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Page g <br /> October 13, 1998 UNAPPRO..\IED <br /> Mounds View City Council <br /> zoned property ... vehicles must be stored on an improved surface." Long stated this is a general <br /> rule whether it be cars or trucks. <br /> Rob Marty, 2626 Louisa Avenue, asked the Council to explain why there was a cut-through <br /> being constructed from the new Theater Project through Donetelle's parking lot. He stated the <br /> development plans that had been approved by the City did not allow for this cut-through. <br /> Jopke told Mr. Marty that the construction in question was not a roadway but in fact was a paved <br /> pedestrian path that had been approved by the City and the Rice Creek Water Shed District as <br /> part of the Theater Development. <br /> Julie Olson, 2663 Lake Court Circle, asked for clarification in regards to the percentage of levy <br /> that the City submitted to the County for its tax base. <br /> McCarty told Ms. Olson that a 5.02 percent increase was the amount that had been submitted. <br /> This is the maximum amount that the City can increase its levy for 1999. The City is not bound <br /> by this level and can adjust the levy downward if required. <br /> • Whiting told Ms. Olson that in 1998 the amount had been $1,599,940. The 1999 proposed <br /> maximum is $1,680,211, an increase of roughly $80,000 or 5.02 percent. <br /> Ms. Olson asked what levy amount the charter allowed as a maximum. <br /> McCarty stated there was no maximum levy amount stated other than the City's budget must be <br /> balanced. <br /> Ms. Olson asked what portion of the proposed levy increased was earmarked for the New <br /> Commusnity Center. <br /> McCarty stated the preliminary projection was $171,000 in revenue and $231,000 in expenses. <br /> However, these figures were calculated with the highest possible numbers in the management end <br /> of the projection. The Community Center has great potential for revenue generation but there is <br /> no way that the Community Center will be supported 100 percent on its own revenue, he added. <br /> The Mayor invited Ms. Olson and the viewing community to attend a November 16, 1998, <br /> Informational Meeting on the Budget, prior to the Truth and Taxation Hearing, so the City can <br /> get input from the Community on the final budget. <br /> Ms. Olson asked what percentage of the proposed levy increase was earmarked for the <br /> Community Center. <br /> • Whiting told Ms. Olson there would be a direct transfer of$50,000 from the City's General Fund <br />