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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 21, 1,989 PAGE 3 out the wording as it is listed in the contract is exactly how it was in ( the previous contract and the Attorney had no objections to it then. Williams had no objections to there being someone named as an alternate. M/S/P Williams/Graves - to approve the amended. Technical Contract (amendment being: the increased tasks and activities incorporated in the Contract and increased cost to $98,098), and amended to include addition of the Mayor as an alternate authorized agent, between DRPA and the City of Lake Elmo for services rendered in connection with the review of the EIS for the proposed Site G landfill.. (Motion carried 4--0). 5. PUBLIC HEARING: 1990 City Budget A. Resolution No. 89-49: Resolution Adopting 1990 Budget and Levying Taxes Therein Mayor Dunn opened up the public hearing at 7:32 p.m. in the City Council chambers. Legal notice was published. Finance Director, Marilyn Banister, reported the actual increase in the 1990 General Fund Budget is $49,382, a 5.87% increase over 1989. As a result of the "State Aid Shifts", taking money from Local Governments and distributing it to the School District, Marilyn pointed out that Lake Elmo's tax levy has increased $192,798 (41.9%). Without the state aid shift, Lake Elmo would have increased their levy $31,907 (6.93%). The total proposed 1990 tax levy represents a 40.64% increase over 1989 in an amount of $237,798. See memo dated November 21., 1989 from Marilyn Banister. Tax rate for 1990 before state aid shift would have been 10.88 1990 tax rate before shift and without Landfill referendum 10.06 TAX RATES FOR 1989 1990 General Fund before Shift 8.1.6 8.09 Addition after shift- 2.64 Park Bond 1..57 1.15 Equipment Certificate 0.81 0.82 Landfill referendum 0,82 TOTAL TAX RATE 10.54 13.52 Arlyn Christ indicated the tax rate is just an estimate, so if the valuation goes up too much and we levy a fixed dollar amount, the ta.x rate could actually go down. Matt Northrup asked if any Lake Elmo tax dollars were going for the U.S. Summer Olympics. Administrator Morrison responded it is anticipated there will be no City tax dollars spent on the Olympics. Dick Johnson asked what was best for the City; leasing or purchasing a copy machine. Banister responded, based on the last experience with the copier, the City saved money by purchasing a copier. Councilman Hunt reported at a meeting for Capital for the Day, the State Finance Commissioner promised the bottom line would not change. Many cities and townships lost quite a considerable amount of state aid.