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iECONVENED 1991 COUNCIL DECEMBER 12, 1990 BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING for the services under Chapter 429. They agreed that assessments will be paid in a timely manner. However, the prison will not be hooking up to the utilities at this time. This will delay the payment of SAC charges and will not help the Lino Lakes Seer and Water Fund. Council Member Reinert said that he would like to freeze everything and continue to operate for the next six (6) months and then review the situation. Council Member Kuether said she would like to review the situation in three (3) months. Mayor Bisel said he wanted to look at all franchises and agreements. He expressed concern that notification periods be adequately researched in all agreements. Mr. Schumacher will prepare a list of all franchises and agreements and have this ready for the first meeting in January. :.'r. Schumacher explained that he has asked the City Auditor to put together a guideline to determine what to do with the Circle Pines gas franchise. This should be available for the first meeting in January. ?savor Bisel asked all Council Members to think about creative :Ways to enhance the revenue portion of the 1991 Budget. He suggested that the City look into imposing a tax on the Chomonix Golf Course and possibly the Chain of Lakes Open Space. He noted that users of these facilities also use the Lino Lakes streets and police and fire services. He noted that this may take legislative action. Schumacher recapped the major reductions in the proposed 1991 Budget. There will be a hiring freeze, $20,700.00 has been eliminated from the Planner's Department. This means the Planner '..ill be reduced to a 60 - 65% basis. A reporter in the audience asked if the Planner would be working thirty (3C` not forty (40) hours per week. Mr. Schumacher said his duties would be planning only. Mayor Bisel asked what happened tc EDC? This question was not answered. Council Member Reinert asked about the cuts in the Forestry Department. Mr. Schumacher explained that $5,500.00 had been cut out of Capital Outlay. The tree planting program was reduced. Council Member Reinert suggested cutting $5,500.00 from Forestry and let the department head decide where the cuts should be. Mayor Bisel explained that the proposed 1991 Budget of $2,296,546.00 represents a 7.08% increase over the 1990 Budget. Council Member Kuether moved to approve the 1991 Budget of PAGE 6