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Mounds View City Council September 22, 2014 <br />Regular Meeting Page 5 <br /> <br /> Ayes – 3 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 1 <br /> 2 <br />F. Resolution 8298, Approving a Preliminary Levy and General Fund Budget 3 <br />for 2015. 4 <br /> 5 <br />Finance Director Beer reviewed the preliminary levy and general fund budget for 2015 in detail 6 <br />with the Council. It was noted the largest levy increase that could be approved by the Council 7 <br />would be 3.4%. Staff recommended the Council approve a 2% levy increase for 2015. He 8 <br />explained the Council had to adopt the preliminary levy and have it certified with Ramsey 9 <br />County by September 30, 2014. 10 <br /> 11 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8298, 12 <br />Approving a Preliminary Levy and General Fund Budget for 2015. 13 <br /> 14 <br />Council Member Meehlhause supported the proposed budget and was pleased that property 15 <br />values in Ramsey County were on the rise. He requested the Council discuss the Special Projects 16 <br />Fund in further detail at a future work session meeting. 17 <br /> 18 <br /> Ayes – 3 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 19 <br /> 20 <br /> 21 <br />G. Resolution 8297, Setting a date for Truth in Taxation Meeting and 22 <br />Continuation Meeting. 23 <br /> 24 <br />Finance Director Beer requested the Council set a date for the Truth in Taxation meeting for 25 <br />December 1, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. and allow for continuation to the December 8, 2014 City Council 26 <br />meeting. 27 <br /> 28 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8297, 29 <br />Setting a date for Truth in Taxation Meeting and Continuation Meeting. 30 <br /> 31 <br /> Ayes – 3 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 32 <br /> 33 <br />H. First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance 891, an Ordinance Amending 34 <br />Chapter 603 of the Mounds View City Code, Relating to Garbage and 35 <br />Recycling Collection. 36 <br /> 37 <br />City Administrator Ericson stated the Council has been discussing garbage and recycling 38 <br />collection since May. He indicated Mounds View was one of the last communities in Ramsey 39 <br />County that does not have organized collection for recyclables. Staff reviewed the changes 40 <br />proposed to City Code regarding garbage and recycling and recommended the Council introduce 41 <br />Ordinance 891. 42 <br /> 43 <br />Council Member Meehlhause questioned how the City would be monitoring recycling 44 <br />participation as stated within the Ordinance. City Administrator Ericson explained this language 45