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Mounds View City Council Apri126, 2010 Regular Meeting Page 10 Deputy Police Chief Kinney noted the City hosted a Ramsey County Traffic Safety Saturation • Initiative event on March 26, 2010. He indicated 29 officers within the County stopped 400 vehicles in an eight hour period in the City and the next event is scheduled for July. It was reported that Officer Greg Neumann was hired February 1, 2010, and is nearing the completion of his field training period. Council Member Mueller asked how unwelcomed text messages should be addressed. Deputy Police Chief Kinney indicated the phone carrier should be contacted and immediate threats should be brought to the attention of the police department. Council Member Mueller questioned how the slight increase in overtime would be covered by the budget. Deputy Police Chief Kinney stated the Night Cap events would be reimbursed quarterly by the County. Mayor Flaherty asked the Chief about the rising instances of arrests. Deputy Police Chief Kinney noted there was more traffic action on behalf of the department which has created more arrests. 2. Finance Department Quarterly Report. Finance Director Beer presented the Finance Department first quarter report. He noted the general fund has taken in 3.6°% of the budgeted revenues for the year in the first quarter. The second quarter would see increased revenues due to property taxes. The City would need to maintain a revenue balance until that the property taxes were collected. . Finance Director Beer explained the Chamber of Commerce has moved and the City was seeking a new tenant. He was not optimistic this space would be filled quickly given the state of the economy. Finance Director Beer noted the State Legislature was still in session and the LGA issues have not been resolved. Staff was beginning to plan for the 2011 budget and understood LGA funds would continue to decrease along with the five-year iinancial plan. He reported the City received a bond increase rating from Moody's. The street iinancing plan has been reviewed and the City could complete the City streets by 2015 by combining G and H. Council Member Mueller asked if the City had considered offering low interest loans to homeowners to assist with the current financial crisis. Finance Director Beer indicated this would be a risk the City could not take on at this time. Mayor Flaherty agreed that this may not be the best time for the City to assume such a risk and explained there were other organizations available to assist with financial support for homeowners. 3. Totino's Italian Kitchen — Voluntary Surrender of Liquor License. Assistant Clerk-Administrator Crane advised that Totino's Italian Kitchen has been delinquent in payment of its liquor sales t�es since September 2009. Non-payment of liquor t�es prevents � active liquor establishments from purchasing liquor, beer, or wine to resell. She noted that