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Mounds View City Council December 43, 2024 Regular Meeting Page 4 2 Council Member Meehlhause asked what could be done in order to reduce the levy expenses. 3 Finance Director Beer indicated this would require the City to reduce the number of employees 4 within the Police and Public Works Departments. 5 6 MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9513, 7 Adopting the 2022 Tax Levy. 8 9 Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. 10 1 1 Finance Director Beer explained the EDA was requesting the Council levy $100,000 for 2022. 12 He noted this was the same amount that was levied in 2019 through 2021. He reported this 13 amount was being requested due to the decertification of three TIF Districts. 14 15 MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Cermak. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9514, 16 Approving the 2022 EDA Tax Levy. 17 18 Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. 19 20 Finance Director Beer discussed the 2022 municipal budget, along with the process that is 21 followed to draft and approve a budget. He noted the Council has reviewed the General Fund 22 Budget on several different occasions. He reported a Truth in Taxation Hearing was held on 23 Monday, December 6 and comments were taken from the public. Staff commented further on the 24 2022 budget and recommended approval. 25 26 MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Bergeron. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9515, 27 Adopting 2022 Municipal Budget. 28 29 Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. 30 31 B. Resolution 9512, Accept the Plans and Specifications for the 2022/2023 Street 32 Project and Authorization to Advertise Bidding and Resolution 9520, 33 Approving No Parking on Spring Lake Road as a State Aid Funding 34 Requirement. 35 36 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson requested the Council accept the plans and 37 specifications for the 2022/2023 Street Project and authorization to advertise bidding. He 38 requested the Council also approving No Parking on Spring Lake Road as a State Aid Funding 39 Requirement. He reviewed the plans from Stantec noting the State required "No Parking" along 40 Spring Lake Road. He anticipated the project would be finalized in January and would be bid at 41 the end of February or early March. He indicated the trail along Mounds View Boulevard was 42 eligible for State Aid. He commented he met with representatives from the city of Spring Lake 43 Park and they would be continuing the trail in Spring Lake Park to Knollwood. He explained 44 Ramsey County would also be participating in the trail along Mounds View Boulevard. He 45 commented further on the project and recommended approval of both Resolutions.