Laserfiche WebLink
<br /> <br />iEsta5(islz err <br /> <br />Week in Review <br />November 16, 2001 and November 21,2001 <br /> <br />HAPPY THANKSGIVING! <br /> <br />I hope everyone has a great holiday weekend! <br /> <br />League of Minnesota Cities 2001 Policy Adoption Conference. I attended the League <br />of Minnesota Cities 2001 Policy Adoption Conference on November 16th. As expected <br />there was a lot of discussion regarding the property tax compression and the loss ofLGA <br />and HACA. Matt Smith, Commissioner of Revenue presented the State's rationale <br />regarding these issues and that there was an expectation that cities would levy back what <br />was cut by the State. He reiterated that the Governor and the legislature wanted to give <br />local control of the levy to local governments. When questioned, he really had nothing <br />more to add to his presentation. <br /> <br />There was also a presentation from Pam Wheelock, Commissioner of Finance regarding <br />the State's economic situation. She agreed that while the State and national economies <br />were in a recession, there is a strong indication that both will rebound significantly in <br />2003. Attached are copies of information from the League of Minnesota Cities and the <br />State Commissioners' presentation. <br /> <br />Audit of City's Deferred Compensation. <br />As you know, Kristie had indicated that she would be in once the additional files that she <br />requested were pulled by Staff Teresa received a fax listing additional documents that <br />Kristie needs and she is anticipating that Kristie will be at City Hall next week. <br /> <br />Budget Planning Process. I thought the discussion went well last Thursday night. Staff <br />will have a copy of their proposal in the Council packet for consideration of the 2002 <br />levy. All of us, Council and StafI, have all worked many hours to put together a budget <br />each of us feels will serve the residents of Centerville well. Thanks for your time, <br />consideration and assistance! I have sincerely appreciated the efforts to help me come up <br />to speed on the budget process. <br /> <br />YMCA's Request for City Support. I met with Craig Bode, County Bank, Jeff Reinert, <br />City ofLino Lakes, and Dave Marshall, YCMA Program Executive on Tuesday, Nov. 20 <br />about their project to bring a YMCA center to the area. To date, they have raised a bit <br />over $5 million to put towards the project costs of $6.5 million. The YMCA is in process <br />of beginning their next fund raising campaign for the additional $1.5 and if possible, they <br />are looking for a financial commitment from the City of Centerville. They would like to <br />