08-26-2019 Council Special Budget Work Session Minutes

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 MINUTES 3 4 DATE August 26, 2019 5 TIME STARTED 5#00 p.m. 6 TIME ENDED 6:05 p.m. 7 MEMBERS PRESENT Council Member Rafferty, Maher, 8 Manthey, Stoesz and Mayor Reinert 9 MEMBERS ABSENT None 10 i l Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Public Safety Director John 12 Swenson; Community Development Director Michael Grochala; Finance Director Sarah 13 Cotton; Public Services Director Rick DeGardner; City Clerk Julie Bartell 14 15 2020 Budget Consideration — City Finance Director Cotton noted that at the last budget 16 work session the council expressed a desire to reduce the proposed levy increase to 8%. 7 Staff has proposed a list of reductions to that end (included in written staff report). The 18 proposed budget cuts were reviewed line by line. Comments as follows: 19 20 Government Buildings & Fleet Insurance —Director Cotton said., based on renewal 21 quotes, she's comfortable these reductions are appropriate. 22 23 Forestry — Community Development Director Grochala remarked that staff had bumped 24 up the budget $5,000 for EA 3 but that will not necessarily be needed; there may be grant 25 funds coming in the future as well. 26 27 Pavement Management —Community Development Director Grochala said there was a 28 proposed increase of 11 % to the pavement management budget but this reduction would 29 bring it back to this year's level. 30 3l Parks Professional Services —Public Services Director DeGardner said the funding cut 32 would mean any new projects would not have engineering services funding available. 33 Council Member Rafferty asked staff to ensure that necessary funding is still budgeted for 34 Baldwin Lake Park (and Woods Edge Park also mentioned). Director DeGardner 35 explained that the planning funds are included in the 2019 budget; the cost of park 36 construction would be tied to park dedication fees associated with the proposed 37 Lyngblomsten project. Mr. DeGardner also discussed the $12,000 reduction in 38 Contracted Services; those funds were proposed as an increase for trail maintenance 39 activities mainly related to repair and replacement needs. 40 41 Police —Personnel Services- Public Safety Director Swenson said the reduction of 42 $90,717 removes both new positions proposed in the budget. He explained the reason 43 those positions were proposed. Council Member Rafferty asked if current non -sworn 44 staff is available for the work and Director Swenson explained what is currently being 45 done by that staff. 1