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changing their original decision would be to have the two City Council members who voted against it ask to have the issue reconsidered. Ms. Hankner stated she would not be in support of reconsideration of the request. Nothing has changed that would make her change her decision, and the staff memo outlines all the reason for her decision. Mr. Quick stated he also agrees with the five points in the staff memo. He does not feel there is any need. to reconsider this item. Mayor Linke stated there was not any interest shown by the Council members to reconsider this request therefore it would not be reconsidered. B. Presentation of Proposed 1996 City Budget: Ms. Samantha Orduno welcomed the residents to the city' 1996 budget informational meeting. She stated this meeting was to provide an opportunity for residents to give input and for the council to re-evaluate concerns expressed by residents prior to approval of the 1996 budget. She noted there were a number of factors influencing the budget and she briefly went through the list. These included Council direction fora 0 % levy increase, continued Federal mandates, increased paper costs, closing of Ramsey County's New Brighton Court, pending computer link to Ramsey County Dispatch, proposed construction of the Highway 10 pedestrian bridge and unknown tax capacity and~property tax revenues from Ramsey County. Ms. Orduno stated in order to continue the same services that the city has had in 1995 and not increase the levy, the Council had to make the following expenditure reductions: capital equipment purchases were delayed or eliminated, anew employee health plan was devised which saved the city approximately $15,000, new programs were added, no new staff except for federally subsidized Community Oriented Policing Officer, non replacement of staff including the Assistant position. She noted that the Recycling Coordinator position was combined with an existing position. There was also the elimination of the subsidy to the Golf Course operations. Ms. Orduno proceeded to go through the process in which the budget was prepared. She noted that in August staff was directed to add a line item to the Budget fora 3 % levy increase to possibly help fund a portion of the City's costs of the. proposed pedestrian bridge. She noted that this can either be removed or it can remain in the budget. Also added at that time was a 3 line item inflation factor added due to the uncertainty of final tax revenues from Ramsey County. She noted that this factor will most noticeably come out altogether. In September the city did certify a proposed levy to Ramsey County with a 6 % increase (3 % possibly for the pedestrian bridge and 3 % for an uncertainty factor).