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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />NOVEMBER 28, 2001 <br />RECESS <br />DELONAIS <br />PROPERTY <br />DEVELOPMENT <br />CONCEPT <br />SAFETY <br />TRAINING <br />2002 BUDGET <br />REVIEW <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2001 -11 -271 - DECL,4RING SUPPORT FOR <br />CANADIAN DAYS' EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH PULL-TAB SALES IN <br />THE TWO TOBACCO SHOPS LOCATED IN THE CITY <br />The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by LaValle. <br />Ayes (5) Fahey, LaValle, Anderson, Montour, Scalze. <br />Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. <br />At this point in the meeting, 8:40 p.m., Council took a short recess. The <br />meeting was reconvened at 8:50 p.m. <br />The City Administrator reported that the concept review of development of <br />the former DeLonais property is being referred to the Planning Commission <br />for review. <br />Mrs. Scalze introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2001 -11 -272 - RENEWING THE CONTRACT WITH <br />SAFEASSURE FOR SAFETY TRAINING DURING 2002 AT A COST OF <br />$2,756.00 <br />The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Montour. <br />Ayes (5) Scalze, Montour, Fahey, Anderson, LaValle. <br />Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. <br />The Council convened the 2002 Budget workshop meeting. Council <br />reviewed the November 21, 2001 memo from the Accounting Supervisor and <br />the City Administrator relative to amendments made to the proposed 2002 <br />Budget since the September 12`1' workshop meeting. The City Administrator <br />pointed out that the proposed increase in the City's Gross Levy is 3.98% over <br />the 2001 Gross Levy. The proposed increase in the City's Net Levy is 41.76% <br />over the 2001 Net Levy. The reason for this increase is the fact that the State <br />has eliminated HACA aids to the City. In 2001 the State provided 8416,370 in <br />HACA and that amount has been totally eliminated by the State. The <br />Administrator reported that without the loss of HACA, the City's Net Levy <br />increase would have been 4.34% putting the City at the fourth lowest tax rate <br />for Ramsey County cities. <br />The City Administrator reported that one unresolved issue is that of liquor <br />license fees for 2002. The Administrator presented the Council with a detailed <br />taxes /cost analysis on law enforcement costs associated with not only on -sale <br />10 <br />