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Wt of ` VfriG Wawa /a MAYOR Bill Blesener COUNCIL Rick Montour Barbara Allan John Reis Michael McGraw 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 ADMINISTRATOR (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 Joel R. Hanson www.ci.little-canada.mn.us MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Blesener & Members of the City Council FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator DATE: February 8, 2008 RE: Info Update Workshop Here are the topics for discussion at our info update workshop with some background material. More information will be discussed at the workshop: D Electric Franchise sunsets on December 31, 2008. We need to determine if it will continue or not. This needs to occur six months prior to expiration if we want it to continue. This is a significant source of funding for the Infrastructure Fund and has also been a good backup to absorb State cuts in Market Value Homestead Credit. • The hotel RFP was delayed pending Mr. Gagne's agreement to participate in the process. He has indicated a willingness to proceed. I'll try to get the terms of an option agreement outlined before Wednesday's meeting or at least to identify any issues that Mr. Gagne has with the process. D Viking Drive RFP needs to be completed. I'll have a draft available for Wednesday's meeting for your review and discussion. D I need to draft a Multi- family Housing Licensing for discussion. We can discuss this timeline at Wednesday's workshop. D Rice Street Bridge funding is not in the Governor's Bonding Bill. Representative Scalze will again sponsor legislation to have it added to the package. From what I hear, this should not be a problem. Ramsey County has also designated this bridge as their top priority for funding. They have also made application for Federal Funds for construction, but we are subject to a competitive process. Ramsey County also wants to plan for the reconstruction of Rice Street to coincide with the bridge from County Road B to County Road B2. D We need to discuss our options for the Public Works Garage. These will essentially be the same sites as we have previously reviewed and they include: Schrier site at Owasso and Spruce Streets, Lapham- Hickey Steel site at Country Drive and Spruce Street, wait and be part of potential McGough redevelopment (timeline unknown). Another factor is Valor's "taking" claim. If, if a worse case, we end up with that site, do we want to reconsider its use for Public Works given the soil correction issues. D We should take about the goal setting process to confirm we are all on the same page. I've attached the last three years' goal listings for your review.