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Case gl0: Introduce Ordinance Renaming 147th lane Northeast to 148th Avenue Northwest in Chestnut Ridge 3rd Addition City Administrator Schroeder stated that with the ~ing of the Chestnut Ridge 3rd plat, it was noticed that the developer had inadvertently identified a street as 147th Lane Northeast. All public roadways in Ramsey are identified as Northwest. In addition, the street numbering does not follow the correct sequence resulting in a street to the south having the same 147th Lane number. To remedy this situation, the City is proposing the changing of 147th Lane NE to 148th Avenue NW. Currently, there are no certificates of occupancy issued so this change will not affect any residents. Motion by Councilmember Zimmerman and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to introduce the ordinance changing the name of 147th Lane Northeast to 148th Avenue Northwest in Chestnut Ridge 3rd Addition. Motion carded. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Zimmerman, Beyer, Beahen and Peterson. Voting No: None. Case #11: Report from Finance Committee 1) Award Contract for Professional Audit Services Finance Officer Hart stated that bids were received with regard to the RFP sent out for audit services. The Finance Committee determined that the Finance Committee Chair (Councilmember Peterson) the Finance Officer and the City Administrator, plus whomever else on Council would like to be involved, will request a management letter from each of the firms, review such letter and come back on October 8, 1996, with a recommendation as to which fh'rn the contract should be awarded to. 2) Consider 1997 - 1998 Goals and Contract for City Administrator Administrative Services Manager Waite Smith stated that the Finance Committee considered the contract for the City Administrator. One of the directions was to present developmental goals. We looked at the area of needs of special attention. The Finance Committee recommended the goals be adopted. Motion by Councilmember Peterson and seconded by Councilmember Beahen to approve the City Administrator's Developmental Goals for 1997 - 1997. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Peterson, Beahen, Beyer and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Ms. Waite Smith stated that with regard to the City Administrator's contract, the text was presented at the September 9, 1996 meeting, and the duration of that contract was through the end of 1998. It would include a severance clause entitling the Administrator to four months of severance pay in the event he was terminated for reasons other than cause or until he would find another job, whichever came first. There was an increase in the car allowance from $250 to $300 which is still below other cities in our class. The final item was salary - $63,000 in 1996, $66,000 in 1997, and $69,000 in 1998. Even with these increases, by the end of 1998, our City Administrator would still be paid less than the 1995 average of cities in our class. City Council/September 24, 1996 Page 11 of 13