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• • Council Budget Work Session August 6, 1998 Currently, the Capital Outlay area of the Water Department contains funding for a booster station. This is needed to increase water pressure in the Woodridge Estate and Fox Trace areas so those areas can be disconnected from the Shoreview water system. It was noted that there are no dollars in the Planning and Zoning budget for subscriptions and dues. Brian explained that he prefers to put the dollars in the Community Development budget and not the Planning and Zoning Board budget. Mr. DeGardner was asked to conduct an inservice for new Park Board members. Mr. Wessel was asked if his budget included dollars necessary to draft new ordinances that will support the updated Comprehensive Plan. He said yes. REVENUE, MARY VASKE Property taxes fund most of the city services. The levy limit set by the' I'ax Increment Financing (TIF), State Aid for Roads, and the C?>S int will` ' be reduced. in the near future. In 1997, the City staff conducted a survey comparison ofes charged by the City. Lino Lakes fees are lower on average. The survey included non -business license and permit fees, underground utility permit fees, charges for slices, aerial mapping fees and police report fees. Other suggested areas o look for revenue included reimbursement from snowmobile groups for police services and common space in the Fire Hall. Additional areas o revenue ude municipal fines, investments, Cable TV franchise, administration charges for sell bonds and investment charges for Ms. Vaske's work on investmen gs Other sources of income are expected to remain constant. Ms. Vaskeasked if the new computer software will be completely paid in 1998. She P p Y explained thahe new hardware is already installed. The new software will be up and running in 1999. The new system will be transferred to the new building. The old server will be used for storage. The tax capacity rate is projected to be 38.832. There was discussion about reducing that rate. Ms. Vaske noted that there are funds for emergency funding of the fire hall bonds. These funds could be used to help reduce the levy. Discussion regarding the use of franchise fees followed. It was noted that Mr. Schumacher had promised these fees would be used for road reconstruction. Mayor Sullivan felt that the funds should be used for whatever is deemed necessary. • Mr. Wessel suggested preparing a five (5) year budget which would show that costs would be controlled in the future. That might make the 1999 increase appealing. He also Page 11