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M/S/P Armstrong/DeLapp - to authorize and direct staff and City Attorney <br />to prepare a contract with the firm TKDA, for consulting services to prepare <br />a Community Facilities and Staff Forecasting Study for the City, reflecting <br />the firm's proposal to the City and said Contract to be presented to the <br />Council for approval when completed. (Motion passed 3-1:Hunt voted for <br />the experienced firm of "Virchow, Krause & Company to get a different <br />view, where TKDA is new at this at this work.) Council member Dunn <br />advised that Council Member Siedow had indicated at the past meeting he <br />was leaning with TKDA because of the cost difference. <br />E. Amendment to Building Height Ordinance <br />Planner Dillerud prepared a revised building height ordinance that is <br />consistent with the Uniform Building Code. <br />Building Height: The vertical distance from the average of the highest and <br />lowest point of grade for that portion of the lot covered by building to the <br />highest point of the roof for flat roofs; to the roof deck line of mansard roofs; <br />and, to the mean height between eaves and ridge for gable, hip and gambrel <br />roofs. <br />M/S/P DeLapp/Dunn - to adopt Ordinance No. 9790, An Ordinance <br />amending Section 150 of the Lake Elmo Municipal Code by Addition of the <br />Following Definition for "Building Height". (Motion passed 4-0). <br />11. FINANCE DIRECTOR'S REPORT: <br />A. Fixed Assets Inventory - GASB 34 <br />Finance Director Berg reported RCI Technologies provides a Fixed Asset <br />management program for Municipalities. In the City's Fiscal Year 2000 <br />Audit management letter, it was noted that the City must comply with <br />GASB34 by 2003. The GASB financial reporting guidelines required that <br />municipalities have an accurate baseline fixed asset inventory, and be able to <br />separate the assets by areas of responsibility. <br />The Council received RCI's Scope of Services for the Fixed Asset <br />management Program. A proposal was enclosed identifying the services and <br />related cost that the City would in interested in. Lake Elmo requested that <br />our work be completed with other area projects, which would reduce the <br />cost. <br />LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 2, 2001 8 <br />