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<br />to a question.on the minimum assessmr:nt agreement with Anoka County of $575,000. <br />Siuce the building bas been built, the assessment value iILNovember 1999, for the first: <br />two years it WIIS valued at $377.000. '!'!Wi resulted in Northern Forcst-Products paying <br />less tax.. <br /> <br />Aoother issue tbst has Been addressed is the commercial and industrial tax rates were <br />l>>qu.:&...d by the state. Mr. March outIiDed a mIm) ftom the attorney repteSeDtiDg <br />EllI:rs md Associates. Basally tile mr:Im ststedthe City bas made its payments to <br />Nortbcm FotCSt &oducts. The Coumy bas decided DOt to correct the misrepresented <br />amount. Mr. Paul McDowell (Northern Forest Products) agrees be should have been <br />payiog tDeson the S575,000. <br /> <br />The last issue of concern brougbt forward was the base rate inflation adjustmc:ot amount <br />that WlIS set: up to :iDclude all nf thep8I'CCIs in the industrial perk. Elbcrs aDd Associates <br />refmed to a previous City Admioisl:rstor making the decision. Mr. March would like to <br />find a workable solution to emu:rc Gkm Rehbein's satisfiK:tion in this matter as w~ll as <br />keeping Nort:bem Forest Prod11ds bappy 8111 viable in the CeDterviIle business <br />colD'lDJDity. Mr. March sugests fI'!TrIllmmg in cotOplifoce with the agrccmeIJt formed in <br />Novanber, sod to de'YeIop a struc'tUIe to pay offtbe first DOte. Mr. March and Mr. <br />McDowell. ue in a.greenaJt that by buiktiDg an addition to their curreut 1Bciliry, the City <br />would look at abatiug the City's portion oihis tax at the IlJld oftbe tax iuw.:taent district <br />fOr ODe additional year. <br /> <br />Motioa bv Co..dl MQlber Broussard Vicken. seeo.de.! bv-C01lDdl Member <br />Sw...", to II.". Mr. Mardl COlltinu. witIa the ~eeDt"&lld briDlE tile actual cost <br />back to CouaaL AD ill favor. Moti. c:arried .DuimOllslv. <br /> <br />IX. NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />Account Clerk IT. Clerklrreasurer-Position. Minutes Tnm'lrn'\Der <br /> <br />Mr. March recoTTlmll!l'll'!.,o Laura Thompson fill the Account Clerk IT position. to <br />promote intetDa1 staff member T crcsa BeDdcr to the Clerk TI'CIISUI'ef position. and <br />to hire TlIlJe-8awr's MgIlfti7Jl'tfn11 to record minutes fur the City Council and <br />PlamDng Commission's meetings. A cost analysis of tile OptioDS was presented. <br /> <br />Motioa bv Conci. M..ber Sweeaev. IIClCOnded bv CO.Dtill Member Bro....rd <br />Vickers to acceut ~. recHlJDndatio., .. Doted. _AD iB fayor. MotioIt carried <br />R.uilDOllllv. <br /> <br />Point of Sale Software <br /> <br />Mr. March stated-it is.prudeDt to invest in technology. The proposed software <br />iDtegrates with_our eurreDl accoUDtiDgBO:ftware. Presently all receipts are DIIIDU8Dy <br />band written. The proposed 90ftware will allow the receipts to bcprintedoff the <br />computer aud be balanced at the end ofthc business day. This will eIimiuate staff <br />time in i9suiDg receipts, bringing tb=n to the appropriate. area m::I. eutering tbem <br />into appropriate depanmeuts. <br />Motion lw Couctl Member Sweeeev. ReODded bv CoueD Member Travis to <br />approve.the PoiDt of Sale Sobare u requested. AD iD favor.MotioD carried <br />5 <br /> <br />. <br />