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January2008
Together
WeCan!
LIFESAVERSAWARDSNIGHT
AlisonKurzhalwasgivenanawardfor
hereffortsatthesceneofahead-on
collisiononHighway61onOctober5th.
Sheassistedadoctorandnurseatthe
scenebeforeMaplewoodemergency
personnelarrivedandcontinuedtoassist
theemergencypersonnelafterthey
arrived.Shereceivedherlifeguard
trainingatMCCthispastsummerand
currentlyworksatMCCasalifeguard.
AndyProeschandMichaelSaucerman
revivedachildattheMCCpoolon
November9thusingRedCrossCPR
Fromlefttoright:AlisonKurzhal,MichaelSaucerman,AndyProesch,ChiefSteve
techniques;eachreceivedanawardfor
Lukin,AquaticProgramSupervisorRonHorwath.Awardswerepresentedatthe
theirefforts.
MaplewoodCityCouncilMeeting,December10,2007
.
MAPLEWOODFIREDEPARTMENTISNOWACCEPTING
APPLICATIONSFORJANUARYÕ08HIRES
Maplewoodisa
Allapplicantsmustbeingoodmedical/physical
combination
condition.Youwillneedtopassawritten,pre-
municipalfire
employmentmedical,physicalabilityand
departmentmadeup
psychologicalexamtojointheDepartment.A
offull-timeandpaid-
thoroughbackgroundinvestigationwillalsobedone.
per-callfirefighters.
IfyouÕvealwaysthoughtaboutbecomingafirefighter
Allpaid-per-call
andservingyourcommunity,nowisthetimetoapply.
firefightersarerequired
Youcanearnupto$15.31percall.Youcanpickup
tocompleteFirefighterI
anapplicationbystoppingbyMaplewoodCityHall
andII,HazMatand
at1830CountyRoadBEast,calling651-249-2800
EmergencyMedicalTechniciantrainingduringthefirst
orvisitingourwebpageatwww.ci.maplewood.mn.us
year,makeaminimumof25%ofcallsandattenda
underCityJobs.
minimumoffivedrillseachquarter.
D
earFriendsandNeighbors
ByMayorDianaLongrie
51
ComeandCelebrateMaplewoodÕsstand
150
theStateofMinnesotaÕsthBirthdayon
Feb.23rd,2008,2Ñ6at
PM
TheMaplewoodCommunityCenter
2100WhiteBearAvenue
DearFriendsandNeighbors
ByCouncilmemberWillRossbach
As Iwrite thisletter Iam lookingfrommyprospective istogive theexhilarated or depressed,depending on
f o rwardtothe dinner tonighttothankcounciltheir opinionofwhat thecityhow the night had gone. Therewas
all themembersof thenumerousshouldbe doingwith whatever topicisenoughofa balancethough, sothat I
commissionsandboards thatvolunteerat hand.always felt excitedfor thenext meeting.
theirtime tohelpMaplewood to beaThere are afewwho wouldThere is a special satisfaction to serv i n g
better place. The peoplewho choosetoarguethat thecommissionersshouldjustyour city and itscitizensthat you have
step forwardaredoing so onlybecausebe working to advancethecouncilstoexperienceto understand.
theywanttodo what theycan to helpagenda, butifthey were theretoonlyTonight Iwill do my best to say
theircity. Inreturn the cityasksfor theirsayyes, whywouldwe need them?Asthank you to allof thepeople thathave
time,some timeslate atnight or week-paymentfortheirefforts we give themachosen toserve usandI would ask you
ends, asks themtoprovideanswerstomeal and usually someminorpart i n gtodo the same if youknow oneof
difficultissues, or togivetheirgift.I would guess though, that mostofthem. Theyhave a job thatmany refer
interpretation ofa dizzyingarrayofthemarehappy in their role.toas ÒthanklessÓ, that is of course,only
codes.At timesthey may have toDuringthe years that I serv e dbecause not nearlyenough people say
decide issues thatcould put them aton acommissionit wasnot uncommonÒthankyouÓ.
odds with theirneighbors. Their rolefor me leavemeetingseither feeling
WinterSkatingRinksinMaplewood
Everyone
GetOutandEnjoyWinterSkating
inMaplewood!
IsInvited!
Maplewoodoperatesnineskatingrinks
throughoutthecity,fourofwhichhave
supervisedwarminghouses.Ifthe
ToThe
temperaturefallsbelow10degreeszeroor
thewindshieldreaches25degreesbelow
CityCouncilmembers
zeroshelterswillnotopen.Weather
information:651-249-2190.
SwearingIn...
AftonHeights63N.SterlingSt.ShelterandRink
JohnNephew
FourSeasons1685GervaisAveShelterandRink
Gethsemane2401E7thSt.ShelterandRink
WillRossbach
Wakefield1590FrostAveShelterandRink
Edgerton2001BradleyStRinkOnly
!
Harvest2561BarclayStRinkOnly
Kohlman1000Co.Rd.CRinkOnly
Monday,
Maplecrest2101ArcadeSt.RinkOnly
Pleasantview1100MarnieSt.RinkOnly
January7th,
ShelterHours:
7:00,
PM
MondaythruFriday
CityHallCouncil
4:30pmto8:30pm
Saturday
Chambers.
12:00(noon)to8:00pm
Cakeandcoffee
Sunday
12:00(noon)to6:00pm
willbeserved.
MAPLEWOODÕSWILDGARDENERSERIES
LandscapingWithNativePlantsSeminar
¥Becomefamiliarwithournativewoodlandandprairieplants
¥Viewsuperblandscapedesignsandlearnaboutsiteanalysis,plantingandmaintenance
¥Transformthattough,shadyspotintoawoodlandgardenretreat
¥Attractbutterfliestoyourgardenwithprairiewildflowers
Registrationdeadline:2/22/2008
Participantsmayorderwoodlandandprairiewildflowersatdiscount.
Date:Saturday,March1Fee:MaplewoodResidents:$20/personor
Time:12:30Ð4:30PM2adults/samehousehold
Non-residents:$30/personor
2adults/samehousehold
NativeTrees&Shrubs
Ournativescelebratetheseasonswithflowers,fruitsandcolorfulleaves.Dr.JimCalkins,UofMN,
willhelpyouselecttreesandshrubstoprovidebeauty,shade,privacy,andwildlifehabitatinyour
landscape.
Participants
mayordershrubsatdiscount.
Registrationdeadline:2/27/2008
Date:Wednesday,March5Fee:MaplewoodResidents:$5/person
Time:6:30PMÐ8:30PMNon-residents:$10/person
WildGardenerDesignWorkshop
PREREQUISITEAttendanceatMarch1st,2008WildGardenerSeminarorequivalent
Attendthishands-onsessiontogetsomepersonalizedhelpwithyourdesign.Bringtoclassacompletedbaseplan,site
analysis,andyourvisionforoneofthefollowingsessions:butterflygarden,woodlandwildflower&ferngarden,ora
wholeyarddesign.
Registrationdeadline:3/27/2008
Date:Thursday,April3Fee:MaplewoodResidents:$10/person
Time:6:30PMÐ8:30PMNon-residents:$20/person
PERSONALSAFETY&THREATAWARENESSCLASS
Learntoidentifythreatsandhowtoreactaswellas
DonÕtbecomea
differenttoolsthatcanbeusedforselfdefense.
Receiveaquickstudyoflocalcrimetrendsbothcurrent
andolderscamsusedonpeople.Youwillseevideo
clipsoflocalcrimesthathavehappenedandcover
whattodotoavoidbeingavictim.Otheritems
coveredincludedefensetacticsandhandsonpractice,
thecorrectframeofmindtosurviveattacksandcurrent
crimetrends.
Location:MaplewoodCommunityCenter
Instructor:ScottSteffen
Threewaystoregister:
SergeantMaplewoodPoliceDepartment
Online:www.maplewoodcomunitycenter.com
Dates:Tuesday,January8,2008
Phone:MCC(651)249-2230
Tuesday,March4,2008
InPerson:MaplewoodCommunityCenter
Time:7:00pmÐ8:00pm
2100WhiteBearAvenue
NOCOST¥FREE
Maplewood,MN55109
2008BUDGETADOPTEDUNANIMOUSLY
CityCouncilRetainsAllCurrentCityEmployeesin2008.
OnDecember 10, 2007 the City Councilfor 2008. Using the same property tax
adoptedthe 2008 City Budget of 39.7levy for2008 that wasused in the2007
million dollars.In a 5Ð 0 vote the CityBudget resulted in the majority of
Council passed the budget and declaredMaplewood property tax payers seeing a
thatreduction in city taxes for 2008.
all current city employees
City taxes on the average value.
would beretained inthe2008
The City Council gave
b u d g e t .$222,600Maplewood Homewith theApproximately 78% of the levy
unanimous direction to reduce spending
2008 Budget and no levy increase willbewill be used for operations and the
without eliminating any position that was
$684.00. This is a $25decreasefrombalance is for principal and interest
currently filled.
2007,which is a reduction of 3.5%.payments on bonds. Expenditures for
City Manager Greg Copeland
50.8% of Maplewood homes will see aoperations in 2008will be $31.4 million,
advised the City Council reductionsin
decreasein their 2008 city propert yan increase of 4.7%. Debt Service will
spending of the required $260,000,
taxes. To the extent that thecounty hasbe $6.8 million,an increase of 3.0%
could be found by eliminating vacant city
increased the assessed value of theirThe emphasis in recent years on
jobs and reducing travel and training
home, some residents may stillexperienceincreased police and fire fighters is
budgets to balance the budget.
increases.maintained in 2008. The number of full-
The 2008 Budget was prepared
60% ofCity revenues comefromtime employees includedin the 2008
with the City Councils policyof using the
sources other than property taxes.Budgetis 163. This is a decrease of 11
2007 property tax levy of $15.5 million
from 2007, due primarily to the transfer
of emergency dispatching toRamsey
C o u n t y. Part-time employees equivalent to
2008OPERATINGBUDGET
21full-time employees arealso included
SummaryofRevenuesandExpenditures
in the 2008 Budget. There were 22
corresponding FTE positionsin the 2007
B u d g e t .
The 2008capital improvement
expenditures are $1.6 million, an
increase of89.3%. The increase of
$735,000 is due to increased funding for
theCity parks and trails. These will be
paid forfrom Park Acquisition Charges
( PAC) generated in 2008 and those PA C
fees currently on hand.
N e i g h b o rhood Street Pro j e c t s
2007 Projects
¥ Beam Av e
¥ DeSoto Area
RevenuesbySource$32.2Million
¥ Brookview Area
¥ Ferndale-Geranium Area
¥ Lark-Prosperity Area
¥ Pond Overlook
2008 Projects
¥ Myrtle/Sterling/Idaho Area
¥ Pond Ave./Dorland Road Area
¥ Kohlman Lane Area
¥ Hazelwood-Frost Area
¥ Sterling St, Larpenteur to Holloway
¥ Upper Afton Road
¥ Century Ave.,I-94 to LowerAfton
¥ Beam Av e .
CITYMEETINGS:
CityHallHolidayHours
December31ClosedatNoon
January1NewYearsDay-Closed
January21MartinLutherKingDay-
Closed
CityCouncilMeetings:
CouncilMeetingsat7:00p.m.
January14th&28th
CitizensForum:
CityHall,MaplewoodRoom
January5that10:00a.m.
CommunityDesignReviewBoard:
Meetingsat6:00p.m.
January8th&22nd
Environmental&NaturalResources:
January9that4:45p.m.
Housing&RedevelopmentAuthority:
January9that7:00p.m.
PlanningCommission:
CommissionMeetingsat7:00p.m.
January2nd&15th
Parks,Trails&OpenSpaceTask
Force:
January16that6:00p.m.
JANUARYFITNESSSPECIAL
j
Parks&RecreationCommission:
January23rdat7:00p.m.
HistoricPreservationCommission:
JoinasanewmemberandpayNOInitialFee.*
January17that7:00p.m.
A$75VALUE!
o
AllmeetingsareheldatCityHall
1830CountyRoadBEast,Maplewood.
Anymeetingcancellationsarepostedonthe
HurryOfferendsJanuary31,2008
CityÕswebsite.
Takeadvantageofthis
www.ci.maplewood.mn.us
Ifyouhavebasiccableservice,allCityCommissions,
coolsavingsandjointoday!
informationandprogramscanbeviewedonChannel16.
AllCityCouncilandCommissionmeetingsarebroadcast
Stopbycustomerserviceor
liveonChannel16andarerebroadcastonaschedule
call651.249.2230
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Diana Longrie6 5 1 . 7 7 4 . 1 4 9 0diana.longrie@ci.maplewood.mn.us
St.Paul,MN
Council Members:
Kathleen Juenemann6 5 1 . 7 7 1 . 3 6 7 0kathleen.juenemann@ci.maplewood.mn.us
ErikHjelle6 5 1 . 2 1 7 . 2 1 7 2erik.hjelle@ci.maplewood.mn.us
Will Rossbach6 5 1 . 4 8 4 . 5 4 2 7w i l l . r o s s b a c h @ c i . m a p l e w o o d . m n . u s
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JohnNephew6 5 1 . 7 7 6 . 5 9 6 3j o h n @ j o h n n e p h e w. c o m
POSTALCUSTOMER
City Manager:
GregCopeland6 5 1 . 2 4 9 . 2 0 5 0g r e g . c o p e l a n d @ c i . m a p l e w o o d . m n . u s
CITYHALL
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Phone651.249.2000Fax 651.249.2009
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