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Page 10 of 11 <br />Mike Nill believes the committee could narrow the options for raingardens on June 30, <br />otherwise many people may want the city to pay for everything and that would increase the <br />project costs. <br />MOTION/SECOND: Urbanski / Amundsen. To hold a neighborhood meeting. <br />Ayes – 6 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br />MOTION/SECOND: Rynders / Urbanski. Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 7:00 PM as the <br />neighborhood meeting date and time. <br />Ayes – 6 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br />Notice will be posted in the newspaper and letters will be mailed to all people in the project <br />area. <br />Committee member Rynders asked about the issue of paved bus stops. Acting chair Battin <br />suggested postponing discusson on this issue until July 21 so staff can have time to contact <br />the bus company and get information on bus stops. <br />Committee member Kavanaugh asked how state aid financing applies to streets. Can money <br />be taken off one street and used on another street. Could Red Oak be taken off the list of <br />state aid streets? Mike Nill said he could prepare a memo on this topic. <br />6. Committee Member/Staff Reports: <br />A. 2009-2010 Street and Utility Project design status update <br />The street and utility committee recommendations are ready to present to the city council. <br />Administrator Ericson said staff would prepare the recommendations. When asked about the <br />timing for presenting the recommendations and when the council would consider them, <br />Mr. Ericson said there was not enough time to get the recommendations done before the <br />June 23 city council meeting. He said that he would notify the streets and utilities committee <br />when the city council will be discussing the recommendations so that committee members <br />could attend the council meeting. <br />B. 2009 Levy Update <br />1. Memo from City Finance Director <br />Acting chair Battin mentioned the memo from the finance director. In particular the legislature <br />has passed a levy limit of 3.9%. The levy of $100 per average household that would raise an <br />additional $400,000 per year needed for the project is more than offset by the legislature <br />increasing our local government aid by more than $400,000. Administrator Ericson was asked <br />if the council still plans a levy increase up to the 3.9% limit. He stated that it is being <br />considered, however, with the increase of local government aid that even with an increase of <br />3.9% in the levy, there would still be a decrease in the city portion of property taxes for