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~.~ i City Council Minutes September 13, 1995 Page 2 Councilmember Hustad asked why staff is proposing an increase in rental fees for city buildings. He stated that he would prefer to not see an increase in park building rental fees. Administrator Hoyt replied that the rental fees have not gone up in five years while costs to maintain the buildings have increased. Mayor Baldwin stated that the fees should keep pace with costs while still remaining affordable. Councilmember Gibson Talbot noted that the last fee increase was quite substantial and the council noted at that time that the city should be proactive on this and raise the fees more slowly. As the councilmembers still had questions regarding the fee increase, staff agreed to bring this matter back to the council with more background material on costs of maintaining the buildings and with a revised fee schedule. Also, at the urging of Mayor Baldwin and the consent of the council, staff agreed to bring back the fee schedule as a part of the administrative manual. RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THE PROPOSED GENERAL FUND BUDGET OF 51,134,690 AND CERTIFYING LEVY OF 5549,081 TO RAMSEY COUNTY AUDITOR Mayor Baldwin noted that the proposed levy amount could always be decreased in the coming months but that it could not be increased above the amount set at this time. Motion was made by Councilmember Gehrz to approve Resolution 95-24, certifying the proposed general fund budget of 51,134,690 and certifying the levy of 5549,081 to the Ramsey County Auditor. Motion passed unanimously. ESTABLISH PUBLIC HEARING DATES FOR THE HEARING COMMONLY KNOWN AS TRUTH IN TAXATION Because of conflicts with the Ramsey County League of Local Governments annual meeting and with the county and school taxation hearings, there was some difficulty finding an appropriate time for this hearing. Motion was made by Councilmember Jacobs to schedule the taxation hearing for Thursday, December 7, 1995 with the continuation hearing scheduled for December 20, 1995, if necessary. Motion passed unanimously. APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE "KEEPING CONNECTED" TEAM Motion was made by Councilmember Hustad to approve the requested appointments to the "Keeping Connected" team. Motion passed unanimously. After discussion, it was decided that the first meeting of the team would be scheduled for October 2, 1995. Mayor Baldwin and councilmembers Gehrz and Hustad will meet at a special council meeting on September 27 to prepare an initial agenda.