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7.f Memo 20-20 June Administrator's ReportSCANDIA DATE: June 16, 2020 FROM: Ken Cammilleri, City Administrator TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members RE: June 2020 City Administrator's Report Upgrades to Information Technology Staff has completed 75% of the network upgrades. This includes the replacement of equipment, partial setup of the new domain server, and implementation of improved public Wi-Fi. Visitors to the Community Center's parking lot or grounds can now access reliable internet. The network name is "Scandia-Guest" and the user name is "dalahorse". My goal is to potentially set up a splash screen setup so that a password will not be needed. This means that there will be a welcome page laying out the rules for using the service and a possible time expiration. Digitizing Records Staff will start much needed records and data achieving at the Fire Department and Public Works. Spring Primary and General Elections In preparation for the election season , the city will be promoting absentee voting in an effort to improve voting safety on election day. We will also be following all of the recommended precautions including adopting strict cleaning regiments, making available Personal Protective Equipment available on election day, and making full use of the space in the event hall to maximize social distancing. Our election worker staff will include City Staff including myself. However, given the circumstances reasonable fears have prevented some of our regular election workers volunteering. I would like to ask if there are any interested volunteers out there, to please consider assisting our community with this important undertaking. Interested individuals are encouraged to reach out to our City Clerk, Brenda Eklund, to sign up. Scandia Heritage Alliance's Arts and Heritage Center Project SHA has recently progressed in the project to potentially re -erect the Watertower Barn on the Community Center grounds. Survey work and an officially approved wetland delineation have recently been completed. SHA will be concentrating on fund raising to complete the project. Spring Code Enforcement All of the notice letters have been mailed for this round of code enforcement notices. Enforcement issues this round primarily related to the following issues: Page 1 of 1 City of Scandia 14727 209th St. N. PO Box 128, Scandia, Minnesota 55073 Phone (651) 433-2274 Fax (651) 433-5112 http://www.ci.scandia.mn.us Failure to obtain a permits for projects and improvements Failure to meet property storage requirements Abandoned and disabled vehicles Exceeding animal density requirements Property Tax Settlements Washington County reported that it had received 50% of this year's property tax payments. The County typically receives 52% in the first installment, so the City can safely anticipate a close to normal property tax settlement for July. The City's cash position remains strong, but will be strengthened with this upcoming settlement City Planner Update TKDA has recently hired Evan Monson to replace Merritt Clapp -Smith as our point planner. Evan will be leading planning reviews for next month's zoning application process, but Merritt will still provide overall review during the transition. Sports Events at City Facilities Under the Governor's Safer At Home Order, sports activities are permitted to resume organized practices with a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan that outlays precautionary measures that will be taken. The following two programs have been approved to proceed with adherence to a Covid-19 Preparedness Action Plan that has been reviewed and approved by the City: - Forest Lake Youth Baseball Team, Coach Tyler Kroshel and Assistant Coach Courtney Dowd. Adult Fast Pitch Baseball Tournament, Dan Lindgren Both groups have agreed to adhere to their plans and implement any changes passed down by the state. Please let me know if you have any questions. Page 1 of 1 City of Scandia 14727 209th St. N. PO Box 128, Scandia, Minnesota 55073 Phone (651) 433-2274 Fax (651) 433-5112 http://www.ci.scandia.mn.us