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• • CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 DRAFT % Formatted: Centered 1 time, the VLAWMO has a draft water plan that will be going through a public review and 2 comment period and public hearing. Attempts to increase funding by obtaining levy 3 authority through special legislation failed when no legislator was found to serve as 4 author of the bill. The new agreement expands the sources of revenue to fund operations 5 by including a levy (requiring legislative authorization) and a VLAWMO operated storm 6 water utility. Issues related to governance are being addressed in this proposed joint 7 powers agreement by suggesting more involvement of elected officials by being the 8 primary commissioner or alternate and being present for annual budget discussions, and 9 that local government staff are not eligible to be board members. 10 11 City Administrator Heitke advised recent discussions indicate that the other 12 municipalities and townships support the continuation of VLAWMO. The term of the 13 proposed agreement is until January 1, 2012. The timeline for finalizing the joint powers 14 agreement is a membership meeting tentatively set for September 21 to review and 15 discuss comments, finalization of the agreement by November 1, and action by member 16 units on the agreement in November or December. 17 18 The Council directed staff to convey to VLAWMO that the City's original position on 19 this issue has not changed. The Council also indicated support for a clause in the 20 agreement that stipulates that any significant budget increases can only occur with a 21 funding mechanism in place. The Council also suggested the term of the proposed 22 agreement should be minimized. 23 24 2007 PROPOSE BUDGET AND TAX LEVY 25 26 Mayor Bergeson distributed a letter from the Public Safety Citizens Commission 27 regarding proposed Public Safety budget adjustments. 28 29 City Administrator Heitke distributed a list of outside budget requests from various 30 organizations. 31 32 The Council indicated support for reviewing each individual request as they are presented 33 and not include them in the budget at this time. The Council may be willing to revisit the 34 requests later in the year. Council directed staff to draft a letter to send to each of the 35 organizations. 36 37 The Council directed staff to determine if there is $1,000 within the 2006 budget for the 38 Anoka County Sesquicentennial Celebration. 39 40 The majority of the Council directed staff to bring forward the recommended budget as 41 discussed with a reduction of $369,873. 42 This item will appear on the regular Council agenda Monday, September 11, 2006, 6:30 43 p.m. 44 3