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1 first time as well as having to cooperate with a city which is much <br /> 2 smaller. " The Councilmember said he also perceived that by knowing what • <br /> 3 the larger cities' issues are, St. Anthony might get a better insight <br /> 4 into how to deal with those issues. <br /> 5 Councilmember Ranallo said of course, because he serves on the League <br /> 6 of Minnesota Cities Board, he perceives those issues are handled better <br /> 7 by the state organization. He therefore urged all the Councilmembers <br /> 8 to make plans now to attend the convention the LMC would be sponsoring <br /> 9 in Minneapolis, June 6, 7, and 8, 1989. <br /> 10 DEPARTMENTS AND COMMITTEES REPORTS <br /> 11 The Hance & LeVahn report of cases the law firm had prosecuted for the <br /> 12 City in Hennepin County District Court up to November 16, 1988 was <br /> 13 ordered as filed as were the October Financial and November Fire <br /> 14 Department reports in the agenda packet. <br /> 15 During the consideration of the November Liquor Operation Sales Summary, <br /> 16 the City Manager indicated he would be requesting a meeting with the <br /> 17 Liquor Manager as one of this own reports. <br /> 18 Manager Reports Liquor Operation Had Gotten Back 52,600 of the Checks <br /> 19 Written on the Bankrupted Advance United Account <br /> 20 Mr. Childs reported many of the above had been bought back by the check <br /> 21 writers who had then been able to get a settlement from the firm. He <br /> 22 reiterated that just because the Liquor Operation lists the check as • <br /> 23 uncollectible, that doesn't mean collection efforts are stopped, but <br /> 24 rather that the City needs to write off the 1987 uncollectible checks <br /> 25 for accounting reasons. <br /> 26 It was agreed that the "bottom line" when it came to check cashing was <br /> 27 that it made a profit of $20,261.12 in 1987 for the City and drew a lot <br /> 28 of customers into the City's establishments. <br /> 29 Council Action <br /> 30 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Ranallo to authorize the write-off of <br /> 31 $9,868.03 in uncollectible checks for 1987 as recommended by the City <br /> 32 Manager. <br /> 33 Motion carried unanimously. <br /> 34 CITY MANAGER REPORTS <br /> 35 December 7, 1988 Staff Meeting Notes <br /> 36 Mr. Childs drew the Council's attention to the list of accomplishments <br /> 37 the City had made in 1988 which he sought from staff members present at <br /> 38 the meeting. As noted in the report, the City Manager indicated the <br /> 39 perception was that most of the goals set in the January goal setting <br /> 14 <br />