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Mounds View City Council January 10, 2005 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br /> <br />come forward with its proposals, and hopefully it will be done by the time they adjourn. He <br />stated he didn’t believe there was any hope of restoring the LGA cuts that had had a major <br />impact on the City of Mounds View. He stated that other issues before them included crime <br />prevention, jobs, transportation, methamphetamines, health care costs, and education. He stated <br />he had introduced the bill for the covenant clause on the golf course property. He stated he was <br />on the Pension Commission, and that there was an issue that the Blaine/Mounds View/Spring <br />Lake Park Fire Department was bringing forward to allow some of the city employees the <br />opportunity to be a volunteer firefighter and be able to use pension credit for PERA as part of <br />their volunteer service because of the shortage of firefighters. <br /> <br />Representative Bernardy stated her home phone number is 763-571-0015, and she wanted the <br />public to know that she was accessible. She stated that on February 3rd there would be a town <br />meeting with her and Senator Betzold at the City Council Chambers at 7:00 p.m., and everyone <br />was invited to express their ideas and have any questions answered. <br /> <br />6. PUBLIC INPUT <br /> <br />Dave Jahnke, 8428 Eastwood Road, stated that the figures stated in the article by Jim Manthis <br />were confusing and he didn’t understand where he got them. He asked the Council if they could <br />comment on them. <br /> <br />Mayor Marty stated that some of the information in the article was close to factual, but some <br />wasn’t. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ulrich stated that in the next newsletter they were going to present a more <br />balanced perspective of the redevelopment options for the golf course for the community. <br /> <br />Police Chief Sommer asked that citizens inform the police department directly when they notice <br />a problem with damage to property. He stated that they had charged three juveniles with criminal <br />damage to property for puncturing five to ten inflatable lawn ornaments. <br /> <br />Carol Mueller, 8343 Groveland Road, stated it was atrocious that the citizens of Mounds View <br />were going to have a 27 ½ percent increase in property taxes this year, after having double digit <br />increases in taxes since 2002. She stated she had never received more than a 5 to 7 percent merit <br />increase at her job, even with outstanding reviews. She asked if building the new fire station in <br />Blaine would cause another double-digit tax increase for 2006. <br /> <br />Mayor Marty applauded Ms. Mueller for her comments at the debate, and he asked Finance <br />Director Hansen to comment on the reason for the tax increase. <br /> <br />Finance Director Hansen stated that in 2004 the State cut aid to the City of Mounds View in the <br />amount of $480,000, and in 2005 they cut the aid in the amount of $300,000. He stated the <br />addition of two police officers had added over $100,000 to the budget. He stated that for the <br />2005 budget, they have the first year of debt service for the street bond levy in the amount of <br />$187,000. He stated that those four items total almost $1.1 million. He stated, regarding the fire