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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 23, 2006 Page 11 It was agreed to by the parties if these expenditures exceeded available revenue to the City and HRA, the developer would pay for the TIF qualified costs and in hopes the City and HRA would reimburse the developer through additional tax increment if available in the future. 5 Ms. Kvilvang stated the developer paid for cost overruns the City did not have the funds to pay 6 for in the amount of $360,777. She stated the developer provided documentation to Ehlers & 7 Associates with regards to the qualified costs. Ms. Kvilvang stated the developer is requesting 8 the City and HRA reimburse them for the costs as agreed to. Due to the success of the project 9 overall, Ehlers & Associates determined there is sufficient increment available to reimburse the 10 developer for those costs. The reimbursement would be from TIE revenue bond proceeds 11 generated as part of the take out financing being completed for the commercial portion of the 12 project. 13 14 Motion by Councilmember Horst, Seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve Resolution 15 06 -065 relating to the Reimbursement of Qualified Costs in TIE District No. 3 -5 Not Originally 16 Outlined in the Redevelopment Contract. 17 18 Motion carried unanimously. 19 20 21 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBERS. 22 23 City Manager Mike Morrison reported several items involving the Police Department: 24 ■ Alcohol compliance checks completed by the Police Department with all establishments 25 passing. 26 ■ A Citizen's Academy is being started with a limit of 20 members. It is designed to 27 educate residents about the inner workings of a Police Department. 28 ■ The Police Department and Fire Department is involved with National Night Out on 29 August 1, 2006. 30 ■ The Police Department is involved with the Vital Aging program, educating residents on 31 how to be safe in the home and doing security checks. 32 33 If anyone is interested in the Citizens Academy or Vital Aging can call the Police Department at: 34 782-3371. 35 36 City Manager Morrison reported on complaints from residents about grass clippings going into 37 the street and the storm sewer. This is against City Ordinance. The enforcer of this ordinance is 38 the Fire Department, who works with residents to properly dispose of grass clippings. The grass 39 clippings should be put back on the yard or composted. In the upcoming Grass Clippings 40 Newsletter, storage of grass clippings is discussed. 41 City Manager Morrison discussed the Silver Lake Road update. He received a letter from 42 Hennepin County stating work would be delayed for one year. Manager Morrison stated City 43 Council should discuss this because some street projects were delayed to 2008. He asked Todd 44 Hubmer, WSB, to attend the next meeting to put this back on the agenda for next year. 45