Laserfiche WebLink
<br />1 <br /> <br />MINUTES <br />REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />DECEMBER 8, 1993 <br />Baldwin convened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. <br />ALL MEMBERS PRESENT <br />Baldwin, Ciernia, Gehrz, Gibson Talbot and Jacobs <br />were Chenoweth, Hoyt and Kelly. <br />MINUTES OF 11/24/93 APPROVED <br />O~r~ <br />Also present <br />Council approved the Minutes of November 24, 1993 by unanimous <br />consent. <br />CONSENT AGENDA APPROVED <br />Council approved the following Consent Agenda by unanimous consent: <br />1. Disbursements <br />a. General Disbursements through 11/30/93, $74,127.08 <br />b. Payroll, 11/16/93 - 11/30/93, $11,077.42 <br />2. Licenses (see attached list} <br />3. Adoption of Resolution R-93-38 relating to transferring <br />of funds <br />4. Scheduling a special council meeting for 12/16/93, <br />7.00 p.m. <br />PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED 1994 CITY BUDGET <br />Baldwin opened the public hearing at 7:10 p.m. and turned the floor <br />over to Ciernia for the budget presentation. <br />Ciernia, using graphs and charts, presented a thorough explanation <br />of the city's budget process and the proposed budget for 1994. He <br />stressed that residential property owners' taxes would have <br />actually been lower in 1994 if the county had not increased <br />residential property values in the city. Ciernia also addressed <br />many other issues including the percentage of taxes distributed to <br />the governmental units in the county, how legislative action has <br />affected the tax system, etc. <br />Lowell Lundy, 1853 Moore indicated his taxes had increased 25% and. <br />wondered if the TIF district had any impact on that. Ciernia <br />replied that TIF was not related to the increase but that the <br />county had done an assessment of market values, determined that <br />Falcon Heights values were very low, and therefore increased the <br />value. He suggested that Mr. Lundy contact the county regarding <br />his property value. <br />Donna Senauer, 2292 Folwell, asked if the county had given the city <br />some specific home value documentation prior to the increase to <br />