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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 14, 2000 • Page 7 1 Anthony for Five (5%) percent of the amount of such bid. 2 Motion carried'unanimously. 3 As a point of information, Morrison stated that 29th Avenue is considered a state aid road, and so 4 is 33rd Avenue. In other words, both projects are competing for state aid money and it could be 5 wise to hold off on the 29th Avenue project until the cost of the construction is determined. The 6 overall budget needs to be considered, he stated. 7 C. Consider Resolution 00-024 re: Policing Services for the City of Falcon Heights for 2001 8 and 2002. 9 Mayor Cavanaugh provided a background in that the City has had the Policing Contracts dating 10 back to 1994. Meetings have been held with Police Chief Engstrom on the workings of the con- 11 tracts and the costs involved..It is believed that the contracts are fair to the community and that 12 the benefits are difficult to quantify. The cities that are served by the Policing Contracts have 13 been extremely pleased with the service received. Therefore, it is Cavanaugh's recommendation 14 that the Council approve the contracts. As an aside, Cavanaugh reminded the Council that the 15 contracts are reviewed every two years. ®16 Motion by Thuesen to approve Resolution 00-024, a resolution approving the joint powers 17 agreement for police services for the years 2001 and 2002 with the City of Falcon Heights and 18 authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to execute said agreement. 19 Motion carried unanimously. 20 D. Consider Resolution 00-025 re: Policing Services for the City of Lauderdale for 2001 and 21 2002. 22 Motion by Sparks to approve Resolution 00-025, a resolution approving the joint powers agree- 23 ment for police services for the years 2001 and 2002 with the City of Lauderdale and authorizing 24 the Mayor and City Manager to execute said agreement. 25 Motion carried unanimously: 26 X. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND STAFF. 27 A. Report from Hennepin County Assessing by Tamara Doolittle. 28 Mayor Cavanaugh introduced Tamara Doolittle, an appraiser with Hennepin County, and invited 29 her to address the Council. Ms. Doolittle stated she was present to provide a brief overview of 30 the assessment cycle that takes place throughout the year, what the assessor's is experiencing. 31 with values, as well as information on how the local Board of Review is conducted. 1032 Ms. Doolittle directed the Council's attention to a sales booklet that was distributed to Council- 33 members. She continued by reviewing the booklet and pointing out certain facts and figures of