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COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION November 16, 2015 <br />APPROVED <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />MINUTES <br />DATE : November 16, 2015 <br />TIME STARTED : 6:05 p.m. <br />TIME ENDED : 8:30 p.m. <br />MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Stoesz, Kusterman, <br />Roeser, Rafferty and Mayor Reinert <br />MEMBERS ABSENT : none <br />Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Finance Director Sarah Cotton; <br />Community Development Director Michael Grochala; Public Services Director Rick <br />DeGardner; City Clerk Julie Bartell <br />2016 Preliminary Budget Review — Finance Director Cotton reviewed new infolination: <br />There will be a $9,000 revenue increase due to expansion of the New <br />Creations Child Care Center into City storage space; <br />- There will be health care savings of approximately $35,000; <br />- Savings of approximately $18,000 resulting from changes to a current <br />employee position (removal of IT duties which will be shifted to direct <br />assistance from Metro iNet). <br />Administrator Karlson suggested that those savings totaling $62,000 could be used to <br />lessen the use of fund reserves. <br />Looking at several past discussions on a gap analysis, staff pointed out changes included <br />from the council review on August 24 of $323,000 savings or revenue in 2015 budget. <br />That and other reductions brought the gap down to $477,000 (using some Closed Bond <br />Funds). At that point, the council decided to cover the first debt service payment for the <br />fire facility through transfer from the CBF. Mr. Karlson noted that the current transfer <br />from the Closed Bond Fund (CBF) is at about $1 million and would leave the fund under <br />$1 million in balance. <br />The mayor and the city administrator discussed what had been decided at previous <br />meetings. The administrator felt that some items had just been discussed but not <br />authorized to remove from the preliminary budget. The figures will have to be reviewed <br />and decided again. <br />Mayor Reinert noted the Parks program capital request of $40,000 for open air shelter <br />and $35,000 for a pickleball court. The council concurred to not fund those capital <br />items. <br />The council reviewed with staff increases included in the Government Buildings line <br />item, mainly related to landscaping on the island in front of city hall and costs for <br />maintaining the old and new fire station facilities. <br />1 <br />