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Mounds View City Council September 11, 2023 Regular Meeting Page 5 1 2 C. Second Reading, Ordinance 1007, and summary publication; Prohibiting use 3 of Cannabis in Public Places. ROLL CALL VOTE 4 5 City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council adopt an Ordinance that would prohibit the use 6 of cannabis in public places. He commented on the distance requirement language that was added 7 to Section 1B and recommended approval of the Ordinance. 8 9 MOTION/SECOND: Lindstrom/Cermak. To Waive the Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance 10 1007, Prohibiting use of Cannabis in Public Places and directing staff to complete a summary 11 publication. 12 13 ROLL CALL: Cermak/Gunn/Lindstrom/Meehlhause. 14 15 Ayes — 4 Nays 0 Motion carried. 16 17 D. Resolution 9803, Authorizing Certification of the Preliminary General Fund 18 Budget and Preliminary Property Tax Levy for Fiscal Year 2024. 19 20 Finance Director Beer requested the Council authorize certification of the preliminary General 21 Fund Budget and preliminary property tax levy for fiscal year 2024. He explained staff was 22 proposing a 7.5% preliminary levy. It was noted this percentage could be reduced between 23 September and December, but could not be increased. Staff commented further on the General 24 Fund Budget and recommended approval of the budget and tax levy. 25 26 Council Member Lindstrom explained the proposed levy included the hire of a new Public Works 27 employee. He commented on how the Council reviewed the budget line by line and the only thing 28 that was being added was one staff member. He stated the percentage increase was also due to 29 rising costs for gas and insurance. 30 31 Council Member Gunn reported the Council always goes to the max in September with the 32 preliminary levy and the Council then works to reduce this percentage by December. 33 34 Acting Mayor Meehlhause stated another contributing factor to the levy increase was for COLA 35 and negotiated pay increases for staff members. 36 37 Brian Amundsen, 3048 Woodale Drive, reminded the Council that Subdivision 1 of 703 talks about 38 the Resolution to levy ad valorem taxes. He explained this statement reflects on all taxes. While 39 he understood inflation was at 3.5%, he encouraged the Council to continue to work to reduce the 40 proposed levy. He stated the City may have to consider cutting some services, given the fact the 41 City was subsidizing the Community Center with $300,000 on an annual basis. He feared that 42 elderly residents in Mounds View would be taxed out of their homes if the City continued to 43 increase taxes by 7+% each year. 44 45 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Lindstrom. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9803, 46 Authorizing Certification of the Preliminary General Fund Budget and Preliminary Property Tax