Office of the City Manager
Memorandum #2004-060
DATE: September 24, 2004
TO: Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Scott H. Neal, City Manager
RE: Friday Report for September 24, 2004
1. ERU Training � Our Police Department�s Emergency Response Unit (ERU) team participated in the annual ERU training and competition this past week at Camp Ripley. Our team received the Top Team award. Officer Chris Wood received the Top Gun Sniper award. Officer Tom Lowery received the Top Gun Pistol award.
2. Boy Scout Spaghetti Supper � The spaghetti supper fundraising message will run on our electronic message board at the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area starting today and until October 8th, which is the date of the fundraiser; 5-8 p.m. at the high school.
3. STAR Mentors � City employees will be participating again this year in the STAR Mentor program with Central Middle School. This is our third consecutive year with the program. We have usually fielded 5-10 employees to serve in the program.
4. Meet & Greets � This week: Cub Foods and Suburban Pediatrics. Next week: Gold Galaxy and EPIC restaurant.
5. Students on Commission � We will be training our new student commissioners next week. They will start their assignments soon after that.
6. United Properties � Staff met this week with a representative of United Properties concerning their interest in developing the office/commercial parcels of Hennepin Village. They are very interested in the land. I believe we can make this work.
7. Utility Finance � Sue Kotchevar, Ed Sorenson, Gene Dietz and I met this week to review the financial position of our utility funds. Sue has prepared an analysis of the funds that supports the a small increase in our utility rates. We are examining the impacts of a 1% – 2% increase in water rates for next year. We will discuss this matter with the Council later this fall.
