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Page 5 November 13, 1995 • Mounds View City Council came up with a list of proposed funding, however the council has not had a great deal of time to discuss this proposal in detail. He stated he has spoken with the auditor who has indicated that he does not see a problem in using these funds for this particular project. Mayor Linke stated he is aware that the council was not going to take action on this item until the November budget meeting, if they went through the budget process using tax money to fund the project. The new proposal does not have new tax funds involved in it. The proposal would involve amending the 1995 budget to allow for the transfers of funds to the project account as follows: - transfer of approximately$82,000 from the Franchise Fee Account from 1994-95; - transfer of approximately$41,000 from Special Projects Fund (interest); - transfer of$31,000 from the Undesignated General Fund (coming from the end of the 1994 budgetary year); - transfer of$25,000 from the Street Light Utility Fund; and - transfer of$10,800 from the Recreation Activity Fund. Mayor Linke stated this is his proposal. He does not know the feelings of the other council members. He felt this item should be brought up as there will not be a council work session between this meeting and the next. Ms. Blanchard stated she has a big problem with the proposal. She does not have a problem with the bridge itself, but rather with the presentation tonight. Residents were told at the last two meetings that a decision on this would not be made until November 29th. The residents who attended previous meetings are under the understanding that they have another week to prepare their positions and present • them to the council. She does not feel that going ahead with this is being open to the people. Also, one of the council members is not present and she feels she also should be present and give input on this item. She would therefore, like to recommend that this item be tabled for two weeks. MOTION by Ms. Blanchard to table Item 11 (A) until the November 27 1995 council meeting. MOTION FAILS FOR LACK OF A SECOND. Council member Quick stated the council was talking about the budget and the discussion went around the fact that the budget they were dealing with included a 3% tax levy, therefore the increase in the tax levy is what the council was referring to. Council member Trude stated this is also the way she recalls it. If people wanted to have their taxes raised for the bridge or not raised because of the bridge, then the council would need to make a decision at a tax payer hearing or that appropriate time. Since that time, the council has been able to work with the auditors and come up with funds that replace those tax funds so that it is not necessary to raise the levy. At that point, she does not think there will be any taxpayers complaining. The people who have contacted her as a council member includes a list of 72 names for the bridge and six against it. The six residents were against it because they were concerned it would impact them personally in their taxes next year. She believes that a lot of the people at the council meeting would be happy to see the council take action at an open forum. It is a public meeting, it is cable-televised and the