HomeMy WebLinkAbout[00] Memo to the CouncilMEMORANDUM
It has been a very busy couple of weeks. The office staff has been working on the
budget, capital improvement plan, Planning Commission projects, rental housing and
numerous complaints.
Rental Housing The rental housing licenses run from August 15 to August
14 of each calendar year. As of the writing of this memo,
approximately 44% of the properties have completed the
process. The City has 153 properties eligible for licensing
with a total unit count of 441.
Rental Complaints The City has seen an increase in the number of complaints
concerning alleged rental units. The Police Department
continues to investigate those calls as we can. Recently a
noise complaint was received on 8th Avenue SE. It
appears as if this properly is functioning as a rental and
the Police are working on this one as well.
We are also receiving some calls about the quality of the
rental housing. The housing that has completed the
process meets the minimum standards. Not everyone has
the same standards for living and what the students are
willing to live in may be different that what the parents are
expecting.
Park Vandalism Centennial Park Restrooms have been the target of
vandalism so temporarily the restrooms are locked during
the day and only open when the facility is rented.
ASTECH The City has executed the agreement for crack sealing and
we received a lower price than anticipated. The original
cost was $ 1.30 per pound and based on competition,
ASTECH was willing to meet a lower price of $ 1.14 per
pound. You can expect to see the work begin shortly.
Budget Books Anyone that has their budget book from 2009 we ask that
you bring that with you so we can recycle the binders and
tabs. We plan on handing out the budget books the night
of the meeting, August 12, 2009 at 6:00 PM.
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The staff has been working very hard on the budget and everyone
understands that the budget cannot increase, in fact the budget must be
decreased.
Ordinance Books Updated Ordinance Book pages are ready. If you bring your books with
you or drop them off we will update the pages. The same is true for the
Comprehensive Plan. Just drop bring them with or drop off with Sarah.
Agreements KDV is beginning their review of the CSB Sewer matter on Tuesday, it will
be billed at $ 135 per hour. The City staff will work with Joe Rigdon to
help expedite the process. The fees will be charged against the sewer
fund.
Graceview The Architect for the Graceview Apartments indicated that the building
permit application should be received by the City this Friday for
construction commencing in August.