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of `T A THIS IS IT OUNDS 1a W °4'44,PartnetS* NOVEMBER 4 - NOVEMBER 8, 1996 ADMINISTRATION A new mayor and council of course raises questions about what to expect next. While much discussion It has been a busy week as most of you know. In has and will take place, to the employees I say we addition to trying to wrap up the annual business of cannot concern ourselves with the rhetoric of the budgeting, we had elections and gathered as many past few months. We will and should deal with the employees together as possible for a bit of a self actions and policies of the new group when it takes assessment meeting. I appreciate the interest office, and avoid making assumptions in the mean employees showed at the meeting on Wednesday time. Besides the holidays are coming up and that's and I think this will be an early step to addressing more fun. In the mean time, the present Council issues that effect us as a city work force. The result has some work to complete, but three members, of the meeting is to have a simple survey put Jerry, Phyllis and Sue, have collectively put a lot into together to give everyone an opportunity to speak their work and their community for many years. your mind, inform the group of issues you see We all owe them a debt of gratitude and wish them needing addressing and if nothing else, get some well in the new year. things off your chest. 1996 has been a year of lots of change for our work force, and change will likely Chuck continue for some months to come. I have always been impressed with the collective positive attitude ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT of this work group and I am confident this will go a long ways to meeting not only our own needs Staff met for several hours with representatives individually, but the needs for the group and from Everest regarding the development assistance community. agreement and possible assessment procedure for the Building N project in the Mounds View Business Tuesday of course was the election. Duane Park. There are still several areas that need to be McCarty was elected mayor, Gary Quick, Roger worked out regarding actual reimbursable costs, fair Stigney and Roger Koopmeiners were elected to market value of the land, establishment of a cap on the City Council. Koopy beat Sherry Gunn by five increment received and the job and wage votes, a margin that allows Gunn to request a requirement. Staff will continue to work on these recount. She has done so, and I will have the items with Everest and come to the EDA with a recount set up for next week. The election judges, development assistance agreement sometime soon. Dawn and Mary T. did an excellent job at the polls that day. With over 5,700 voters, I never received I attended the NB/MV Chamber Business any calls on serious problems. All day long the Development Committee meeting this week and spirits of the judges seemed up and the voters found out that the Executive Director has resigned friendly. Good job to all involved. Thanks too to to take a better position with the St. Paul Chamber. DPW for getting things set up and taken down Again, the Chamber Board will be in search of a afterwards. new Director. There is hope that a qualified