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Mounds View City Council August 10, 2009 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br /> <br />utility rate increases are as follows: water rates of $8/year, sanitary sewer of $4/year, and storm 1 <br />water of $4/year. These increases are needed due to capital improvement projects for waterline 2 <br />improvements. Finance Director Beer requested the Council approve ordinance publication by 3 <br />summary 4 <br /> 5 <br />Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:12 p.m. 6 <br /> 7 <br />Mike Reed, 2208 Lois Drive, asked if he could get a separate water meter for his lawn. Finance 8 <br />Director Beer explained that the sanitary sewer rate is not charged based on summer lawn 9 <br />sprinkling. 10 <br /> 11 <br />Dan Mueller, 8343 Groveland Road, stated he did not agree with reducing the franchise fee by 12 <br />one-quarter percent and asked if doing so resulted in the need for the levy increase. He noted that 13 <br />businesses can use the franchise fee as a legitimate tax deduction; however, that is not the case 14 <br />for residents. Finance Director Beer stated the street financing plan anticipated $400,000 for ten 15 <br />years and is not related to the franchise fee. The franchise fee equaled $18,000 to $19,000 per 16 <br />year and the City has cut expenses to offset that loss in revenue. 17 <br /> 18 <br />Hearing no additional public input, Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:18 p.m. 19 <br /> 20 <br />Council Member Mueller stated her appreciation to staff for looking at expenditures and asked 21 <br />them to monitor repair costs on older vehicles should they become excessive and need to be 22 <br />replaced. Finance Director Beer explained the 1996 and 1994 vehicles have already been 23 <br />replaced but are still being used as extra vehicles and to transport seasonal workers. 24 <br /> 25 <br />Council Member Mueller asked what type of expenditures would come from the Miscellaneous 26 <br />Fund. Finance Director Beer explained it is used for expenses like retirement severance and 27 <br />storm damage clean up costs. 28 <br /> 29 <br />Mayor Flaherty noted that expenditures in the Capital Improvement Plan are considered by the 30 <br />Council prior to purchase. 31 <br /> 32 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Flaherty/Gunn. To Waive the Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance 824, 33 <br />Adopting a Five Year Financial Plan for 2010 Thru 2014, Authorize Publication by Summary, 34 <br />and Posting on the City’s Website. 35 <br /> 36 <br />ROLL CALL: Stigney/Hull/Mueller/Gunn/Flaherty. 37 <br /> 38 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 39 <br /> 40 <br />B. Resolution 7483, Approving the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws 41 <br />Authorizing the Establishment of and Mounds View’s Participation in a New 42 <br />Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau. 43 <br /> 44 <br />Economic Development Specialist Steinmetz reviewed that previously the Council and six other 45