2006-11-21^
MOUND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
NOVEMBER 21, 2006
The City Council of the City of Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota, met in
special session on Tuesday, November 21, 2006, at 6:30 p.m. in the council
chambers of city hall.
Members present: Mayor Pat Meisel; Councilmembers Mike Specht, and John
Beise.
Members absent: Councilmembers Bob Brown and David Osmek.
Others Present: City Manager Kandis Hanson, City Clerk Bonnie Ritter,
Community Development Director Sarah Smith, Public Works Director Carlton
Moore, Public Works Superintendent Greg Skinner, Parks Superintendent Jim
Fackler, Police Chief Jim Kurtz, Fire Chief Greg Pederson, Liquor Store Manager
John Colotti, Finance Director Gino Businaro
1. Call meeting to order and opening comments
Mayor Meisel called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m. and outlined the format
that this budget workshop would follow.
.-- 2. Impacts
Finance Director Gino Businaro reviewed the following based on the proposed
budget:
A. Revenues and expenditures
B. Levy -currently general levy at 12.7301 % and total levy at 11.09. this
is based on the Hennepin County Assessor's 36.659 City Property Tax
Rate figure.
C. Fund balance -proposed at 20.06%.
3. Discussion as needed on department budgets
A. Police Department -Beise noted that the overtime budget for the
department is now set at $55,000, cut from the originally proposed
$60, 000.
B. Liquor Store - It was noted that 2.3 million gross revenues are
projected for 2006, and if this figure is realized, the liquor store should
hit abreak-even this year.
C. Parks -Jim Fackler presented a request from the Docks and Parks
Commission, in the amount of $50,000 for a play structure. Fackler
stated that Bruce Chamberlain is scheduled to attend the commission
meeting in February for discussion of a long-term plan for the parks.
Discussion followed regarding cost for along-term plan. It was the
consensus of the Council to have $60,000 come from the Park
Dedication Fund (now has a balance of $142,000), with $15,000 of that
for long-term planning and the balance dedicated for play structures,
with placement to be determined in the future.
D. Docks -Jim Fackler stated that their docks program projection shows
a reserve fund for 2007 in the amount of $25,000. This is for special
projects like rip-rapping, dredging, etc. Beise stated that it's important
that this fund is kept in place and used only for the docks program.
Meisel agreed that this needs to be a separate fund, designated for the
docks program. Fackler stated that there are big rip-rap projects
coming in the future, like Island View Drive rip-rap. Hanson stated that
the Docks program is the only one that doesn't do capital planning and
this is a step toward that.
It is the consensus of the Council to designate $25,000 for the 2007
dock reserve fund, designated for docks program maintenance
projects.
4. Final discussion
Meisel stated that in City Manager Hanson's letter included in the packet, it is
recommended to add back in two issues of the City Contact, so as to keep with
the four issues per year. Beise suggested, seeing that the current proposed fund
balance is 20.06%, to take the .06% and dedicate that to the City Contact, taking
the fund balance to an even 20%. It was the consensus of the Council to take
the fund balance to 20% and use the 06% to reinstate the City Contact to four
issues per year.
5. Closing comments
Meisel warned that the lower City Property Tax Rate is hurting redevelopment by
reducing TIF dollars.
6. Adjourn
MOTION by Specht, seconded by Beise to adjourn at 7:47 p.m. All voted in
favor. Motion carried.
~ ~,o Mayor Pat Meisel
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Attest: Bonnie Ritter, City Clerk
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