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~unds View City Council <br />gular Meeting <br />Page Four <br />November 25, 1991 <br />Mayor Linke said approximately 20 homes are affected by a street <br />light. Generally, only one or two homeowners ever say no. Mayor Linke <br />suggested to Mr. Frits that he could circulate a reverse petition. <br />Bill Frits stated that he had said this before and he will continue <br />saying it until doomsday that someplace, somewhere this levying of <br />taxes against the people has got to stop. If this Council can't do <br />it, someplace there is a Council who will do it. Mr. Frits stated <br />that he received a notice from the county and that the village <br />portion of his taxes increased by 35$. Mr. Frits stated he can't <br />afford it and neither can some of those who sit on the Council, if <br />they were smart enough to realize it. Mr. Frits further stated. <br />that this Council has no intestinal fortitude or what he calls <br />"guts" where cuts have to be made. Mr. Frits stated that the City <br />should charge no more and if the present staff has time to their <br />work and also something else, then they are wasting time and can <br />be done away with. <br />Orduno encouraged all of the audience to come to the December 9 <br />budget hearings so that the budget process can be explained to them. <br />. Orduno noted that Mounds View can levy nor more in 92 and than was <br />levied in 1991 with the exception of the lost local government <br />aid. Take for example, gas price increase. The fuel needed for <br />the patrol vehicle that a resident calls to come to their aid will <br />be more expensive in 1992, however, the City cannot levy more <br />money to cover such an increase. During the last several months, <br />the Council has made significant reductions to the budget. Also, <br />the fire bond referendum, which the public voted for, added <br />$130,000 to the debt service. The majority of the 36~ increase is <br />beyond the City's control. The audience was again encouraged to <br />attend the budget hearing on December 9, 1991 to give the Council <br />a chance to answer any questions regarding the budget process or <br />the budget. <br />Mayor Linke stated that the amount the Council is talking about raising <br />is $83,400 that was lost in local government aid. Linke further <br />stated that with that increase the City is still 1.5$ below <br />revenues that the City had in 1991. This means there is 1.5~ less <br />to work with this year. <br />Bill Frits, 8072 Long Lake Road stated that according to his property <br />tax increase the City has 36~ more to work with. Mr. Frits asked <br />Council wha's twisting figures here? <br />Mayor Linke stated it was hard for him to explain because he didn't <br />understand fully why taxes went up and home values went down. He <br />. hasn't sat back and looked at the numbers and the formula to see <br />how the increase occurred. <br />