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Regular City Council Meeting <br /> Monday,April 23,2012 <br /> Page 10 <br /> eral dollars to utilize or spend down, or returned to Ramsey County. Mr. Mayer <br /> advised that Ramsey County was allowing those dollars to stay with the HRA <br /> mission, with no obligation to repay them, and releasing their liability from that <br /> fund as well. <br /> Councilmember Johnson questioned if this was a bookkeeping or interpretation <br /> error. <br /> Mr. Mayer responded that one was a bookkeeping error, and the other one of in- <br /> terpretation. In the HRA context, Mr. Mayer advised that ultimately these were <br /> receivables that may or may not be forgiven; and that the audit's intent was to <br /> ensure that all assumptions were correctly made. <br /> Regarding the Solid Waste Recycling Fund, Councilmember Willmus noted that <br /> this report, rather than those prior to 2011,provided a more detailed breakdown; <br /> with Mr. Mayer noting that this was based on the City's Revenue Sharing <br /> Agreement with Eureka Recycling. <br /> Johnson moved, Willmus seconded, acceptance of the 2011 Annual Financial <br /> Report as presented. <br /> Mayor Roe and Councilmembers thanked Finance Director Miller for the good <br /> job overseeing City finances. <br /> Councilmember Willmus questioned the availability of the audit reports for the <br /> public on-line; with Mr. Miller advising that, now that they were presented to <br /> and approved by the City Council, staff would post them in the Finance portion <br /> of the website this week. <br /> Councilmember McGehee praised Mr. Miller and his staff for the excellent re- <br /> port from the auditor. <br /> Roll Call <br /> Ayes: McGehee; Johnson; Willmus; Pust; and Roe. <br /> Nays: None. <br /> City Manager Malinen thanked all of the City's Department Heads and their <br /> employees for the good results and the team effort on the part of the entire team <br /> and their excellent management of those resources at their disposal. <br /> Mayor Roe concurred; noting the past few difficult years and the achievements <br /> and responsible governance based in part on the due diligence of staff. <br /> b. Receive Green Step Cities Presentation <br /> Recycling Coordinator Tim Pratt introduced Ms. Diana McKeown from the <br /> Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERT) to provide an overview of the Green <br />