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Mounds View City Council October '28, 2013 Regular Meeting Page 5 1 2 Council Member Mueller explained she toured the St. Paul water treatment facility on Rice 3 Street last Thursday evening. She discussed the water treatment process in fm-ther detail with the 4 Council. 5 6 Council Member Mueller noted she would be attending the T rondale High School musical 7 production Shrek this weekend. 8 9 Mayor Flaherty commented Metro Transit would be holding an Open House to assist in creating 10 a plan to expand the transit program in the region. These Open Houses were scheduled for 11 November 12, 2013 in Brooklyn Center at the library from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., November 13, 2013 12 at the Union Depot in St. Paul and on November 14, 2013 at the Southdale Library in Eden 13 Prairie. 14 15 Mayor Flaherty indicated lie received a nice letter from the Community Support Center thanking 16 the City for the recent donation that was made possible by Bethlehem Baptist Church. 17 is Council Member Mueller encouraged all residents to vote on November 5, 2013. 19 20 B. Reports of Staff. 21 1. Finance 3'd Quarter Report. 22 23 Finance Director Beer discussed the third quarter finance report with the Council. He explained 24 the City received the first portion of LGA. A second LGA payment would be made in 25 December, along with the last portion of property taxes. He anticipated the City would come in 26 under budget for 2013. He discussed the community center expenses noting a transfer would 27 occur at the end of the year to cover the deficit. It was noted more Mounds View residents were 28 using the facility. 29 3o Finance Director Beer discussed the four utility funds. He recommended that water rates be 31 increased by 10 cents in 2014 to assist with the water fund balance. In addition, the street light 32 expense should be increased by 25 cents per quarter to cover the street light expenses for the 33 City. 34 35 Finance Director Beer reviewed the unemployment rates for the State, County and City, noting 36 Mounds View was slightly below average. He reported the Truth in Taxation hearing would be 37 held on November 25, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. and would be continued to the December 9, 2013 38 meeting, where the levy and 2014 budget would be approved. 39 40 Mayor Flaherty thanked Finance Director Beer for his thorough report. 41 42 City Administrator Ericson reported Apple Tree Dental closed on their property on October 16, 43 2013 and a building permit has been issued. 44