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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION SEPTEMBER 8,1999 • OAK BROOK PENINSULA EASEMENT VACATION UPDATE, JOHN POWELL PUBLIC HEARING, FIRST READING, Approve Ordinance No. 17 - 99, Easement Vacation, Oak Brook Peninsula - Staff recommended this item be continued until October 11, 1999. PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT OF SAFE AND SOBER GRANT — BILL HAMMES Item 4A, Resolution No. 99 - 68, Condones Participation and Support of Safe and Sober Grant. Police Sargent Bill Hammes reported that several Anoka County law enforcement agencies including Anoka County Sheriff's Department, Circle Pines/Lexington Police Department, Spring Lake Park Police Department, St. Francis Police Department plan to participate in the grant. The stated resolution expresses consent to participate. DISCUSS PROPOSED 2000 OPERATING BUDGET — LIND E SMITH Ms. Linda Waite Smith reported the truth in taxation requir 't o Lakes to adopt a proposed 2000 -operating budget on or before Se each year. The 2000 budget is proposed with a 9.625 increase. The en gets within the proposed budget will be further reviewed by t _ • and staff between September 15th and November 19th, for chang . ed. Ms. Waite Smith recommended adopting the proposed udget. Ms. Waite Smith recommend - • •=,'n:�� a p oposed 1999 Tax Levy, collectable in 2000, as discussed durin • ud. - t meeting. Ms. Waite Smith . 'n ' governmental entities are required to hold Truth in Taxation hearings blic input on proposed levy and general operation budget. Cities may not hold - ti gs on the same dates as Counties and School Districts. Therefore, she reco ended establishing Monday, December 6th, 1999 at 6:00 p.m. be the first Truth and Taxation hearing date. A continuation hearing, if needed, can be scheduled for December 13th, 1999 at 6:00 p.m. with final adoption of the 2000 levy and general operating budget immediately after the continuation hearing. Ms. Waite Smith noted that the State of Minnesota has enacted Chapter 243, Laws of Minnesota 1999, Article 6, and Section 2 requiring the city council to: Hold a public hearing acknowledging that if the tax rate for year 2000 increase over the 1999 tax rate, then the higher rate will be authorized, and Following public input, if the council chooses to authorize an increase in the property tax rate, it should adopt a resolution approving the tax rate increase, and File a copy of the resolution with the Anoka County Auditor on or before October 20, 1999.