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MINUT~S <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />SEPTEMI3~CR 2, 1998 <br />ut~ilized during 1998 as weli as wlry that subsidy is shown £ts a c~rry-over <br />to the 1<)99 ~3~idget. The llirecCOr reported thaC due to a 75% increase in <br />the number of participants, the subsidy w1s not required to blllnce the day <br />camp budget. After discussing the carry-over of the day camp subsidy, the <br />consensus of the Council was to ref7ect this subsidy in the 201 Fund and <br />elimin~te the carry forw~rd. <br />The Council reviewed the Community Seivice budget which rePlected a <br />49% increase. Scalze asl<ed for a report on the ~ctivity associated with <br />the biod<worl<er pro~r~m. "I'he Sh~de Tree butlget shows a 5% increase. <br />Morelan asl<ed the status o(~the cost of storm clean up. The Administrator <br />replied that the cost oPequipment Cime, sYaff time, and coutracted costs is <br />being reimbucsed af 90%. 'I'here['ore, fhe direct cost to the City Por storm <br />clean up will be virtually nothinn~ if sta~ff 1nd equipment time are <br />considered sunl< cosYs. <br />The City Administ'rator stet'ed thtit' b~tsed on the CounciPs directiou a zero <br />percentage change in the net levy will be used for the preliminary 1999 <br />Bud~et 1nc1 "I~ruth ln "fa~~tion hearing nt~tices. Staff will contin~ie to work <br />to fine-tune the budget numbers in prepar~teion Eor the September 9°i <br />meeting xt which tl~e prelimii~ary 1999 BuClget will be presentetl to the <br />Councii for adoption. `C'he preliminary budget m~ist be certitied to Ramsey <br />County by September I S`~'. <br />Co~mcil reviewed the Parl< & l2ecreaCion Speci~I Fund and the Cable TV <br />Fund. Council also reviewed tlie Water and Sewer Punds which are very <br />~relimin~ry at this ~oint~ given that~ 1999 rates have not been received fi~om <br />the St. Paul f3o~rd of Water Cominissioners and Metropolitan Council <br />Environmental Services. <br />The Adn~inistr~YOr indicated that at a Puture budget worl<shop he will <br />present the C~pital Improvement I3udget. 'rhe Administrator anticipated <br />the nexY budget worl:shop would be heid some time in October. <br />The Adi~iinisU'ator coi~imended Julie Manville-Camp for the finejob she <br />did in p~itting Co~ether the bud~et information. <br />"i'here bein~ no P~irther business, [he worl<shop ~aas ~djourned at 8:15 P.M. <br />N(ic}~ael 1. Fahey, Mayor <br />Atte a.v~- ~ ~ ~ <br />Joe I-[anson, City~ strltor - <br />