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Mounds View City Council February 22, 2010 Regular Meeting Page 2 Mr. Werner stated his taxes will be increased next year and he had hoped the City goals were set 1 to cut more costs. Mayor Flaherty stated the tax increase relates to the street improvement 2 project. 3 4 Clerk-Administrator Ericson stated the Council agreed with the need to minimize impact to 5 residents. He noted the total cost for the Street and Utility Improvement Program is $28 million 6 and the City has levied about $4 million toward the project. The majority of the cost will be 7 funded from other sources to minimize the direct cost to residents to the maximum extent 8 possible. 9 10 Mr. Werner stated again his support for the City to use other funds, such as the Levy Reduction 11 Fund, to cover the costs for streets. Mayor Flaherty explained those funds are being used to 12 offset the loss of Local Government Aid (LGA). Finance Director Beer stated if the Levy 13 Reduction Fund was used to cover the cost of the streets, the City would have to levy to make up 14 the loss in LGA. Mr. Werner suggested that things have changed considerably and encouraged 15 the City to be more frugal and use existing funds instead of raising taxes. 16 17 Naja Werner, 2765 Sherwood Road, asked how the City will meet its goal to find other revenue 18 sources. Mayor Flaherty stated the City will work to attract new and additional businesses and 19 residents. Ms. Werner doubted that businesses will come to the City during these difficult 20 economic times. She emphasized this is a time of frugality in how the Council runs the City and 21 maybe positions and some services, such as a new building at Greenfield Park, can be eliminated. 22 She recommended reading The New Frugality by Chris Farrell to get more information. Finance 23 Director Beer explained the Greenfield Park building will be paid from park dedication fees 24 which, by law, can only be used for park capital improvements. 25 26 6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 27 A. Presentation by the YMCA, Update on MVCC Programs and Operations. 28 29 Pat Prindle, YMCA, provided the Council with a copy of the 2008 and 2009 Utilization Report, 30 which had information on revenues, and program enrollment. He presented an overview of 2009 31 activities and levels of participation. 32 33 Council Member Stigney referenced the information in the Report on Lambert Park reservations 34 and usage. Mr. Prindle stated that information is not correct. Council Member Stigney stated he 35 would like the report to include revenues received for rental of the park buildings. Mr. Prindle 36 stated he would provide that information to the Council. Mr. Prindle announced that this 37 weekend will be the Sixth Annual Garage Sale. 38 39 Mayor Flaherty stated his support for programs offered by the YMCA at the Community Center 40 for the City’s youth and commended their vision and steps taken to grow the programs. Mr. 41 Prindle commented on the Y Partners Program and financial assistance available to Mounds 42 View residents to assure everyone can use the programs. Mayor Flaherty reviewed how 43 notification is made should the YMCA need to cancel a program. 44 45