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NAPPROVEI Page 7 October 23, 1995 Mounds View City Council 1 Mayor Linke stated there was not any interest shown by the Council members to reconsider this request 2 therefore it would not be reconsidered. 3 4 B. Presentation of Proposed 1996 City Budget: 5 6 Ms. Samantha Orduno welcomed the residents to the city' 1996 budget informational meeting. She stated this 7 meeting was to provide an opportunity for residents to give input and for the council to re-evaluate concerns 8 expressed by residents prior to approval of the 1996 budget. She noted there were a number of factors 9 influencing the budget and she briefly went through the list. These included Council direction for a 0%levy 10 increase,continued Federal mandates,increased paper costs,closing of Ramsey County's New Brighton 11 Court,pending computer link to Ramsey County Dispatch,proposed construction of the Highway 10 12 pedestrian bridge and unknown tax capacity and property tax revenues from Ramsey County. 13 14 Ms.Orduno stated in order to continue the same services that the city has had in 1995 and not increase the 15 levy,the Council had to make the following expenditure reductions: capital equipment purchases were 16 delayed or eliminated, a new employee health plan was devised which saved the city approximately$15,000, 17 new programs were added,no new staff except for federally subsidized Community Oriented Policing Officer, 18 non replacement of staff including the Assistant position. She noted that the Recycling Coordinator position 19 was combined with an existing position. There was also the elimination of the subsidy to the Golf Course 20 operations. 21 22 Ms. Orduno proceeded to go through the process in which the budget was prepared. She noted that in 23 August staff was directed to add a line item to the Budget for a 3%levy increase to possibly help fund a 24 portion of the City's costs of the proposed pedestrian bridge. She noted that this can either be removed or it 25 can remain in the budget. Also added at that time was a 3%line item inflation factor added due to the 26 uncertainty of final tax revenues from Ramsey County. She noted that this factor will most noticeably come 27 out altogether. In September the city did certify a proposed levy to Ramsey County with a 6% increase(3% 28 possibly for the pedestrian bridge and 3%for an uncertainty factor). 29 30 Ms. Orduno noted that the Council will meet at a November 6th work session to re-evaluate the budget,based 31 upon the input at the informational meeting. The Truth in Taxation Hearing will be held on November 29, 32 1995. On December 6, 1995,the City Council will formally adopt the budget. 33 34 Mr.Don Brager,Finance Director took this opportunity to go through the budget figures with the residents. 35 36 Mayor Linke presented tax capacity rate comparisons for the City of Mounds View for the past three years as 37 well as an example of the taxes on an average home within the city. He also compared the tax capacity rates 38 in Mounds View with those of other metropolitan cities and in doing so found that,per capita,Mounds View 39 charges its residents less for the same services they provide. 40 41 Duane McCarty,8060 Long Lake Road,noted that it is the value of the home and not the number of people 42 within the home that makes the difference. He stated he had several questions from the information which 43 was sent to residents in regard to the budget. He wondered why the debt service on the golf course,as listed 44 on pg.7,was not included on the regular debt service schedule with the other debt service funds. The debt 45 service fund schedule on pg. 14 gives more detail that what is found on pg.7. He would like the golf 46 schedule over the debt service schedule before the TNT and provide the additional information. He would 47 also like to see some balances in terms of how much is owed after 48 1996 payment schedules on the debt service bonds. 49