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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 12, 2016 Page 7 1 conservation. He stated he views this restriction as a conservation method to assure the wise use 2 of water, a quintessential need. Mayor Faust asked residents to learn more about water 3 conservation and the impact of watering lawns. Motion carried 4 -0. 6 7 Mayor Faust extended the City's heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the US Army, MPCA and MDH 8 staff for their cooperation and assured them the City will do likewise without equivocation. 9 10 D. St. Anthony Finance Department Annual Report 11 12 Finance Director Rueckert provided a PowerPoint presentation of the City's 2015 annual report, 13 noting the mission statement remains unchanged. She presented the Finance Department's 14 organizational chart and described the work tasks and accomplishments of each core staff 15 member. Ms. Rueckert reviewed the finance activity unique to 2015 including hiring of a staff 16 member, complying with the Affordable Care Act, building official transition with the City New 17 Brighton, creating a community profile, and technological advances. 18 19 Ms. Rueckert described the results of long -term financial activity to refinance the 2006 TIF 20 revenue bonds and rebase use of liquor profits. She listed the agencies to which finance staff 21 provides support and activities performed. 22 23 Councilmember Brever thanked Ms. Rueckert for the report, noting it was a clever way to get 24 statistics and details out to the public on what the Finance Department has done for the City. Ms. 25 Rueckert noted the finance staff is the `heart of what makes this engine go.' 26 27 Councilmember Jenson complimented Ms. Rueckert on the booklet of information she compiled 28 and encouraged the public to review it in more detail to learn about the services provided. 29 30 Mayor Faust referenced the high level of activity performed, noting all functions are found to be 31 flawless when the annual audit is performed. He stated people forget all of the issues that have 32 taken on a different life (i.e., 1,4 Dioxane, Affordable Care Act) which is beyond just paying the 33 City's bills. In most cases finance staff is the first interaction with the public, making it terribly 34 important. Mayor Faust stated over the years, he has always heard positive reports on that first 35 impression, for which the department should be proud. With regard to the Community Profile, 36 he noted it is for current and new residents and an economic development tools for businesses. 37 Mayor Faust congratulated Ms. Rueckert on those accomplishments and asked her to pass on the 38 Council's deepest thanks and appreciation to the Finance Department for the hard work they do. 39 40 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 41 42 City Manager Casey stated a lot of information was heard tonight relating to the 1,4 Dioxane 43 issue and brought people's attention to the City's website that contains a lot of information on 44 water conservation and will be updated with regular progress reports and the water restrictions. 45