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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 8, 2014 Page 4 expressed thanks to the Mayor and City Council for its ongoing support and noted that the Finance Department's annual report is available on the City's website. 4 Councilmember Jenson complimented Finance Director Rueckert and her staff for developing 5 models that help the City Council ask better strategic questions as it makes plans for the City and 6 thanked Finance Director Rueckert for her contributions. 8 Councilmember Stille commended Finance Director Rueckert for the great job she has done in 9 repositioning the Finance Department and for making the Finance Department more efficient. 10 11 Councilmember Gray thanked Finance Director Rueckert for her efforts and expressed 12 appreciation for the overall improvements she has made in the Finance Department. 13 14 Councilmember Roth thanked Finance Director Rueckert and her staff for being willing to accept 15 change and for their hard work. 16 17 Mayor Faust expressed appreciation to Finance Director Rueckert for her efforts and stated that 18 the "Peak to Plateau" represents an important tool that the City Council can use for moving 19 forward on capital projects and will limit peaks and valleys so residents know where they stand 20 from year to year. He expressed the City Council's thanks to the Finance Department staff for 21 their ongoing help and willingness to change with the times. 22 23 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 24 25 City Manager Casey reported that Hennepin County is planning a mill and overlay on Kenzie 26 Terrace from Stinson to 88 and Ramsey County is planning a mill and overlay on County Road 27 C from Long Lake Road to 88. He stated both projects would take place over the summer 28 months at no cost to the City. He noted that the County Road C road reconstruction project will 29 take place in a couple of years and the City will discuss the coordination of the drainage project 30 and other issues with the County Commissioners prior to reconstruction. 31 32 Councilmember Roth — no report. 33 34 Councilmember Stille — no report. 35 36 Councilmember Gray reported on his attendance at the April P North Suburban 37 Communications Commission meeting and reminded residents that the deadline for submitting 38 applications to the Comcast scholarship program is Friday, April 11th, at 4:00 p.m. He stated the 39 scholarship program is open to residents of the ten member cities and is available for students 40 who have completed one year of post secondary education. He stated that information is 41 available at www.ctvl5.org as well as on the City's website. He also advised that a public 42 hearing is scheduled for Thursday, April 17th, at 6:30 p.m. at Shoreview City Hall to consider the 43 franchise agreement proposal by Comcast. 44 45 Councilmember Jenson reported on his attendance at the March 27th strategic planning session 46 with District 4282 and stated the next planning session is scheduled for April 10th at 6:00 p.m. 47