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Item #6 <br />fiver <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: City Council <br />FROM: Lori Johnson, City Administrator <br />DATE: June 7, 2010 <br />SUBJECT: Joint Meeting with Sherburne County Board of Commissioners <br />We look forward to hosting the Sherburne County Board of Commissioners, County <br />Administrator Brian Bensen, and Sherburne County staff at a joint County Board/City <br />Council on Monday to discuss items of mutual interest. <br />The County and City staffs have excellent working relationships and partner often to bring <br />efficiency to our respective organizations and to better serve our residents. Recently we <br />have worked together on Northstar marketing, the proposed VA clinic, joint equipment use <br />(a long standing practice), economic development initiatives, environmental issues, several <br />joint public safety initiatives, and emergency management to name a few. I believe I can <br />speak for all City staff in appreciation of the professionalism of the County staff, for their <br />willingness to work together, and for offering their assistance when asked. It is critical now <br />more than ever that we continue to build on the strong cooperation that already exists <br />between the City and County elected officials and staff in order to provide services to our <br />residents with fewer and fewer resources. <br />Below is a list of possible discussion items for the meeting. In addition to the items listed, I <br />expect that the County Board and City Council will have other items to bring up at the <br />meeting. <br />• Update on County's Transportation Plan - At the last joint meeting, the County staff <br />gave an overview of the recently adopted County transportation plan. The City is <br />interested in an update from the County on any changes to the transportation plan <br />that may affect the City and the progress that has been made. <br />• Board of Equalization and Assessor Update -Following the recent Board of <br />Equalization meetings there were a few questions that came up about the application <br />of assessment laws and how those apply to different types of parcels. Although it is <br />unlikely that we will delve into specific laws at the joint meeting, the Council can <br />S:\Public Bodies\Council\Loxi\2010\Joint Meeting w County 06 07 l0.doc <br />