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1985 LONG-TEkM FINANCIAL PLAN Page Eight D. Public Works/Cdsusunity Development - The malor goals of the Public Works division are the maintenance and/or replacemie of an aging infrastructure, the preservation of wetlands, a implementation of the comprehensive Storm Water Management Plan. The major goals of the Community Development division are to insure orderly growth and proper buiiding construction for the srfet,y of our residents. A more comprehensive listing of services provided by the Department are contained in a memorandum dated June 5, 1985 attached as Exhibit C. At the present time no changes in personnel are proposed. However, should the City's infrastructure expand with the addition of wells, storage tanks and/ur lift stations, additional personnel will be needed to maintain and service such additions to the City's public facilities. Any additional workloads could be initially managed using temporary full-time or seasonal personnel until such time that a permanent full time position can he jC-.ifiei. me __-�:pmnyiay o.wa,,.cdcional chart illustrates the addition of temporary full-time positions for the garage in 1987 and streets in 1908. These positions would help with the summer season work peaks and would be hired only if workloads inciease. (See Exhibit D.) The City's 1984 Street Maintenance Plan provides for an initial five year program requiring an annual investment of $141,500. The two major sources of funding for this progra� are the City's annual allocation of monies from the Silver Lake Woods Improvement Fund and the State of Minnesota's Municipal State. Aid (NSA) Program. Any shortfall in funding would need to be made up by using other City fund sources or assessing a portion of the programs cost to benefittinq properties. At the request of the Clerk-ACminiS'rator a review of tM City's 1984 Street Maintenance Plan has been `ond,.cted. It lido beer. concluded that the funding for this program can be reduced to $12u,0J0 per year without reducing the quality of the City's streets. The City's 1983 water and Sever System Maintenance and Cap.tal Improvement Program provides foi a 20 year program of maintenance anc impruvement to the City's water and sanitary ewer systems. Funding for th,s program was providee when the City Council sat aside a portion of the City's water and sewer charges for this purpose. Development Director h responslbilities for the enforcement of the Citv's hous zoning and subdivision code as a result of the tion of Chapter 400 of the City Code. The City's n_S tors are empowered to issue O ense Notices tons and the Director of Public Flocks/Community t will act as an Administrative Hearing Officer.