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COUNCIL MINUTES S ;PTEMBER 13 1999 DISBURSEMENTS: Manual August Disbursements ($7,205.10) September 13, 1999 (Ck. #56862 - 57003, $1,023,460.53) Centennial Fire District September 13, 1999 Approved Approved Approved Mayor Sullivan reminded those present of the guidelines for audience participation in City Council meetings, emphasizing the need for respectful dialog. OPEN MIKE Darrel Silverness - Introduction and Update on the YMCA - Mr. D j ' '`;verness, Executive Director for the YMCA, came forward and introducedhe has worked for the YMCA for twenty years. He indicated he has an office s„'` e .;'n s State Bank and the telephone installation should be complete in the next wer r _;= time, questions can be answered and information distributed. Mr. Silverness continued stating that a Steerin ' . lunit ; , has been developed which is made up of volunteers to help with the project. A 1 _ nding prospects has been developed and that will be the main focus for the .a' a= g« tis. He stated he is currently working with City staff regarding different type. Cyt r:, nom. A community information night will be held on October 5, 1999, at C .•� a 'is an cipated the YMCA will open in the fall of 2001, if the funding available. Hen itsP.t oxiniately $2.5 million is needed to complete the project. No one else appeared f ermike. ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT, DAN TESCH PUBLIC HEARING: for Possible Tax Rate Increase Authorization - Linda Waite Smith The State of Minnesota has enacted Chapter 243, Laws of Minnesota 1999, Article 5, Section 2 requiring the City Council to: 1. Hold a public hearing acknowledging that if the tax rate for year 2000 increases over the 1999 tax rate, then the higher rate will be authorized, and 2. 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 2