MORE VICTORIA NEWS FROM SEPTEMBER
SERIOUS ABOUT FULL TIME FIELD HOUSE DIRECTOR
*Dave Urbia reported September 13^th that a job description for a full time Director at the Victoria Field House will be submitted for applicants, with a closing on November 2^nd, and interviews and selection proposed for December.
*Council called for a final public hearing to be held Thursday, October 25^th, at 6:30 p.m. on the proposed assessment for the Wintergreen area draintile im-provements.  On September 27^th, Engineer Cara Geheren said project bids came in under the estimate.  Assessments will go down to $1,743.
*Council also called for a public hearing on the 2006 street, drainage, and utility improvements for Thursday, Octo-ber 25^th, at 6:30 p.m.  Assessments to the various neighbors range from $4,000 to $12,400.
*Council approved a deadline exten-sion to June 30^th, 2009, for Waterbrooke Fellowship to pave its parking lot.  Said Pastor Bill Bonner, "It's about a $50,000 improvement so it's not an insignificant chunk for a small church."
*Administrator Steve Sarvi reported that staff is trying to resolve the snowmo-bile issue in the downtown Victoria area before the snow flies.  "We will have a recommendation at the next meeting," he said on September 27^th.
*Council approved an exempt gamb-ling permit for the Victoria Fire Relief Association to conduct a raffle for prizes at their annual Ice Fishing Contest sched-uled for February 3rd, 2008.
*Council approved the hiring of Nykolai Rollings as a part time building supervisor at the Victoria Field House.
*Council approved a $150 increase in the Service Availability Charge to $1,825 per SAC unit per connection. The SAC is a onetime fee imposed by the Metropoli-tan Council for new connections or in-creased volume discharged into the metro-politan wastewater system.  The City of Victoria collects the SAC upon issuance of a building permit and makes remittance to the Met Council.
*Council authorized a $50 increase to the benefit level of Victoria firefighters, from $1,950 to $2,000 per firefighter per year of service upon retirement.
* Council approved the 2008 Con-tract for Police Services with Carver County in the amount of $279,284.  This is an overall 10% increase from the 2007 contract.
*Council approved the 2008 budget and joint powers agreement with the Lake Minnetonka Communications Commis-sion.  Projected total revenue is $551,159.  Projected total operating expenses are $511,106.  This budget is not funded with tax dollars, but with franchise fees and re-turn on investments.
*Council adopted a Computer Use Policy that makes users responsible for the integrity and security of information resources.  It will be incorporated into the city employees' handbook.
*Pete and Irene Kerber received per-mission for a minor subdivision at 78^th Street to split the wetland from the single family home site and deed that wetland and stormwater pond to the city as part of the development of Madelyn Creek.
*Asked Richard, "When is the old water tower coming down?"  Replied Dave Urbia on September 13th, "Cara is working on that."
*Stated Tim about the two men hired as interim directors at the Victoria Field House, "Ken and Harvey have done a yeoman's job trying to bring these ice contracts together.  Positive things are happening with regard to ice."
*Stated Richard, "The Park and Rec-reation Committee has really been active in the city.  We're really fortunate to have these folks.  They should be commended."
*Mayor Thun reported that she has received a number of thank you messages from residents, especially in regard to the work of the Public Works Department and their assistance in cleanup in neighbor-hoods hard hit by the storm in August.
*Mayor Thun reported that New Hwy 212 is scheduled to be completed to Hwy 41 in Chaska by November.
*Council held the first reading of an ordinance that gives the city authority to bill property owners for clean-up costs of weeds, junk, pollution.
* Council approved a prosecution contract whereby the Carver County Attorney's Office will continue to provide legal services for the city.