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Y <br /> Mounds View City Council Page Twenty <br /> 410 <br /> Regular Meeting November 25, 1991 <br /> Councilmember Wuori stated that her intention was to get more input <br /> than had been recevied at the public hearing. Wuori stated that the <br /> budget process has not been thoroughly explained to our audience and <br /> some are ready to just read it in the newspapers . There needs to be <br /> more input from the community. the community. What we have gotten <br /> here tonight is negative. Wuori stated she felt it was important to <br /> keep it out during the budget process when people can get an idea of <br /> what the budget is doing. <br /> Mayor Linke stated he will be voting in opposition to denial. Mayor <br /> Linke stated he has been involved in many things for a long time, not <br /> just city things . Mayor Linke states that he has constant contact with <br /> others and he has gotten feedback that tells him what the service needs <br /> are. Mayor Linke stated that this year and next year property taxes <br /> have no where to go but up. <br /> Mayor Linke stated that he will be paying also, " what the Council <br /> brings to you I get too. " Mayor Linke stated he loves this City. His <br /> family moved here in 1950 when he was a year old, on his first birthday <br /> to be exact. He has been a lifelong resident of the City of Mounds View <br /> and is 42 years old. He questioned what will it be like when he is 45 <br /> or 46? He is thinking ahead as to what services will be left for the <br /> youngsters and the elderly. The state is looking at a $2 to $5 million <br /> • <br /> budget deficit. The state will get the money from the city. <br /> Councilmember Quick stated he supports the utility franchise <br /> for the same reasons as the mayor. If we vote it down the increases <br /> will be far more to the taxpayers than the franchise fee would. <br /> Councilmember Rickaby stated that the biggest reason she is against the <br /> franchise fee was that she was mistaken about what alternative <br /> utilities or franchise fees meant. Rickaby stated alternatives meant <br /> alternatives to property taxes. This alternative takes from cities now <br /> until the beginning of 1993 and we don't see any results of this; it <br /> goes into-NSP-pockets---NSP i-s-r-ec-e-i-rang-aandsome-i-te-r-es-t foe-teat <br /> pays all administration costs . People are in dire straits . The <br /> economy-it-in a financial crisis and people are afraid of loosing their <br /> jobs and the personal financial situations are bad and and we the City <br /> is considering adding another tax, street light utility or franchise <br /> fee to plan for cutting services two years from now. We can't keep on <br /> adding now to plan for the future. If the City needs to tax in the <br /> future put it on the property taxes; a tax is a tax. <br /> Bill Frits stated taxes are too high. Mr. Frits stated there is only <br /> one person bring in theincomein his family not two like the Mayor <br /> or Mr. Quick where there ar two incomes. <br /> Mayor Linke stated if his were a one income family he could not survive <br /> either. <br />