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Mounds View City Council January 26, 2009 Regular Meeting Page 3 shifted to local property taxes and levy limits were placed. Senator Betzold stated you cannot cut 1 your way or tax your way out of this budget deficit. 2 3 Representative Tillberry advised of the Governor’s visit to the beginning House caucus and 4 indication that Minnesota saw it fit to have a Republican Governor and Democrat House of 5 Representatives, and to ask how they can best work together. He stated he found Governor 6 Pawlenty to be impressive in opening himself up to questions. 7 8 Finance Director Beers asked if the State would address the suggestions presented by the Blue 9 Ribbon Panel. Senator Betzold stated the suggestions will be taken very seriously and he 10 anticipates they will implement many of them. 11 12 Council Member Mueller expressed concern that the Health and Human Services budget will be 13 cut; noting people whose unemployment benefits are running out will need services. 14 Representative Tillberry agreed that it does not help to close out one program only to shift the 15 person to another program. Senator Betzold advised that unemployment benefits will be 16 extended and they also are working on a bonding bill to get jobs going. 17 18 Mayor Flaherty thanked Senator Betzold and Representative Tillberry for providing this update. 19 He stated many people are asking what happened to get $4.8 billion in debt and saying 20 Legislators and Senators are not doing the job. However, the deficit is not from overspending 21 but because the budget was balanced based on revenues to be received, which did not happen. 22 He stated his concern about cutting auditors from the budget because that function is needed. 23 24 Mayor Flaherty stated Mounds View was told by that LGA would be received and adopted a 25 budget based on that and approved the levy. Now Mounds View has been told that $640,000 of 26 2009 LGA will not be coming. Mayor Betzold stated it is not fair to ask the cities who were to 27 get LGA to find a way to come up with that funding. Mayor Flaherty asked Senator Betzold and 28 Representative Tillberry to keep an eye on LGA for Mounds View, remove levy limits, and 29 mandates. He also asked them to watch legislation related to the extension of runways at the 30 Anoka County Blaine airport that is being discussed among Anoka County Commissioners. 31 32 B. Resolution 7401, A Resolution of Appreciation to Russ Warren, Streets and 33 Utilities Committee. 34 35 Mayor Flaherty read in full and presented a Resolution of Appreciation to Russ Warren, for his 36 work on the Mounds View Streets and Utilities Committee. 37 38 Mr. Warren thanked the City for the opportunity to serve on the Committee, saying it got off to a 39 good start. 40 41 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS 42 43 A. Resolution 7387, Authorizing Abatement of Nuisance Code Violations at 44 8379 Red Oak Drive, Mounds View, MN 55112. 45