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Ceeiak 22x1/4 c‘ainaia MAYOR Bill Blesener COUNCIL Jim LaValle Rick Montour Barbara Allan John Keis 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 ADMINISTRATOR (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766-4048 Joel R. Hanson www.eLlittle-canada.mn.us MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Blesener and Members of the City Council FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator DATE: January 6, 2006 RE: MN Department of Corrections Contract April 1, 2006 through March 31, 2007 Attached a copy of the renewal contract between the MN Department of Corrections and the City for Institution Community Work Crew (ICWC) on a two -day per week basis for the 2006/2007 license period. Please note that the cost to the City under the 2005/2006 contract was $17,500 per day for $35,000. The proposed cost for 2006/2007 is $18,750 per day, or $37,500 under the two -day contract. This cost covers a Department of Corrections Crew Leader and up to ten offender crewmembers for two ten -hour workdays per week (ten hour day includes crew leader daily preparation, communication, and travel time). The City has had no difficulty in keeping the ICWC crew busy during either the summer or the winter months. Examples of some of the projects completed are listed below. Please also see the attached quarterly report from the Department of Corrections. Fire Hydrant Painting Little Canada Road Landscaping Rain Water Garden Planting (est. savings $5,000) County Road B -2 Fence Demolition (est. savings $5,000) City Center Fence Installation Parks Grounds Maintenance Some planned 2006 projects include: Country Drive brush removal in preparation for sidewalk project (est. $2,500 savings); Old Fire Hall reconstruction of retaining wall (est. $4,000 savings);