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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011 03-17 FCA AGENDA Brooklyn Center Financial Commission Thursday, March 17, 2011 — 6:30 PM All America Conference Room (Main Level of City Hall) I. Call to Order II. Approval of Agenda III. Approval of Minutes a. January 20, 2011 IV. Review of City Council Requests a. Budgeting and Use of State Aid Revenue V. Request for Proposal: Insurance Agent of Record VI. Other Business a. Joint Meeting of City Council and All Commissions VII. Adjournment Financial Commission Work Session Meeting Minutes 20 January 2011 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Mr. Newman at 6:40 PM Members Present: Commissioners Newman, Landis, Schueller and Agbssou. Council Member Roche was present. Staff present were City Manager Boganey and Director of Fiscal & Support Services Jordet. 2. Adoption of the Agenda Without objections, the Agenda was declared adopted as presented. 3. Minutes Mr. Schueller proposed and Mr. Newman seconded a motion to adopt the minutes of the March 30, 2010, June 7, 2010, August 16, 2010 and September 20, 2010 meetings as presented. With all voting in favor, the motion was adopted. 4. Selection of Chair for 2011 By acclimation, Mr. Newman was reappointed as Chair of the Financial Commission for calendar year 2011 5. 2011 Budget Status Mr. Jordet reported that the 2011 budget was adopted by the City Council on December 14, 2010 on a unanimous vote in the form last reviewed by the City Council and Financial Commission on November 15, 2010. He also explained the current budget situation for State Aid with the City having budgeted to receive all MVHC aid and $ 200,000 of LGA for 2011. As a reserve function, $ 200,000 wags set aside in the contingency account of the Central Supplies business unit. 6. Review of City Council Requests A Council request to address State Aid Revenues and their use when received by the City was discussed as a continuation of a conversation form the June 7, 2010 meeting. Two points were raised in discussion requiring additional information: 1 • A graph of state aid as a % of budget could be developed • A comparison of Brooklyn Center with other cities for reliance on LGA could be developed In addition, the following points were raised during discussion • Some recovery of state aid could be made through property tax with an identifiable correlation to the property tax. • Annual expenditures in the General Fund should not depend on the expected receipt of LGA • Other uses for LGA include street reconstruction, technology upgrades, building and structural maintenance and equipment replacement • In order to put such exclusion of LGA into effect a multiyear phase out of LGA could be instituted beginning in 2012 Staff will take these items and the discussion from June 7, 2010 into account and draft a response to the City Council for Commission consideration at the February 2011 meeting. Further discussion will take place on the Council's request to consider Utility Billing and Collection practices. The March 2011 meeting will be the target for that discussion. 7. Review of RFP Process and Procedures Two Requests for Proposals are scheduled for 2011. The first, for Insurance Agent and Risk Management Services will be developed and discussed at the March 2011 meeting. Following that discussion, the Council will be asked to adopt an RFP for the services that will be dispersed, collected, reviewed and sent back to the Council with a recommendation from the City Manager. The second RFP for Financial Advisor for Bond Sales will be considered by the Commission in April 2011. Following completion of that discussion the City Council will be asked to approve an RFP. Review of this RFP will be expanded to include a review committee of staff, Council and Commission members. Staff hopes to complete the process and have a recommendation for the City Council through the review committee by June of 2011. 8. Other Business No Other Business was presented for Commission consideration. 9. Adjournment With no other business to transact, the meeting was adjourned at 7:55 PM. 2 Memorandum Date: 15 March 2011 To: Financial Commission From: Daniel Jordet, Director of Fiscal & Support Servic Re: Response to Council on Budgeting and Use of St id Revenue Attached is a draft memorandum for review by the Financial Commission. It summarizes and supports a recommendation to the City Council from the Commission that State Aid in the form of LGA and MVHC be excluded from consideration for ongoing operational funding. Should such funding be received by the City, the memorandum makes recommendations for its use. If the Commission reviews and makes its revisions at the 17 March 2011 meeting, the recommendation will be presented to the City Council at the Council's 28 March 2011 regularly scheduled meeting. 3 This page has been left blank intentionally. 4 Memorandum Date: March , 2011 To: Brooklyn Center City Council From: Brooklyn Center Financial Commission Re: Budgeting for and Use of State Aid for operations SUMMARY: State Aid in the form of Local Government Aid (LGA) and Market Value Homestead Credit (MVHC) allotted to the City of Brooklyn Center should not be used for regular, ongoing expenses. LGA should be used, if and when received, to,Supplement long term or one time funding needs of the community and MVHC should be kept in the General Fund as a supplement to annual operations. During the process of developing the 2011 Budget the City Council asked the Financial Commission to recommend a solution to the ongoing problem of budgeting for and using State Aid. State Aid, primarily in the form of Local Government Aid (LGA) has been allocated to the City of Brooklyn Center since the 1970's. The source for this funding has been receipts from the State imposed sales tax. In the 1990's, a 5 proposal to raise the sales tax 1.00% and dedicate it to the permanent funding of LGA through a Local Government Trust Fund. While the sales tax was increased by that 1.00%, the Local Government Trust Fund was not established. As a result, LGA remained as a source to be funded from the general pool of State revenues. In 2003 the first major reduction of LGA took place as the result of revenue constraints on the part of State government. As a result, LGA dropped significantly from 2003 to 2004 in the planning for budgeted revenues. From 2004 through 2007, the State paid the full, though reduced, amounts of LGA to cities. In 2008 the State found itself in another revenue crisis and reduced LGA on very short notice; within 20 days of the fiscal year end. As a result Brooklyn Center lost $ 459,465 in revenues it expected to receive as State Aid just prior to the end of the fiscal year. Given the expectation that the funds would be paid to the City, the funds had already been committed to operational spending and disbursed. For 2009 and 2010, the situation became even more difficult with LGA amounts being reduced from allotted levels during the fiscal year for which they were to have been received. Brooklyn Center took the position that the operating budgets must be reworked at mid-year in order to take those reductions into account. As a result, Brooklyn Center's budget plan remained balanced but mid-year reductions in expenditure authorizations created adjustments and reductions in operations. 6 For the 2011 budget year, the City Council declared that no more than 4.50% of the General Fund revenue should be budgeted from LGA/MVHC State Aid for operations. This was done in order to formulate a budget that would be as "cut proof" as possible should the State make further cutbacks in LGA. At the same time the City Council asked the Financial Commission to consider the situation and make recommendations for planning in future budget years. The Financial Commission took up this discussion at meetings on June 7, 2010 and January 20, 2011. The discussion at the June meeting produced two questions regarded as keys to a recommendation; • How much of the General Fund budget should be made up of State Aid dollars? • If the City receives more State Aid than budgeted, for what should it be used? Further discussion at the January 20, 2011 meeting resulted in a suggestion that reliance on LGA be reduced to zero for operations. Implementing this recommendation over a two, three or four year period could be considered. Market Value Homestead Credit (MVHC) is a more difficult payment to predict and adapt to. It is a discount to the property taxes of the City given to homeowners living in those owned homes based on the market value of those 7 homes. It is given on a sliding scale that rises to a maximum credit of $ 304.00 at a $ 76,000 market value. MVHC then declines using a formula of Credit = $ 304.00 - ((market value - $ 76,000)* .09) and making the credit zero at a market value of $ 413,778. The City splits responsibility for this credit with the other taxing jurisdictions based on its portion of the capacity based property tax extension rate. The difficulty with this State payment is that is is not an "aid" in the sense that it provides additional revenue. It is a replacement of dollars discounted from property taxes levied by the City. If the MVHC is not funded, the property tax revenues decrease by the amount of the credits given by the State but not paid by the State to the City. A final MVHC number for the City is not determined until mid-year each fiscal year. Proceeds are distributed to cities in October and December. As a result advance planning for and managing MVHC is difficult. Estimates can be derived using a formula of prior year MVHC adjusted generally by overall market value change. This estimate is included in the total 4.50% of General Fund revenues limitation used by the City Council in 2010. The Commission continues to recommend this course of estimate and planning but also recommends that the reliance on the reimbursement of the MVHC be reduced in the same manner as reliance on LGA. 8 If windfall amounts of LGA or MVHC are received during a fiscal year, LGA should be applied to costs or projects that are not a part of regular operations but require funding in or after that fiscal year. Examples would include building maintenance, street reconstruction, park maintenance, equipment replacement or technology improvements. Windfall amounts of MVHC should stay in the General Fund as they derive from levy of the property tax and result from planning for ongoing operations. 9 This page has been left blank intentionally. 10 City of Brooklyn Center State Aid (LGA/HACA/MVHC) Database mw Original LGA Actual LGA Actual LGA Fiscal Original Original General Actual Actual General as a % of as a % of as a % of MVHC Year LGA Budget Fund Budget LGA Received Fund Revenues Original Budget Actual Revenues Original LGA Received 2000 2,122,635 14,030,030 2,122,635 14,648,366 15.13% 14.49% 100.00% 1,379,768 HACA 2001 2,179,744 14,423,638 2,179,744 14,952,171 15.11% 14.58% 100.00% 1,380,106 HACA 2002 2,260,267 15,173,726 2,265,267 16,091,236 14.90% 14.08% 100.22% - 2003 2,501,033 15,408,271 1,319,661 14,902,911 16.23% 8.86% 52.76% 753,820 MVHC 2004 877,555 12,982,258 877,555 13,235,729 6.76% 6.63% 100.00% 782,031 MVHC 2005 542,522 1,3,391,078 543,183 14,109,758 4.05% 3.85% 100.12% 715,715 MVHC 2006 667,665 13,841,838 667,665 14,415,082 4.82% 4.63% 100.00% 642,709 MVHC 2007 767,665 14,544,372 1,299,388 15,588,921 5.28% 8.34% 169.26% 573,464 MVHC 2008 1,113,243 15,498,836 572,708 15,027,144 7.18% 3.81% 51.45% 543,128 MVHC 2009 1,483,492 16,523,686 1,019,990 16,188,173 8.98% 6.30% 68.76% 583,308 MVHC 2010 411,544 16,003,578 411,378 16,112,845 2.57% 2.55% 99.96% 126,968 MVHC 2009 2010 Certified Certified Certified Certified Original Original Revised Final Revised Final Original Original Revised Final Revised Final LGA MVHC LGA MVHC LGA MVHC LGA MVHC Brooklyn Center 1,483,492 581,488 1,019,990 581,488 1,480,854 630,990 411,378 166,968 Richfield 2,640,727 636,481 2,079,370 636,481 2,513,609 748,487 1,218,346 138,123 Roseville - 422,077 - - - 468,225 - - Maplewood - 514,877 - - - 574,427 - - Fridley 1,332,853 416,660 974,898 416,660 1,585,353 426,240 759,414 24,893 White Bear Lake 2,035,324 209,279 1,816,952 209,279 2,041,462 232,274 1,537,595 2,295 Shoreview - 293,092 - 6,749 - 334,186 - - Crystal 1,898,952 467,928 1,566,922 467,928 2,221,185 549,431 1,455,066 162,194 New Hope 738,701 305,938 423,735 305,938 771,554 352,981 44,807 14,765 Golden Valley - 344,471 - - - 339,716 - - This page has been left blank intentionally. 12 ------------------ LGA as a proportion of Total General Fund Revenues 18,000,000 16,000,000 -------------------- --------------- 14,000,000 .......... .......... 12,000,000 I I 10,000,000 T-- 8,000,000 ------- 6,000,000 4--- 4,000,000 2,000,000 --------- ---------- ---1................. --Im............................I M. . 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 m LGA Received GF Revenues ............ ------------------------ -------------- This page has been left blank intentionally. 14 00 LEAGUEoF CONNECTING & INNOVATING MINNESOTA SINCE 1913 CITIES Market Value Homestead Credit Reimbursement 101 Updated June 2010 This guide is intended to describe the basics of the Market Value Homestead Credit(MVHC) reimbursement program. The program was designed to provide state-paid property tax relief to owners of certain qualifying homestead property. The MVHC program is closely tied to the property tax system, a detailed description of which can be found in the"Property Taxation 101" guide. Background In the 2001 legislative session, state with market values over $76,000, the credit is lawmakers eliminated the Homestead and reduced by 0.09% of the excess market value. Agricultural Credit Aid (HACA)program, which had provided $200 million in state aid Credit=$304—((market value-$76000)x 0.09°/x) to cities for property tax relief. Of these funds, $140 million were folded into the Homesteads with market value of$413,778 Local Government Aid (LGA) program. The and higher do not receive any credit. The 2001 property tax reform bill eliminated the table below shows some sample market general education property tax levy, bringing values and corresponding credit amounts. tax relief to all property owners, including homeowners, and replaced it with a new state Homestead Market value property tax on businesses. The Legislature Market Value Homestead Credit also created the Market Value Homestead $50,000 $200 Credit (MVHC) program, giving most $76,000 $304 homeowners additional tax relief. $100,000 $282 $200,000 $192 $350,000 $57 How it works for homeowners: $413,778 $0 "The credit" On each homeowner's property tax bill, the The MVHC program reduces the property tax market value homestead credit is allocated to the local taxing districts (city, county, school, owed on a homestead property by 0.4% of special districts) according to the share of the the homestead's market value, up to a maximum per property of$304. total tax rate that each taxing district represents. For example, if the city tax rate is Credit=market value x 0.4% 30% and the total tax rate is 120%, a fourth (30/120) of the market value credit is The maximum credit of$304 occurs at a allocated to the city portion of the market value of$76,000. For homesteads homestead's property tax bill. For taxes 145 UNIVERSITY AVE. WEST rriONE: (651) 281-1200 FAX: (651) 281-1299 ST. PAUL MN 55103-2044 TOLL FREE: (800) 925-1122 WEB:WWWAAC.ORG 15 payable in 2010 and thereafter the property reimbursement cuts for 103 cities for 2005 tax statement must not state or imply that this and 2006. The funding for the city portion credit is paid by the state. of the MVHC reimbursement was reduced from approximately $82 million to $65 How it works for cities: million for these years. While property owners continued to receive the benefit of the "The reimbursement" full credit, cities were not reimbursed for the The MVHC reimbursement is not an aid; it full amount of those credits. These cities does not represent dollars in addition to what therefore did not collect their total certified the city has levied. The reimbursement levy amount. In other words, for these cities, makes up part of a city's levy. Cities do not the gap between the certified levy and what budget for it. The credit to homeowners the taxpayers pay was not filled completely reduces a city's property tax receipts by the (or at all). The MVHC reimbursements were amount of the credit allocated to the city. restored for taxes payable in 2007. However, This means the city will receive less than its the 2008 payment of MVHC reimbursement certified tax levy from taxpayers. The state to cities was reduced in December through makes up the difference by reimbursing the unallotment!, a process used to balance the city for the city portion of the credit received state budget. Unallotment was again used to by property owners. The combination of reduce reimbursement payments to cities in after-credit tax receipts and the MVHC 2009 and 2010 by $19.6 million and $25 reimbursement should equal the city's million, respectively. The 2010 legislature certified levy. For most cities, between five extended the unallotment cuts to MVHC and fifteen percent of the city's levy is paid reimbursements ($25m) for 2011. by the state through the MVHC reimbursement. Original Final Year Amount Amount An example helps to illustrate how the 2002 87,512,765 87,512,765 program works. Assume a city certifies a 2003 85,539,919 65,425,091 levy of$100. Taxpayers receive a $10 credit 2004 85,290,722 66,279,257 on property tax bills. After taxpayers pay 2005 82,636,505 65,087,094 their tax bills, $90 is generated for the city. 2006 78,921,393 62,809,103 The difference between what is generated 2007 75,935,548 75,935,548 from taxpayers ($90) and what the city 2008 75,810,435 63,310,311 certified ($100) is made up by the MVHC 2009 76,770,261 57,204,103 reimbursement($10). The city must still 2010 est. 81,835,790 11,626,460** certify $100 for its levy in order to realize the full $100 from the combination of taxpayer 1 2011 est. 81,835,790 56,374,068 *Post ratified unallotment payments and the reimbursement. **post ratified unallotment&supplemental cuts Cuts to Reimbursement Cities receive their market value credit The 2003 legislature balanced a major state reimbursement in two installments from the deficit by cutting state aids and credit state, in October and in December. reimbursements to cities. Under the cuts, Information on the amount of each city's some cities that received little or no Local Government Aid experienced a reduction in the MVHC reimbursement. The 2005 The Governor's unallotments were ratified by the legislature extended the MVHC 2010 legislature. Revised April 2010 16 credit reimbursement is usually available in market value credit reimbursement the late summer each year. districts will receive by consulting the Department of Revenue. MVHC and Tax Increment Financing(TIF) Agricultural Market Value Credit districts The 2001 legislature also created the TIF districts are eligible for the market value Agricultural Market Value Credit program, credit reimbursement when a property which reduces the property tax of agricultural receiving the credit is located within the TIF homestead property up to $345, based upon a district. The portion of the credit allocated to percentage of market value. This credit the TIF district is based on the percentage of program, like the MVHC, results in a portion the parcel's value that is captured in the TIF of the city's certified levy paid by the state district. The market value credit instead of local taxpayers. Most cities receive reimbursements for a TIF district are sent to very little, if any, of this credit the city in each December. Cities with TIF reimbursement. districts can determine the amount of the Resources League of Minnesota Cities httLi://www.Ime.or�4age/1/property-tax-state-i'tulding-Fiscal-issues.i sp ® 2009/2010 LGA and MVHC Unallotment FAQ (pdf) Property Tax 101 (pdf) • Property Tax Statement 101 (pdf) Revised April 2010 1�' This page has been left blank intentionally. 18 Memorandum Date: 15 March 2011 To: Financial Commission From: Daniel Jordet, Director of Fiscal & Support Servic Re: RFP for Insurance Agent of Record Attached is a draft Request for Proposal for review by the Financial Commission. It solicits proposals for performing the duties of Agent of Record for the City in its relationship with the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT). If the Commission reviews and makes its revisions at the 17 March 2011 meeting, the RFP will be revised and returned to the Commission for approval at the 21 April 2011 Commission meeting. It would then be submitted to the City Council for consideration at its 9 May 2011 regularly scheduled meeting. 19 t This page has been left blank intentionally. 20 Request for Proposal Insurance Agent of Record Due: Wednesday, June 1 , 2011 Time: 4:30 p.m. t: City r l r Fiscal & Support Services Department 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway Brooklyn Center, Minnesota 55430 21 City of Brooklyn Center, RFP Page 1 I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND A. Introduction and General Information The City of Brooklyn Center's insurance coverage for property, liability and automobiles is provided by the League of Minnesota Insurance Trust (LMCIT). LMCIT requires cities to use the services of an agent or record to assist and advise a city on their insurance coverage. The City of Brooklyn Center is also insured for workers compensation through LMCIT. Brooklyn Center invites written proposals from insurance brokers to act as the broker of record for the LMCIT policies that will be renewed April 1, 2012 and act as agent of record for worker's compensation policies renewing January 1, 2012. The agent of record will be determined by the fee proposed (in lieu of a commission) and the qualifications of and references for the insurance agent and their staff. Coverage for property and casualty, liability, vehicles and inland marine for the Earle Brown Heritage Center is written under the auspices of the Brooklyn Center Economic Development Authority (EDA). This set of policies is also provided by the LMCIT. B. Background Information The City of Brooklyn Center is located in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The City has a population of 30,000. The City was established as a village in 1911 and incorporated as a charter city 1966 by referendum vote of its citizens. The City operates with a Council- Manager form of government. A full range of public services is provided, including police and fire protection, construction and maintenance of streets and infrastructure, cultural and recreational activities and general administration. The City's Public Utility Enterprise Fund activities include water, sanitary sewer, street lighting, and storm drainage and recycling. The City also operates as Enterprise Fund activities two liquor stores and an executive golf course. The EDA operates the Earle Brown Heritage Center, a meeting and conference facility. The City is organized into the following departments accounted for in the General Fund: Mayor and City Council, Administration, Police, Fire and Emergency Services, Building and Community Standards, Business and Development, Community Activities, Recreation and Services (CARS) and Public Works (Engineering, Streets, Central Services Maintenance and Parks). The accounting and financial reporting functions are centralized, and the City's fiscal year is the calendar year. The Brooklyn Center Financial Commission is a seven member permanent Commission of the City charged with, among other things, reviewing the RFP prior to its dissemination to potential proposers The Brooklyn Center City Council is the final review and approval authority regarding all contracts, payments, plans, improvements, policies , procedures and other business of the City. . Comprised of four members and the Mayor, it is the legislative and policy making body of the City. The Mayor, who presides over the City Council meetings, is elected at large for a four year term as are the Council members 22 City of Brooklyn Center, RFP Page 2 C. Scope of Work The insurance broker will be responsible for the following: 1. Advise and assist the City and the EDA in assembling and accurately reporting underwriting data, including updating property values, for rating purposes and completing the LMCIT renewal forms based on the data supplied by the City and the EDA. 2. Advise and assist the City and the EDA in evaluating and selecting among coverage alternatives such as deductibles, limits, optional coverage, alternative coverage forms, etc. Advise the City and the EDA on potential gaps or overlaps in coverage. 3. Review the LMCIT insurance policies for completeness and accuracy. Confirm that the policies have been updated with the new data supplied during the renewal process. 4. Provide explanations of insurance coverage, coverage options and make recommendations as requested. 5. Conduct quarterly review of open claims. Review claim reserves for appropriateness. 6. Assist the City in identifying risk exposures and developing appropriate strategies to address those exposures. 7. Issue certificates of insurance as needed. 8. Assist as requested with safety and loss control activities. 9. Perform other duties customarily handled by an insurance agent and agreed upon by both the City and agent. D. Qualifications The proposer shall demonstrate their experience and qualifications by including in their proposal the following information. Please assemble the proposal with responses in the same order as listed below to facilitate review comparison. 1. Provide a general profile of the proposer. 2. Number of years the proposer has been in business. 3. Names of governmental entities insured by the proposer through the LMCIT during the last five years and brief description of services provided. 4. Detail the name(s), qualifications, experience, and professional designations of the staff proposed to service the City's account. 5. Proposer premium volume excluding personal lines of coverage (health, life, etc.). 6. Present limit of errors and omissions coverage in place for the proposer. 23 City of Brooklyn Center, RFP Page 3 7. Describe any other resources or special qualifications of the proposer that would be advantageous to the City. 8. Identify the proposer's fee for services. 9. List three (3) to five (5) references, including names, addresses and phone numbers for contact purposes. E. Terms of Engagement A three-year contract is contemplated with an additional three one-year options to renew, subject to review by the Brooklyn Center City Council and the annual availability of an appropriation. F. Fees The insurance broker shall indicate in its proposal the fee required to service the City's LMCIT insurance coverage for the policy periods of: September 1, 2011 —August 31, 2012 September 1, 2012 —August 31, 2013 September 1, 2013 —August 31, 2014 The fee proposed is in lieu of a commission. Additionally, the proposal must incorporate any limits to the hours of service for all activities listed in Section C of this RFP. G. Subcontracting No subcontracting will be allowed without the express prior written consent of the City. H. Rights of Review The City of Brooklyn Center reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to request additional information from any or all applicants as determined to be in the best interest of the City. II. INSTRUCTIONS A. Proposal Submission Three (3) copies of the Proposal shall be submitted to: Daniel Jordet Director of Fiscal & Support Services City of Brooklyn Center 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 (763 569-3345 diordet ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us All responses, questions, and correspondence should be directed to Daniel Jordet. 24 City of Brooklyn Center, RFP Page B. Schedule 1 Financial Commission approves format ofRFP...................................... April 21. 2O11 2. City Council authorizes Request for Proposal/Ad for bids .................. ......May Q. 2U11 3. City mails RFP.................................... ..........................— ..................... May 10. 2U11 4� Proposal due date---------------------------------------------------------------------------------June 16. 2O11 5. Interviews-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Week of June 27. 2O11 7. Fina| decision/uontrno negotiation.......................... ..................Week of July 4, 2O11 8. Contract consideration by the City Council _._________............July 11. 2O11 CONTRACT EXECUTION The information below is being provided as part of this Request for Proposal to give responders an understanding of the City's expectations with respect to contract execution. A. Negotiations and Contract Execution The City reserves the right to negotiate the final terms and conditions of the contract to be executed. Should the City and agent be unable to agree upon the entire contract, the City reserves the right to discontinue nagotiations, select another agent, or reject all of the proposals. Upon completion of negotiations agreeable hzthe City and the agent contract shall beexecuted. B. Contracting Ethics 1. No elected official or employee of the City of Brooklyn Center who exercises any responsibilities in the navievv, approval, or implementation of the proposal shall participate in any deuioion, which affects his or her direct or indirect financial inbanauta. 2. It is o breach of ethical standards for any person to offer, give, or agree to give any City of Brooklyn Center employee or Council person, or for any City of Brooklyn Center employee or Council person to oo|ioit, demand, auoept, or agree to accept from another person or firm, a gratuity or an offer of employment whenever a reasonable prudent person would conclude that such consideration was motivated by an individual, group or corporate daoina to obtain opeoia|, prefenentio|, or more favorable treatment than is normally accorded the general public. 3. The agent shall not assign any interest in this contract and shall not transfer any interest in the same without the prior written consent of the City. 4. The agent shall not accept any private client or project which, by nature, places it in ethical conflict during its representation of the City of Brooklyn Center, NOTE: ALL STATEMENTS OF PROPOSAL MUST BE RECEIVED BY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2011 ATBROKLYN CENTER CITY HALL NO LATER THAN 4:30 P.M. 25 Office of the City Manager City of Brooklyn Center A Millennium Community MEMORANDUM TO: City Advisory Commission Chairs and Charter Commission Chair FROM: Curt Boganey, City Mana DATE: March 4, 2011 SUBJECT: Joint Meeting with City Council At its February 14, 2011, meeting the City Council scheduled an informal reception and joint meeting with all City advisory commission members and the Charter Commission. The meeting will be held as follows: Wednesday,April 6,2011 6:00—8:00 p.m. Constitution Hall Brooklyn Center Community Center 6301 Shingle Creels Parkway Refreshments will be served Each commission will be provided ten minutes to briefly review activities of the past.year. In addition the City Council is very interested in having the advisory commissions assist in achieving the Strategic Goals of the City. Your staff liaison will provide a copy of the updated strategic goals following the Council retreat on March 5th. As you look through the plan, I am certain you will find many important goals and needs where the talent and knowledge of your commission can be invaluable to the achievement of these important goals for our community. The Council and staff greatly appreciate your service and look forward to your continued contribution to the City. cc: Staff and Council Liaison 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway Recreation and Community Center Phone&TDD Number Brooklyn Center,MN 55430-2199 (763)569-3400 City Hall& TDD Number(763)569-3300 FAX(763)569-3434 FAX(763)569-3494 www.cityo fbrooklyncenter.org 26 BROOKLYN CENTER FINANCIAL COMMISSION Chairperson and six members (revised January 2011) Susan Shogren Smith Dan Schueller 600 62nd Avenue North 5937 Emerson Avenue North Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 shogrensus @gmail.com dschue50)yahoo.com (612) 812-8160 (763) 566-6417 Appointed: 1/26/2004 Appointed: 1/11/2010 Term expires: 12/31/2012 Term Expires: 12/31/2011 Rex Newman Steve Landis 3107 61st Avenue North 7118 Grimes Avenue North Brooklyn Center, MN 55429 Brooklyn Center, MN 55429 RexNewman@comcast.net landis.steve @amail.com (763) 561-2760 (h); (763) 391-4921 (w) (763) 503-7899 Appointed: 1/8/2007 Appointed: 2/10/2010 Term expires: 12/31/2011 Term Expires: 12/31/2012 Philip Berglin Teneshia Plunkett 601 Bellvue Avenue 5906 Vincent Avenue North Brooklyn Center, MN 5430 Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 pberglin @gladiusbar.com tplunkett@ymail.com (763) 549-5542 (h); (763) 862-7300 (w) (763) 412-7248 (c) Appointed: 4/23/2007 Appointed: 8/23/2010 Term expires: 12/31/2013 Term Expires: 12/31/2011 Koffi Agbossou 1300 67th Avenue North Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 ezekiel5 @hotmail.fr (763) 291-8295 Appointed: 9/13/2010 Term Expires: 12/31/2013 2011 City Council Liaison: Tim Roche (v) (763) 569-3447 councilmemberroche @ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us City Manager: Curt Boganey (w) (763) 569-3303 cboganey @ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us Director of Fiscal & Support Services: Daniel Jordet (w) (763) 569-3345 djordet@ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us [March 15, 2011]