CCP 12-08-2006 Administrator's Update

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} Non-Agenda for Week Ending Friday, December 08, 2006 Mayor and City Council . Pagc 2 . . Congressional Staff is in the process of revicwing documents associated with the Offer to Purchase, The GSA is expecting to get a recommendation for approval by the Congressional Committee, The GSA is still anticipating approval of the OTP by the Congressional Committees by January 16,2007, . Karen is in the proccss of contacting potential TCAAP Master Plan Advisory Group participants, Staff anticipates bringing a recommendation to Council in January, Chesapeake has completed the clean-up of their property in the Gateway Busincss District. They have an interested party in a portion ofthc land and will likely do a build-to-suit project for the tenant. They also anticipate bringing their final Master Plan to the Planning Commission and Council in March of ncxt year. James met with reprcsentatives of Bethel Univcrsity on Thursday, They are looking to move forward with their new University Commons building in the first half of 2007, The new building will be a focal and gathering point for the University. It will not be used to increase the overall student population. Recrcation news: Breakfast with Santa is this Saturday, December 9th at City Hall. Staff has been busy preparing for this event.lce Rinks are coming along VERY well. We have a crew coming in overnight Monday-Thursday to establish a base. Rinks arc scheduled to open on December 18th, At this time, we anticipate opening on time. . Boston Scientific has been generating a number of remodeling projects as they prepare to move 400 employees ovcr from their Maple Grove offices, They are also conducting a noise test at 4 am tomorrow to ensure they are not exceeding noise levels at one of their buildings, Residents have been invited to attend the test; one has accepted, Senator Chaudhary and Representative-elect Knuth have been invited to the 12/18 Work Session, There was a question from City Council regarding Recreation fecs, fees are evaluated each and every year. The fee is based on many factors: 1, I f it is a cooperation program with another city, we sit down and set the same fee, and base it on the factors below. 2, Ifit is a revenue producing program, we look at instmctor fees, equipment and supplies, and any other user fees. We like to be at 35-40% profit for those types of classes, That is the direct fornmla used when setting minimum and maximum class sizes, 3, Ifit is a special event or a program that is offered for the community (loses money or brcaks even), we look at keeping the fee managcable for families while trying to cover as many expenses as possible, Programs that fall under this include: Special Events (Easter Egg Hunt, Breakfast with Santa, Halloween Hoopla), our Playground Program, and Summer Field Trips, 4, We also need to look at surrounding cities/programs on a regular basis to make sure that we are consistent as far as price, We don't want to over- or under-price classes. .