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Sources of Funds: <br />The General Capital Improvement Fund (400) receives its revenue from many sources including Local <br />Government Aid (LGA) and transfers from the General Fund and other funds. The total amount of LGA <br />certified for all cities in 2025 is $664,398,012. The proposed LGA to Little Canada will be $412,432. Of that <br />proposed 2025 LGA, the City allocated 60% to Fund 400 and 40% to the General Operating Fund 101. <br /> <br />For 2025, levy revenues of $130,000 were included. This is a proposed increase of $30,000 from the 2024 <br />levy of $100,000. The increase of $30,000 is recommended as a strategic move since a decrease in the <br />Capital Fire Equipment Fund 457 levy has been possible due to a one-time allocation of $450,000 from <br />the Public Safety Aid. The levy was included to build additional funds that could potentially be used to <br />decrease the total cost of the Community Building CIP project, currently budgeted for 2027 at $4,425,000. <br />Related to the Community Building CIP project, 2027 includes $4,425,000 of revenues that would be <br />generated from bond issuance in relation to the construction of the Community Building. Once the <br />bonding will be issued the City will reallocate the $130,000 levy toward a debt service levy that would be <br />used to pay the annual debt service payment on the $4,425,000 bond. Additional debt service levy would <br />need to be considered since the estimated debt service payments for a 20-year payoff schedule is <br />approximately $320,000. <br /> <br />Additionally, Little Canada will lose $72,774 from the last payment of the Cell Tower Lease agreement <br />starting in 2030 with the last payment in 2029. This revenue loss is proposed to be replaced with a levy <br />introduced in 2027 at $50,000 that will gradually be increased by $5,000 each year to reach $75,000 by <br />2032. In addition, the fund will be receiving a donation for $80,000 to Skate Park in 2028 and another <br />transfer of funds from Fund 202 – Cable TV to the amount of $158,750. Lastly, The PILOT – Painter’s Union <br />will be renewed for another decade to the amount of $10,000 per year. <br /> <br /> <br />Uses of Funds and future CIP highlights: <br /> <br />Administration: The proposed CIP budget for 2025 includes $9,910 <br /> <br />• Staff Computers $8,610 <br />• Council Computers $1,300 <br /> <br />3