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City Council Minutes September 8, 2009 Page 3 6. Other Business Councilmember Motin updated the council on the upcoming Northstar Corridor events. He . stated a stakeholders ceremony will be held Friday, Nov. 13 and a public launch with opportunities to be the first to ride the line available to the public on Sat., Nov. 14. The start of service will begin Monday, Nov. 16 from Big Lake to the Twin Cities. The bus service will stop service after November 13, and will begin in Big Lake on Nov. 16 with a route to St. Cloud. Council Updates There were no Council Updates. Staff Updates Ms. Johnson updated the council on the receipt of the RFP for the Veterans Administration building. She stated the boundaries are smaller than originally thought, and they are looking for a leased building or would consider new construction around 20,000 square feet in size. The deadline is September 15. Staff will work with the County as well as developers to come up with proposals before the deadline. 9. Recess to Upper Town Conference Room for 2010 Tax Levy and Budget Discussion Mayor K]inzing recessed the meeting at 7:00 p.m. in order to go into Worksession. She reconvened the meeting at 7:05 p.m. 9.1. Administrative Citation Ordinance Chief Beahen presented the staff report. • Council discussed the benefits of implementing an administrative citation ordinance and the steps that needed to be taken by the City if Council decided to implement this ordinance. Currently, there are very few violations in which an officer can use an administrative citation during traffic enforcement, but there is a possibility of more being added after the next legislative session, which would allow for more revenue and be a bigger benefit to the city. There was also discussion about appointing an impartial hearing officer as well as the potential loss of revenue the State would experience. It was suggested that the City hold off for the time being of implementing this procedure until after the 2010 Legislative session is completed, which will allow time for a review of other cities and their experience with the administrative citation process. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY TO REVIEW THE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION ORDINANCE AFTER THE 2010 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. MOTION PASSED 4-1. Zerwas opposed. Non-Resident Fee Discussion Mr. Maertz presented the staff report. There was discussion on options of to go about charging non-residents a higher fee for all recreation programs and fee based special events. It was decided to bring this item to the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting for discussion and comments. The item will be brought back next month to the council. • 2010 Budget and Tax Levy Discussions 1) Resolution Authorizing the Proposed Property Tax Lew for Collection in 2010