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Page 3 <br />October 13, 1998 <br />Mounds View City Council <br />shall cause, undertake, permit, or allow the outside parking and storage of vehicles in <br />residentially zoned property ... vehicles must be stored on an improved surface." Long stated this <br />is a general rule whether it be cars or trucks. <br />Rob Marty, 2626 Louisa Avenue, asked the Council to explain why there was acct-through <br />being constructed from the new Theater Project through Donetelle's parking lot. He stated the <br />development plans that had been approved by the City did not allow for this cut-through. <br />Jopke told Mr. Marty that the construction in question was not a roadway but in fact was a paved <br />pedestrian path that had been approved by the City and the Rice Creek Water Shed District as <br />part of the Theater Development. <br />Julie Olson, 2663 Lake Court Circle, asked for clarification in regards to the percentage of levy <br />that the City submitted to the County for its tax base. <br />McCarty told Ms. Olson that a 5.02 percent increase was the amount that had been submitted. <br />This is the maximum amount that the City can increase its levy for 1999. The City is not bound <br />by this level and can adjust the levy downward if required. <br />Whiting told Ms. Olson that in 1998 the amount had been $1,599,940. The 1999 proposed <br />maximum is $1,680,211, an increase of roughly $80,000 or 5.02 percent. <br />Ms. Olson asked what levy amount the charter allowed as a maximum. <br />McCarty stated there was no maximum levy amount stated other than the City's budget must be <br />balanced. <br />Ms. Olson asked what portion of the proposed Levy increased was earmarked for the New <br />Commusnity Center. <br />McCarty stated the preliminary projection was $171,000 in revenue and $231,000 in expenses. <br />However, these figures were calculated with the highest possible numbers in the management <br />end of the projection. The Community Center has great potential for revenue generation but <br />there is no way that the Community Center will be supported 100 percent on its own revenue, he <br />added. The Mayor invited Ms. Olson and the viewing community to attend a November 16, <br />1998, Informational Meeting on the Budget, prior to the Truth and Taxation Hearing, so the City <br />can get input from the Community on the final budget. <br />Ms. Olson asked what percentage of the proposed levy increase was earmarked for the <br />Community Center. <br />