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Mounds View City Council November 25, 2002 <br />Regular Meeting Page 8 <br />terms of things needed in the coming year he is seeking direction whether to include the plan for <br />the equipment or leave it as a plan to be approved by Council. <br />Council Member Marty asked if anyone knew what a nonlinear editing system was. <br />Mayor Sonterre indicated it is digital. <br />Finance Director Hansen indicated the third area is the banquet center operations. He then said <br />he met with Mr. Bradley to discuss additional information and they were able to trim some of the <br />expenditures in order to bring the banquet center into a balanced budget. <br />Finance Director Hansen indicated he had attached a copy of the truth-in-taxation notices that <br />will appear in the focus this week to publish the hearing. <br />Council Member Thomas asked whether they took a dollar figure as a target number or if the <br />figures for the Community Center were actually for planned reductions. <br />Finance Director Hansen indicated the goal was getting into a balanced budget so they looked at <br />items and said how much do we need in this line and, in the case of capital equipment, there was <br />general quote information but they were able to secure more information and reduce the amounts. <br />Council Member Thomas indicated she would like to leave the Cable T.V. with a plan for <br />Council approval because Staff has brought to Council in the past a list of what items they would <br />like but has never brought a list of items that the City already has. She further commented that it <br />is time for an inventory so that Council is aware of the equipment already owned before <br />purchasing new stuff. <br />Finance Director Hansen indicated that Staff has begun work on an inventory of the cable <br />equipment <br />Assistant City Administrator Reed indicated that Ken has started working on an inventory list but <br />it is not yet completed. She then indicated that he was concerned that he has not been with the <br />City long enough to be aware of everything the City has. <br />Council Member Thomas said she does not think he has been here long enough either. She then <br />said that the request for equipment seems familiar but Council will need to approve a plan that <br />takes into consideration equipment the City already owns. <br />Finance Director Hansen indicated it could be left as a plan to be approved by Council. <br />Council Member Stigney indicated he had concerns about projected costs on those items in the <br />past year. He then said he would like to see it come back for specifics with who made the bid <br />and why Staff is selecting that bid. <br />