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I I I Council Meeting Minutes January 12, 1988 But we must face reality. The retail markets are over- built in the metro area, as are many segments of the office/industrial market. World and national economic conditions give us cause to be cautious. Redeveloping downtown and the area north of 1-694, consequently, may have to be reconsidered. We also need to address the lingering stench from the rendering plants and the impact they have on our future redevelopment. We need to clari- fy our long-range vision for this area so that our imme- diate actions make sense to our residents who share the financial and community environment costs. 3. Affordable City Services Welve just begun our new budget year. Already the consequences of our need to raise rev- enues to continue needed and desireable services are being noticed. I am confident that we are among the most efficient providers of city services. We have good people who work hard. But we've stretched them about as far as we can. User fees have been maxed out. We can't raise property taxes much more. Federal aids are gone and state aids are shaky. We need to re-evaluate and re- prioritize to control costs. As the council has discuss- ed, we need to keep our eyes on day-to-day affairs while we're celebrating success and planning for the future. Obviously, many other specific projects and problems will re- quire our attention during 1988. Continued park improve- ments, increased recycling, water system changes, and Long Lake Road reconstruction are just a few of our tasks. I am confident that we have the Council and staff needed to lead the City through these challenges. Steve Larson joins a special team at a unique time. It wonlt be easy, but we can do it. I'm confident that a year from now we will still be able to say that the state of our City is healthy, vibrant, exciting, and challenging. We're on the way into our second century. 11m ready -- let's go and letls share the challenge with as many of our neighbors as we can. Together, we can build on our first century and create a better tomorrow, not just in New Brighton but wherever our future takes us. Prior to making the various appointments, Benke asked that Council Business Item 1-1 be considered at this time as Casserly needed to be somewhere else very shortly. Councilmembers concurred. Egan stated the City Attorney has reviewed and made a few minor changes to the agreement, and staff and Publicorp, Inc. agree to the changes. Casserly had no comments (thanked council for bringing the item forward on the agenda), and stated he looks forward to a contin- uing working relationship with the city. Page 3 Financial Services Agreement with . Publicorp, Inc. Report 88-15 Resolution 88-1