1988-10-03157
October 3, 1988
MINUTES - MOUND CITY COUNCIL - SPECIAL BUDGET MEETING
The City Council of Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota, met in
special session on Monday, October 3, 1988, at 6:30 P.M., in the
Council Chambers at 5341 Maywood Road, in said City.
Those present were: Mayor Steve Smith, Councilmembers Don Abel,
Liz Jensen, Phyllis Jensen and Skip Johnson. Also present were:
City Manager Edward J. Shukle, Jr, City Clerk Fran Clark,
Finance Director John Norman, Fire Chief Don Bryce, Police Chief
Len Harrell, Street Superintendent Geno Hoff, Sewer & Water Su-
perintendent Greg Skinner, Park Director Jim Fackler, Liquor
Store Manager Joel Krumm, Building Official Jan Bertrand, Recy-
cling Coordinator Joyce Nelson and the following interested
citizens: Andrea Ahrens, Bob Koenig and Parker Hodges.
The Mayor opened the meeting and welcomed the people in atten-
dance.
LOST LAKE PARR DEVELOPMENT PLAN
The City Manager handed out a memo outlining a schedule of how
this study will progress.
1989 PROPOSED BUDGET
FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Fire Chief reviewed his budget with the Council.
The Fire Chief asked for approval from the Council for the
firemen to use a 3 1/2" blinking red light in their cars when
responding to fire calls.
MOTION made by Smith, seconded by Johnson to allow the pur-
chase of a 3 1/2~~ blinking red lights. These lights to be
used in the cars of firemen responding to fire and rescue
calls. The lights to be allowed with the .understanding that
the firemen cannot ignore the traffic laws when the lights
are used. The vote was unanimously in favor. Motion
carried.
The Council then reviewed the following budgets with the Depart-
ment Heads:
Council
City Manager/City Clerk
Elections
Assessing
Finance
Computer
Legal
Cable T.V.
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Recycling
Police
Planning & Inspections
Civil Defense
Streets
Shop & Stores
City Property & Buildings
Parks
Recreation
Cemetery
Commons Docks
Liquor
Water
Sewer
Pension
Action was taken on the following items:
COMMONS DOCRS
There was considerable discussion on the proposed dock fee in-
crease for 1989.
Smith moved and Jessen seconded the following resolution:
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RESOLIITION #88-163 RESOLIITION TO CONCIIR AITH THE PARR COM-
MISSION RECOMMENDATION AND ADOPT THE
$15.00 DOCK FEE INCREASE FOR 1989
The vote was 2 in favor with Abel, Jensen and Johnson voting nay.
Motion failed.
Johnson moved and Abel seconded the following resolution:
RESOLIITION #88-163 RESOLIITION TO ADD $5.00 TO THE PARR COM-
MISSION RECOMMENDATION FOR DOCK FEES FOR
1989, HARING THE TOTAL INCREASE $20.00
FOR 1989
The vote was 3 in favor with Jensen and Smith voting nay. Motion
carried.
CEMETERY FIIND
The City Manager explained that this fund is used to account for
revenue received from the sale of lots and expenditures for care
and maintenance of the City owned cemetery. Staff is proposing
an increase in the fees from 1988 and previous years. Current
charges are:
Adult Plot Resident $100.00
Adult Plot Non-Resident $200.00
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Baby Plot esident $ 25.00
Baby Plot on-Resident $ 50.00
Ash Burial o charge if plot is purchased.
*All open/close hand ed through mortuary.
The following is the pro osed increase in Plot Charge beginning
in 1989:
Adult Plot esident $200.00
Adult Plot on-Resident ~ $400.00
Baby Plot esident $100.00
Baby Plot on-Resident $150.00
Ash Burial o additional charge if plot is pur-
hased as a single burial. $25.00
harged, if ash burial is placed on top
f a casket burial.
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Johnson moved and Abel se onded the following resolution:
RESOLUTION #88-164 ESOLUTION TO SET PRICES FOR CEMETERY
OTS IN THE MOUND UNION CEMETERY AS
ROPOSED STARTING JANUARY 1, 1989
The vote was unanimously n favor. Motion carried.
OVERALL BUDGET
The Council discussed
newsletter in 1989.
Smith moved and Abel s
RESOLUTION #88-165
The vote was unanimously
MOTION made by Smith
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exceed $8,000. This
was unanimously in f
MOTION made by Abel,
P.M. The vote was u
Fran Clark,-CMC, City
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ed the following resolution:
SOLUTION APPROVING THE 1989 GENERAL
ND BIIDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,236,430;
TTING THE LEVY AT $1,351,245; AND AP-
OVING TAE OVERALL BUDGET FOR 1989
favor. Motion carried.
seconded by Abel to authorize the pub-
Newsletter in 1989 at a cost not to
to be funded from reserves. The vote
avor. Motion carried.
second~~~y Johnson to adjourn a11:05
nanimou~~~in ~~vor/.~J Motion c~trr d.
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