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• Page 4 December 15, 1997 Mounds View City Council APPROVED 3. Consideration of Resolution No. 5197, Adopting the 1998 Budgets for Funds other than the General Fund. Mr. Kesel noted that this Resolution should also be amended to include a reference to the actual budget documents. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Koopmeiners to approve Resolution No. 5197, AS AMENDED, to include a reference to budget documents. Mayor McCarty stated he would not support the Resolution as it includes a Street Light fund of $63,803 on top of a fund balance for 1996 of $58,371. At the end of 1998, there will be $122,174 in the Street Lighting fund. The expected expenditures for this fund for 1998 are only $7,200. He does not feel the City should collect money from the residents and not deliver on the services. In order to obtain his support of this resolution, he would request that the Street Lighting appropriations of $63,803 be struck and to delete those fees from the utility bills of the residents of Mounds View in 1998 and to use the existing fund balance for any construction in 1998. MOTION by McCarty to strike the Street Lighting appropriations of $63,803 and to delete those funds from the utility bills of the residents of Mounds View in 1998 and to use the existing fund balance for any • construction in 1998. MOTION FAILS FOR LACK OF SECOND. Council member Quick stated he feels there is adequate time to review this. Mr. Kesel gave a brief summary of the fund balance and budget appropriations. He noted that he considered decreasing the street lighting fee by 10% which would result in a savings of approximately $.25/quarter per household, however it would likely require an increase in three to four years. VOTE ON ORIGINAL MOTION: 3 ayes 1 nay (McCarty) Motion Carved 4. Consideration of Approval of Deaiga Devebpment Documeata for construction of the Community Center, Phase II. Ms. Cathy Bennett, Economic Development Director, explained that the design development documents were delivered to the Council last week for review and Mr. Dean Olson of WAI Continuum was in attendance to present updated renderings of the interior and exterior of the building and provide samples of the brick and proposed colors. If the documents are approved, the final plans and specifications can be prepared for the competitive bid process in January and February. The final plans and specifications will come back to the Council in January prior to the bid process. Mr. Dean Olson of WAI Continuum noted that the total estimated project cost is $4,000,000 with $900,000 spent in Phase I, and the remaining $3.1 million budgeted for Phase II of the project. Mr. Olson noted there are two possible additions to that cost -the re-roof of the building at an estimated cost of $105,000 and a heated sidewalk estimated at $25,000 (depending upon the extent of work in the entryway). At this time, Flannery Construction is getting price quotations for the project so that they can review and compare those with the estimated costs to be sure that they are on budget.