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<br />1 <br />I Administrator Comments for the November 24, 1997 Council Meeting <br /> Page Three <br />" November 21, 1997 <br /> 5. Department Report <br />I The City Council will find the department report enclosed for each of the various <br /> City Departments. Activities related to the Administration Department include: <br />I a. General Administration <br /> Stafl'has begun preparations for the 1998 Town Hall meeting and confirmed the <br /> location for the January 10, 1998 event. Preliminary notice has been provided in <br />I the Arden Hills Noles newsletter, and we anticipate additional notices to be <br /> prepared and delivered shortly. <br />I Staff also reviewed and recommended priority policies for Council consideration <br /> related to the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities (AMM) and the League <br /> of Minnesota Cities (LMC) Legislative process, and attended the LMC meeting to <br />I present the City's recommendations. <br /> 1. City Hall <br />I Staff continues to meet with the architect on the design for new facilities. <br /> We are currently trying to work with Camp Ripley on determining if there <br />Ie are any environmental problems present on the site. The National Guard <br /> has not provided any new information regarding the status of the land <br /> trans fer. <br />I 2. Codification <br /> Staff prepared another letter to LMC officials expressing our frustration in <br />I the continued delay in completing the first draft of the revised code <br /> chapters. Staff also discussed my concerns with several LMC officials <br /> who assured us they would resolve this quickly. However, to-date, we <br />I have not received any documents. <br /> 3. Cable Franchise <br />I Staff met with North Suburban Cable Commission (NSCC) officials to <br /> discuss the status of the Cable Franchise renewaL This meeting resulted in <br />I the adoption of an ordinance extending the current franchise agreement to <br /> January of 1998. Staff will be working with NSCC to have them in <br /> attendance at the December 15, 1997 Worksession to review the franchise <br />I renewal agreement with the City CounciL <br /> Staff also met with other NSCC communities to discuss the future of the <br />I franchise, and have explained the options available. Staff is also working <br /> on an ordinance related to this issue for Couneil consideration in the next <br />,. two months. <br />I <br />