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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 3, 1989 PAGE 2 Mayor Dunn opened up the Public Hearing at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. The Public Hearing Notice was duly published. Finance Director, Marilyn Banister, explained the proposed 1990 Budget represents a 6.93% increase, which will mean our tax rate will be going down because our assessed evaluation has gone up approximately 10.84% according to the Assessor's Office. Our final levy figures could be as much as $5,000-$6,000 less than the figure stated in the Budget. October 23, 1989 is the date the City will receive their new levy from the State of Minnesota. On December 28, 1989 we have to certify the final levy to the County. Banister explained, according to the latest news publication from the State, if you have published your public hearing notice already, which the City has, you should hold. your Hearing. Another Hearing would not be needed if this levy is not more than the levy we have. Dick Johnson, 8896 Lake Jane Trail, asked if the expenditures for the landfill is in a Special Funding Account in the Budget. Banister responded the expenditures, for legal, engineering and professional services, comes out of the Special Landfill Referendum fund and not the General Fund. There are minor expenditures out of the General. Fund, which are stated in the last page of the Budget. Councilman Hunt added that the Council has approved all expenditures out of this Fund. Mayor Dunn closed the Public Hearing at 7:37 p.m. Even though the Council gave their approval for expenditures, Councilman Graves requested the Council be presented, in the future, with a running summary of the Special Landfill Referendum Fund Account balance and charges against this account. Equipment Certificates have not been incorporated into the budget because Banister explained she wanted to wait until we get the final figures of the levy, then she could give the Council a better idea of what the rate might be. Councilman Williams wanted to see the "entire picture" because this would impact the Final Assessed Rate. 7. PUBLIC HEARING: Ordinance Amending Section 1401.010.C. RE: Horses on Paved Shoulder of Roads Mayor Dunn opened up the Public Hearing at 7:06 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Notice was duly published and the affected public notified. Steve DeLapp, 8468 Lake Jane Trail N., stated the reason the shoulder is being paved there is to create a bicycle path. After the discussion last week where he heard about the quality of the road, automobile tires leaving their imprints in the road, the impressions made by the horses on the road on warm summer days would not destroy the effectiveness of the shoulders for the stated purpose, mainly to take care of the bicycle traffic.