HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-16-2009 Council Minutes APPROVED
1 CITY OF LINO LAKES
2 SPECIAL WORK SESSION MINUTES
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4 DATE : March 16, 2009
5 TIME STARTED : 5:35 p.m.
6 TIME ENDED : 6:20 p.m.
7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Members Stoltz, Gallup,
8 O'Donnell, and Mayor Bergeson
9 MEMBERS ABSENT : Council Member Reinert
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12 Staff members present: Director of Finance, Al Rolek; Director of Administration, Dan
13 Tesch; Director of Public Safety, Dave Pecchia; Police Captain Kent Strege; Police
14 Community Relations Coordinator, Karen Anderson; City Clerk, Julie Bartell
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16 FINANCIAL PLANNING
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18 Finance Director Rolek noted that economic conditions and projected shortfalls in the
19 State's budget will have an impact on the city's 2009 budget. Staff has examined
20 potential revenue changes and explored the potential for savings related to personnel
21 attrition and reallocation of levy dollars. He reviewed a listing of proposed 2009 budget
22 adjustments,based on conditions known this day. The directors assembled, looked at all
23 areas of the city budget and forwarded these ideas.
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25 When the council asked if the current scenario of state reductions is the worst possible,
26 Mr. Rolek remarked that the Market Value Homestead Credit reduction is one hundred
27 percent so that can't go down; there is some maintenance and police pension funding that
28 the city receives from the state but that is not expected to be reduced.
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30 The council discussed the city fund reserves. Mr. Rolek acknowledged that some cities
31 are looking at reserves to fill deficit gaps. The council wants to have a dialogue about
32 reserves including what the city has, how it compares and possibility of use. It was
33 clarified that the small budget surplus from 2008 went into fund reserve.
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35 Mr. Rolek noted that the following items are possible discussion topics for strategic
36 financial planning: franchise fees, stormwater utility and administrative fines. Police
37 Chief Pecchia added that the Joint Law Enforcement Council will be supporting an
38 administrative fine system in case the state stops doing court enforcement. Some cities
39 have instituted diversion programs. He stated that the Police Department will move as
40 directed by the council.
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42 The council discussed the fire department (Centennial Fire District)budget and staff
43 explained that the city's relationship with the district (including budgetary) is controlled
44 by a joint powers agreement so while discussion is occurring about the district budget,
45 that is appropriately happening within the structure of the steering committee.
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MARCH 16, 2009
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46 Mr. Rolek noted that the reductions before the council are recognized as one-time (2009)
47 reductions and they will be back on the table for future years. Staff will be reporting to
48 the council regularly on the budget situation, including establishing the strategic planning
49 sessions.
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51 The council will act on the budget reductions at the next regular council meeting.
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53 The meeting was adjourned at 6:20 p.m.
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55 These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on
56 March 23, 2009.
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61 Julianne Ba 11, City Cle e Ber eson, Mayor
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