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Mounds View City Council October 23, 2006 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br /> <br />Mr. Glidden asked if there is discretionary spending allowed for items that are not budgeted for 1 <br />such as this. 2 <br /> 3 <br />Mayor Marty said if that happens too frequently then there could be a budget shortfall. He then 4 <br />said that there is some discretionary funding. 5 <br /> 6 <br />Finance Director Beer explained that there is a discretionary fund to cover non-budgeted items. 7 <br /> 8 <br />Mr. Glidden said that he understands that there is funding for 2007 advertising for the Banquet 9 <br />Center and he wonders if there are funds available for advertising yet this year to bring revenue 10 <br />into the City. 11 <br /> 12 <br />Finance Director Beer indicated that some of the funds would need to be reprogrammed but most 13 <br />of the operating funds are spoken for. 14 <br /> 15 <br />City Administrator Ulrich indicated that Staff would research the matter and bring further 16 <br />information back to Council for consideration. 17 <br /> 18 <br />Mr. Glidden indicated that there is a wedding planning website where the City could advertise 19 <br />the Banquet Center and the annual cost for that advertising is $1,200. 20 <br /> 21 <br />Carol Mueller of 8343 Groveland Road addressed Council and said that she was at the 22 <br />Community Center yesterday and while there she picked up a brochure about Twin Cities North 23 <br />with different opportunities and a map of how conveniently located the Banquet Center is but 24 <br />there is no advertising in it for the City. She then said that there was nothing in the Mounds 25 <br />View Matters this month either. She then said that there is a list of fees and rooms available and 26 <br />asked any interested residents to contact Staff to schedule an event. 27 <br /> 28 <br />Ms. Mueller said that when the decision was made to allow the Community Center to be a 29 <br />Community Center she thought there was a decision to put something into Mounds View Matters 30 <br />about it. 31 <br /> 32 <br />Council Member Gunn explained that the November/December 2006 newsletter was already in 33 <br />production. 34 <br /> 35 <br />Ms. Mueller said that she noticed the $60,000 payment in the budget for 2007 to the Minneapolis 36 <br />North Convention and Visitor’s Bureau and she is hoping that the City lists the Community 37 <br />Center and the Festival in the Park. 38 <br /> 39 <br />Mayor Marty asked Community Development Director Ericson to discuss that with the 40 <br />Convention and Visitors Bureau. 41 <br /> 42