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Mounds View City Council August 28, 2017 Regular Meeting Page 5 1 Hearing no public input, Mayor Mueller closed the public hearing at 6:40 p.m. 2 3 MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Bergeron. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Ordinance 936 4 Continuing a Franchise Fee on CenterPoint Energy Natural Gas Operations, directing staff to 5 publish the Ordinance summary. 6 7 ROLL CALL: Bergeron/Gunn/Hull/Meehlhause/Mueller. 8 9 Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. 10 11 C. Resolution 8813, Authorizing Certification of the Preliminary General Fund 12 Budget and Preliminary Property Tax Levy for Fiscal Year 2018. 13 14 Finance Director Beer requested the Council authorize the certification of the Preliminary 15 General Fund Budget and Preliminary Property Tax Levy for 2018. He encouraged the Council 16 to approve the maximum amount allowed by the Charter, noting reductions could be made 17 between September and December when the final Budget and Levy would be approved. He 18 stated inflation for 2018 was 2.3%. He noted the City received $736,425 in LGA for 2017 and 19 only 90% of that amount would be included in the 2018 budget. Staff provided further comment 20 on the City's fund balances and requested approval of the preliminary budget and tax levy. 21 22 Council Member Hull asked how much taxes would go up for the median value home owner. 23 Finance Director Beer stated at 7%, taxes would go up approximately $75 per year for a median 24 value home owner. 25 26 Mayor Mueller questioned if the bonding for the Public Works Facility included the State bid 27 items. Finance Director Beer reported this was the case. 28 29 Council Member Meehlhause commented on his concerns within the 2018 budget and noted the 30 new expenses the Council would have for the Public Works Facility bond payments and one 31 additional officer for the Police Department. He discussed the importance of the City setting 32 funds aside to take care of its new streets. He stated he was struggling with how to fund the new 33 expenses and if the Council should have a large impact in one year, or have the increases spread 34 out over two years. 35 36 Mayor Mueller stated she would support delaying the street maintenance expense of $150,000 to 37 2019 or 2020. She understood the City had ample funds to cover the proposed 2018 street 38 maintenance projects. 39 40 Council Member Meehlhause commented further on how property values in Mounds View were 41 on the rise. 42 43 Mayor Mueller explained she did not care to increase the levy by double digits. She anticipated 44 the only wiggle room the Council had was with the EDA levy and the street maintenance 45 program.