09-12-01 Council Workshop Minutes

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MINUT,I;S OF TI3E WORKSHOP MI;E77NG CITY COUNCIL LITTLE CANADA, MINNT/SOTA SEI'T>;NLf3E.R 12, 2001 Pwsuant to due call and notice thereof a workshop meeting of the City Council of Little Canada, Minnesota was held on the 12th day of September, 2001 in the Council Chambers of the City Center located at 515 Little Canada Road in said City. Mayor Michael L Fahey called the meeting to order at 6:10 p.m. and the following members of the City Council were present at roll call: CPI'Y COUNCIL: Mayor Mr. Michael L Fahey Council Member Ms. Beverly Scalze Council Member Mr. Jim LaValle Council Member Mr. Matt Anderson Council Member Mr. Rick Montour ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Mr. Joel R. Hanson Darks & Rec Dir. Mr. Jim Morelan Public Works Dir. Mr. Greg Schroeder Accounting Supvr. Ms. Shelly Rueckert Debt Lcvy Comm. Mr. Tom Duray Fire 'Dept. Mr. Jim Gustafson Fire Dept. Mr. Jerry Ivlaleitzke Deputy Clerk Ms. Kathy Glanzer 2002 The City Administrator presented that preliminary 2002 Budget for the P~RELIMTNARY Council's review and consideration. He noted the considerable change BUDGET in state and local fiscal relations and the impact that this is having on the 2002 Budget. The State has eliminated the City's ~HACA aid that amounted to $416,459 in 2007. I-,ocal Government Aid has been reduced as well as by $'1'1,302, and the City's Fiscal Disparities distribution is being reduced by $5,163. The Administrator noted that the preliminary 2002 Budget document proposes a gross levy of $1,929,291, which is a 398% increase over the 2000 gross levy. The net levy increase, however, is 41.76% as a result of the need to increase the City's levy to make up for the State's elimination of the City's $4]6,459 HACA credit. The City Administrator also pointed out that because of the shin iu State aid, the City's tax rate is proposed to increase from 17.071% in 2001 to 29.98% in