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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES April 6, 2010 2 <br /> <br />REGULAR AGENDA: <br /> <br />Fall Festival Proclamation and Budget Adjustment <br /> <br />At the March 23rd, 2010 City Council meeting, this item was directed to be reschedule for <br />tonight’s meeting. <br /> <br />The City Council was asked to consider approving Resolution No. 2010-011 proclaiming <br />Saturday, September 18th, 2010 as the 3rd Annual Lake Elmo Fall Festival and <br />authorizing the transfer of $8,000 from the General Fund Donation Account to the Fall <br />Festival Transfer In account. <br /> <br />MOTION: Council Member Park moved to approve Resolution No. 2010-011 <br />proclaiming September 18th 2010 as the 3rd Annual Lake Elmo Fall Festival and <br />authorize the transfer of $8,000 from the General Fund Donation Account to the Fall <br />Festival Transfer In Account. Council Member Smith seconded the motion. The motion <br />passed 5-0. <br /> <br />Update on research on Administrative Enforcement Ordinance <br /> <br />Danielle Bailey, City Intern, reported on a draft ordinance establishing Administrative <br />Enforcement options for the City for certain portions of the City Code. All due process <br />rights of citizens would be upheld and respected through such administrative process. In <br />addition to adoption of an enabling ordinance, the City Council Resolution addressing <br />applicable City policies, compliance timelines and guidelines and suggested fines, fees <br />and related compliance actions. <br /> <br />The Council commended Ms. Bailey on her work and noted this ordinance was a much <br />anticipated, efficient compliance system. Attorney Snyder reported that the draft <br />administrative enforcement ordinance would be back to the City Council in sixty days. <br /> <br />Review of 2009 General Fund Budget (unaudited) and suggested action on 2010 budget <br />revisions and 2011 budget preparation <br /> <br />Joe Rigdon, Financial Consultant, gave an update on the now-closed 2009 Genera Fund <br />(unaudited) and discussed staff and sub-committee recommendations on potential <br />revisions to the 2010 Budget and suggested preparations on the 2011 budget. <br /> <br />Tom Bouthilet, Finance Director, identified the following findings. <br /> <br /> The 2009 General Fund ended with a positive fund balance, including meeting <br />99%+ of projected revenues. <br /> 2009 expenditures were significantly less than those originally budgeted, resulting <br />in this positive fund balance. <br /> Most of these reductions in actual expenditures can be attributed to the following: