenance worker position was reclassified to building maintenance supervisor. The greatest impact to staffing in 2006 was the resignation of the City Administrator Jim Norman after nine years of service to the City of Ramsey. Mr. Norman's resignation took effect on December 31, 2006. Assistant City Administrator Heidi Nelson was appointed Interim City Administrator and, at the direction of the City Council, an RFP was issued to solicit the assistance of an executive search firm in hiring a new city administrator. Four executive search firms will be interviewed by the City Council in the coming weeks. 2006 Annual Report -3-