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Request for Council Action
Meeting Date: April 1�th, 2010
Time Required: 1 Minute
Agenda Item Title: ADDrove Resolution SuDDortina Councilmember McComber's AD_Dlication to be
ADDointed to the League of Minnesota Cities Board of Directors
Agenda Placement: Consent Agenda
Originating Department / Requestor
Requester's Signature
Action Requested ADDrove Resolution
Background /Justification (Please indicate if anv previous action has been taken
or if other public bodies have advised):
See Reverse Side for Resolution.
RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE LEAGUE NOMINATING COMMITTEE TO SELECT
COUNCILMEMBER MARY MCCOMBER AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR
THE LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES
WHEREAS, the City of Oak Park Heights has been a member of the League of Minnesota Cities (League) for
decades; and
WHEREAS, the League is criticall` important to cities in Minnesota for providing a wide range of services
from lobbying efforts to codification services, economic development resources and access to a wide range of
relevant and valuable data basis, and
WHEREAS, the League Board of Directors is responsible for the overall policy direction of the League
activities, services and priorities, and
WHEREAS, the League Board of Directors is comprised of elected and appointed officials from
member cities who give of their time to serve on the Board of Directors; and
WHEREAS, new members are elected to the Board each year at the League's Annual Conference, and
WHEREAS, Councilmember McComber has submitted an application for appointment to the League Board of
Directors, and
WHEREAS, it is the position of the members of the Oak Park Heights City Council that Councilmember
McComber has the municipal experience and expertise to be a valuable and contributing member of the League
Board.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY the City Council in and for the City of Oak Park Heights that the City
Council does herebv declare its full support for Councilmember McComber's application for appointment to the
League Board.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby encourage the League Nominating Committee
to select Councilmember McComber as a member of the Board due to her commitment and record of municipal
service, in municipal governance, her ability to collaborate with members of any team to achieve the best
possible results and her ability to look beyond local issues to also focus on state -wide issues.
Adopted this dav of 2010, by the City Council of the City of Oak Park Heights.
Mavor, David Beaudet
Attest: Eric Johnson,
Citv Administrator
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Oak Park Heights
Request for Council Action
Meeting Date: April 1 -q. 2010
Time Required: -q Minutes
Agenda Item Title: Authorize Written Communication to I,evislatprs — Advocating_ for no further reduction,
in citv aids/ programming.
Agenda Placement:
Originating Department / Requestor Mavor Beaudet
Requester's Signature
Action Requested See Below
Backeround /Justification (Please indicate if any previous action has been taken,
or if other uublic bodies have advised):
Authorize City Staff to prepare and send correspondence to State representatives that represent City areas - to
not support any further reductions in City aid or programs. The letter should be generally consistent with the
requested action as proposed by the League of Minnesota Cities — see 4/8/10 letter from Jim Miller, Executive
Director
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April 8, 2.010
Dear Mayors and Chief Appointed Officials
Last week Governor Pawlenty signed into law the first supplemental budget bill, Chapter 215 (HIF
1671). This week's Cities Bulletin includes an expanded description of this new law. Among other
provisions, it will further reduce Market Value Homestead Credit (MVHC) and Local Government
Aid (LGA) payments by $52.5 million in 2010. This is on top of the $128 million in cuts to those
two programs that cities have already taken into account in their adopted 2010 budgets.
While these latest cuts are not welcome news, we know the reductions could have been far worse.
You may recall that the Governor initially recommended $125 million in cuts to MVHC and LGA
in his supplemental budget proposal while the House Tax Chair introduced a bill that would have
cut cities by $115 million, By comparison, the cuts as they currently stand are much less than they
might have been. Clearly, our collective efforts to explain the impacts of such deep cuts helped to
change -minds. If you have not already done so, a "thank you" to those legislators who supported
this compromise would be appropriate.
However, the signing of Chapter 215 does not eliminate the possibility of additional cuts for cities
in 2010. The Legislature and Governor have yet to agree on the second supplemental budget bin
which will affect the education and health and human services budgets. Likewise, Chapter 215
was based on the expectation that the state will receive an additional $400 million in Medicaid
assistance from the federal government. If the Governor and Legislature cannot agree on the
remaining cuts necessary to balance the budget and/or if the federal Medicaid assistance is not
forthcoming, the Legislature will have to revisit its earlier actions and possibly increase budget
cuts already included in Chapter 215.
Even cities that no longer receive MVHC and LGA could be affected if the Legislature considers
cuts to other aid and credit programs such as PERA pension aid or police and fire aid, programs
that all cities. currently receive. That, in fact, has already happened this session; $10.5 million was
diverted from the Fire Safety Account, a dedicated source of training dollars for fire departments
statewide, as part of Chapter 215.
I am, therefore, taking this unusual step of writing to ask that you convey to your legislators the
importance of not further reducing city programs - in any form - during the final weeks of the
session. Including the cuts authorized in Chapter 215, cities have lost over $300 million in aids
since the end of 2009. And, as it currently stands, the state faces a $5.8 billion deficit in the next
biennium beginning July 1, 2011 meaning the likelihood of even more cuts to these aid programs
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in the 2011 legislative session. Please remind your legislators of the difficult choices your city
councils Have already made`and the impact these latest cuts will have on. your residents and
businesses.
The League will continue to make this point in coming weeks, but your advocacy may be the
difference between what is now law and even more severe reductions. If you have questions or
concerns about the budget bill or the possibility of additional cuts, Please feel free to dot tact us at
any time.
Sincerely,
Jim Miller
Executive Director
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ASSESSMENT NOTICE
NOTICE ISHEREBYGIVEN, That the Board of Appeal and Equalization of the
� itv of Oak Park Heights in Washington County, Minnesota
will meet at city Hall in said _Lity at 6 o'clock PM., on
Tuesdav , the 13th day of Ann] 2010 for the purpose of
reviewing and correcting the assessment of said Real FAtate for the year 2M.
All persons considering themselves aggrieved by said assessment, or who wish to complain that the
property of another is assessed too low, are hereby notified to appear at said meeting and show
cause for having such assessment corrected.
No complaint that another person is assessed too low will be acted upon until the person so
assessed, or his agent, shall have been notified of such compliant.
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Given under my hand this /0 day of 2010
Cl of the Clly or
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City of Oak Park Heights
Bills Presented for Payment April 13, 2010
Payroll
Gross Payroll with PERA, FICA, and Medicare
Mayor & Council:
4 -13 -10 2,675.10
City administration:
4 -15 -10 9,087.93
Finance
4 -15 -10 9,748.63
Police Department:
3 -31 -10 Overtime 868.81
4 -15 -10 33,651.67
Total Police Department 34,520.48
Building Inspection Department:
4 -15 -10 4,893.88
Street Department
4 -15 -10 734.68
Park and Recreation Department:
4 -15 -10 851.29
Utility Department
Full -Time (Water)
3 -31 -10 Overtime 578.30
4 -15 -10 5,022.39
Full -Time (Sewer)
3 -31 -10 Overtime 473.17
4 -15 -10 3,185.64
Full -Time (Storm Sewer)
3 -31 -10 Overtime 0.00
4 -15 -10 602.34
Total Utility Department 9,861.84
Total Payroll 72,373.83
CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS Check Register - Council Report Page: 1
Apr 13, 2010 02:54pm
Check Issue Date(s): ALL - ALL
Report Criteria:
Check. Input Date = 03/3112010- 04/13/2010
Check.GL Invoice Acct (3 Characters) _ { < >} 901
Date Check No Payee Invoice Description Inv Amount
04/02/2010 52159 QUICKCERT 1 YEAR TRAINING LIBRARY 2,100.00
04/05/2010 50151 VOID - MADSEN, HOWARD & JEAN RECYCLING AWARD 9/25 25.00 - M
04/06/2010 40620109 BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MN PREMIUM - APR 27,753.05 M
04/13/2010 52161 ACE HARDWARE MISC SUPPLIES 60.89
04/13/2010 52162 ANDERSON, KEN REIMB FOR PERSONAL CELL PHONE USE - 1 ST 60.00
QTR
04/13/2010 52163 ASSURANT BENEFITS INSURANCE PREMIUM - APR 801 .69
04/13/2010 52164 BAYPORT PRINTING HOUSE INC WRITTEN WARNING FORMS 517.28
04/13/2010 52165 BAYPORT, CITY OF FIRE PROTECTION- 2ND QTR 2010 39,706.50
04/13/2010 52166 BROWNELLS INC GLOCK GRIP PLUG 63.60
04/13/2010 52167 BUETOW AND ASSOCIATES INC CITY HALL ARCHITECTURAL SRVS - MAR 3,450.00
04/13/2010 52168 BYE, JENNIFER REIMB FOR 2010 LAND USE WORKSHOPS 280.00
04/13/2010 52169 DELUXE BUSINESS FORMS PAYROLL CHECKS 447.34
04/13/2010 52170 ECKBERG LAMMERS BRIGGS PROSECUTION LEGAL SRVS - MAR 4,029.91
LEGAL SERVICES - MAR 1,642.37
Total 52170 5,672.28
04/13/2010 52171 G & K SERVICES MAT CLEANING 111.68
04/13/2010 52172 GOPHER STATE ONE -CALL INC GOPHER STATE SPLIT 79.75
04/13/2010 52173 GUARANTEED CLEAN INC. GENERAL CLEANING - APR 702.17
04/13/2010 52174 HD SUPPLY WATERWORKS LTD. GASKETS 11.69
SRII 3/4" ECR 1000G METER & MXU 2,952.16
Total 52174 2,963.85
04/13/2010 52175 HEALTH, MN DEPT OF WATER CONNECTIONS - 1ST QTR 2,086.00
04/13/2010 52176 HLB TAUTGES REDPATH 2009 AUDIT COMPLETION 16,838.75
04/13/2010 52177 INDUSTRIAL CHEM LABS & SRV INC ROOT BEGONE 457.22
04/13/2010 52178 INSTRUMENTAL RESEARCH INC TOTAL COLIFORM BACTERIA 57.00
04/13/2010 52179 JIMMY'S JOHNNYS INC PORTA -POT RENTAL 3/4 - 3/31/10 221.67
PORTA -POT RENTAL 3/10 - 4/6/10 157.38
Total 52179 379.05
04/13/2010 52180 JOHNSON, ERIC CAR ALLOWANCE 250.00
04/13/2010 52181 KATH FUEL OIL SERVICE CO. ULS #1 B5 DYED FUEL 2,803.49
04/13/2010 52182 KISCH, DAVID REIMB FOR PERSONAL CELL PHONE USE - 1 ST 60.00
QTR
04/13/2010 52183 LABOR & INDUSTRY, MN DEPT OF SURCHARGE - 1ST QTR 89.59
04/13/2010 52184 LEAGUE OF MINN CITIES 2010 ANNUAL CONFERENCE 395.00
2010 JOINT LEGISLATIVE CONF 80.00
Total 52184 475.00
04/13/2010 52185 LEAGUE OF MN CITIES INS TR WORKERS COMP #0002351 PENALTY 500.00
04/13/2010 52186 LINCOLN MUTUAL PREMIUM 470.50
04/13/2010 52187 LOFFLER COMPANIES INC CANON COPIER COSTS - MAR 297.99
04/13/2010 52188 LOWE'S GTI MECHANICAL PICK -UP 104.89
04/13/2010 52189 M.J. RALEIGH TRUCKING INC SNOW PLOW MOBILIZATION - MAR 2010 1,600.00
04/13/2010 52190 MC DONOUGH'S WATERJETTING INC WATERJETTING 55TH ST & OMAR 874.50
04/13/2010 52191 MET COUNCIL ENVIRON SVCS WASTEWATER - MAY 32,508.84
04/13/2010 52192 MILLER EXCAVATING INC. 1" LIMEROCK 42.75
M = Manual Check, V = Void Check
CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS Check Register - Council Report Page: 2
Apr 13, 2010 02:54pm
Check Issue Date(s): ALL - ALL
Date Check No Payee Invoice Description Inv Amount
04/13/2010 52193 MISTER CAR WASH FUEL-MAR 66.36
04/13/2010 52194 MN POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY 2010 WASTEWATER PUMP WORKSHOP - 60.00
KELLOGG
2010 WASTEWATER PUMP WORKSHOP - 60.00
ROBERTSON
Total 52194 120.00
04/13/2010 52195 MN WOMEN IN CITY GOV MWCG ANNUAL MTG - PINSKI 10.00
04/13/2010 52196 NAPA AUTO PARTS BULB 320
04/13/2010 52197 NORTHLAND SECURITIES INC REDEVELOPMENT PLANNING SERVICES 800.00
04/13/2010 52198 NORTHWEST ASSOC CONS INC CITY PROJECTS TECHNICAL SRV - MAR 436.00
MEETING RETAINER - MAR 1,800.00
Total 52198 2,236.00
04/13/2010 52199 OFFICE MAX INC OFFICE SUPPLIES 140.64
PAPER 10.70
Total 52199 151.34
04/13/2010 52200 PINSKI, JENNIFER REIMB FOR STAMPS 429.10
04/13/2010 52201 PLANT HEALTH ASSOCIATES PLANT HEALTH - MAR 1,488.00
04/13/2010 52202 PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIP CORP CERTIFICATION OF RADAR & LASER UNITS 165.00
04/13/2010 52203 PUBLIC SAFETY, MN DEPT OF CJDN - 1ST QTR 270.00
04/13/2010 52204 QWEST LOCAL SERVICES - APR 137.87
04/13/2010 52205 ROSE FLORAL & GREENHOUSE FLOWERS - TETZLAFF 48.10
04/13/2010 52206 ST CROIX SWEEPING SPRING STREET SWEEPING 7,965.00
04/13/2010 52207 STILLWATER MOTOR COMPANY 2007 FORD EXPEDITION USE TAX 1,090.73
2007 FORD EXPEDITION MAINT V #9284 18.60
Total 52207 1,109.33
04/13/2010 52208 STILLWATER TOWING INC TOW SQUAD #4702 80.16
04/13/2010 52209 STREICHER'S TRAINING AMMO 9725
04/13/2010 52210 TETZLAFF, JUDY REIMB FOR MILEAGE - MAR 13.05
04/13/2010 52211 TOWER ASPHALT INC OMEGA MIX 719.80
OMEGA MIX 429.64
Total 52211 1,149.44
04/13/2010 52212 TR COMPUTER SALES INC COMPUTER CONSULTING 3/4 - 3/15 300.00
04/13/2010 52213 U S INTERNET SECURENCE SUPPORT 4/14 - 5/13/10 57.50
04/13/2010 52214 VALLEY TROPHY CENTER NAMEPLATES 31.85
04/13/2010 52215 VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TRASH SERVICES - MAR 15,187.22
04/13/2010 52216 VERIZON WIRELESS CELL PHONE 327.94
04/13/2010 52217 WASHINGTON CTY - PS RADIO RADIOS - 1 ST QTR 1,500.30
RADIO - 1ST QTR 100.02
Total 52217 1,600.32
04/13/2010 52218 WEST GOVERNMENT SERVICES CONTRACT CHARGES FOR CLEAR 84.70
04/13/2010 52219 XCEL ENERGY ELECTRIC UTILITY 1,294.09
FIRE SIREN 7.13
STREET LIGHT UTILITY 4,290.95
ELECTRIC UTILITY 1,575.78
ELECTRIC & GAS UTILITY 1,564.85
M = Manual Check, V = Void Check
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CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS Check Register - Council Report Page: 3
Apr 13, 2010 02:54pm
Check Issue Date(s): ALL - ALL
Date Check No Payee Invoice Description Inv Amount
Total 52219 8,732.80
Totals: 187,302.18
Report Criteria:
Check. Input Date = 03/31/2010 - 04/13/2010
Check.GL Invoice Acct (3 Characters) _ { < >} 901
M = Manual Check, V = Void Check
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CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS Check Register - Treasurer's Report Page: 1
Apr 13, 2010 03:11 pm
Check Issue Date(s): ALL - ALL
Report Criteria:
Check. Input Date = 03312010- 04132010
Check.GL Invoice Acct (3 Characters) _ {_) 901
Date Check No Payee Invoice Description Inv Amount
04/05/2010 40520108 UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC PURCHASE UBS FINANCIAL MONEY MARKET 212.33 M
04/05/2010 40520109 SMITH BARNEY CITIGROUP PURCHASE SMITH BARNEY MONEY MARKET 263.29 M
04/07/2010 40720109 UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC PURCHASE UBS FINANCIAL MONEY MARKET 1,421.10 M
04/08/2010 52160 OAK PARK HEIGHTS, CITY OF PURCHASE 4M FUNDS 361,000.00
04/12/2010 41220108 UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC PURCHASE UBS FINANCIAL MONEY MARKET 428.05 M
04/12/2010 41220109 SMITH BARNEY CITIGROUP PURCHASE SMITH BARNEY MONEY MARKET 366.90 M
Totals: 363,691.67
M = Manual Check, V = Void Check
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