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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION DRAFT 80 provide winter services. Staff will be doing more public outreach and ultimately plan to 81 bring an ordinance to the council in January. 82 5. Appointment to Lino Lakes Advisory Boards — City Administrator Cotton 83 explained that at this point staff is waiting to hear back from several applicants so she'd 84 recommend that the matter be tabled. That does mean that the appointment interviews 85 would be delayed past the end of the year. The Planning and Zoning Board has enough 86 applicants so those interviews could be scheduled now if the council desires. 87 88 Acting Mayor Stoesz deferred the question of scheduling to the Mayor (who was not 89 present). City Administrator Cotton remarked that she would reach out to the mayor on 90 scheduling and also explore the possibility of not interviewing incumbents. 91 6. 2023 Budget & Tax Levy — Finance Director Lynch noted that she has provided 92 the council with the final proposed budget; it is the budget staff will include for the 93 upcoming budget hearing. That hearing is scheduled at the December 12th council 94 meeting. She reviewed the small changes (as noted in the staff report). 95 96 Acting Mayor Stoesz remarked that he expects that citizen focus is now on valuations and 97 not the tax rate that will be considered at the hearing. 98 99 Councilmember Cavegn noted that one added vehicle for the police department is still 100 included. Ms. Lynch remarked that she didn't hear a consensus to take that out at the last 101 discussion. Councilmember Cavegn noted that finances are not good for people this year 102 so things that are not necessary shouldn't be included in his opinion; he has heard Public 103 Safety Director Swenson say that this vehicle is not crucial. Director Swenson explained 104 that the vehicle is included to try and flatten the peaks and valleys on the replacement 105 schedule; that as well as consideration that there are cosmetic items that need to be fixed 106 on a vehicle to the tune of $5,000 to $6,000. This is a vehicle that is used by a member of 107 the leadership team but not for front line response. When asked if a reduction for this 108 vehicle would be a direct reduction in levy, Ms. Lynch explained that it could be but she 109 would warn that reductions to the capital budget will have a downstream impact. 110 111 A majority of the council did not agree with taking the vehicle out of the budget. 112 113 Councilmember Lyden said he'd like the council to fund an Alexandra House donation. 114 He supports their work in the community. 115 116 It was noted that the council received a presentation on the services of Alexandra House 117 in the past. That information is still valid and referrals to the services of Alexandra 118 House are still offered by the Public Safety Department regularly. 119 120 Acting Mayor Stoesz remarked that it is his belief and one that he believes is shared by 121 the Mayor that the activities are important but aren't appropriately funded by taxpayer 122 dollars. 123