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Mounds View City Council August 27, 2012 <br />Regular Meeting Page 5 <br /> <br />per State Statute. 1 <br /> 2 <br />Mayor Flaherty indicated the budget had $300,000 for street improvements in 2013. He 3 <br />questioned why this amount was not $400,000. Finance Director Beer noted the City has seen 4 <br />some cost savings due to the economic climate which allowed for this reduction. In addition, the 5 <br />street improvement project may be completed prior to the previously estimated 10 years. 6 <br /> 7 <br />Mayor Flaherty noted the police referendum was a line item in the City’s budget. He questioned 8 <br />if this would ever be removed from the budget. Finance Director Beer stated this was a special 9 <br />levy or referendum that affected each TIF property. He commented it would not be removed 10 <br />from the budget. 11 <br /> 12 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Mueller. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7977, 13 <br />Authorizing Certification of the Preliminary General Fund Budget and Property Tax Levy for 14 <br />Fiscal Year 2013. 15 <br /> 16 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 17 <br /> 18 <br />Mayor Flaherty thanked the Council and staff for working diligently to present the 2013 19 <br />preliminary budget with a 0% levy increase. 20 <br /> 21 <br />E. Resolution 7983, Establishing Public Hearing Dates for the Proposed General 22 <br />Fund Budget and Property Tax Levy for Fiscal Year 2013. 23 <br /> 24 <br />Finance Director Beer recommended that the 2013 Truth in Taxation Hearing be held on 25 <br />December 3, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall. He explained a continuation meeting would be held 26 <br />on December 10, 2012 if needed. 27 <br /> 28 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7983, 29 <br />Establishing Public Hearing Dates for the Proposed General Fund Budget and Property Tax Levy 30 <br />for Fiscal Year 2013. 31 <br /> 32 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 33 <br /> 34 <br />F. Resolution 7987, Approving a Legal Services Agreement with Kennedy & 35 <br />Graven. 36 <br /> 37 <br />City Administrator Ericson stated that at the last work session meeting the Council discussed the 38 <br />legal services agreement with Kennedy & Graven, as it was in need of renewal. Staff reviewed 39 <br />invoices from the last 18 months and the retainer amount could be reduced to $2,200. He 40 <br />explained that Scott Riggs would remain the City’s primary attorney with the secondary attorney 41 <br />being Sarah Somsalla. Staff recommended the Council approve a three year agreement with 42 <br />Kennedy & Graven through August of 2015. 43 <br /> 44 <br />Mayor Flaherty indicated he was pleased with the services provided by Kennedy & Graven and 45