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Mounds View City Council September 12, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 11 • MOTION/SECOND: Thomas/Gunn. To approve the deployment of Jeremiah Anderson, fire personnel, to Louisiana. Councilmember Stigney reiterated that Mounds View is not Blaine or Spring Lake Park and there are only two contributing members from Mounds View. He noted we are understaffed and Mr. Anderson will be sorely missed. Councilmember Stigney stated he sympathizes with New Orleans but asking Minnesota to respond is a long distance. He stated he is not talking about sending the equipment, but the personnel so he will not support the motion. Mayor Marty stated he supports the motion as the City's contribution. Ayes-4 Nay-1 (Stigney) Motion carried. Fire Chief Zikmund stated they will be finalizing the ground breaking date and will inform the City Manager of that decision. D. Resolution 6615 Establishing a Preliminary 2006 Budget and Levy City Administrator Ulrich advised that State law requires that the City certify a proposed 2006 General Fund Budget and proposed 2006 property tax levy to Ramsey County by September 15, 2005. This matter was last discussed at the September 6, 2005 Work Session. He reviewed that the City Council had directed Staff to use a preliminary total levy increase of 8%, which includes • all special levies. It was the Council's desire to retain some flexibility by setting. a preliminary rate at 8%. Once this amount is set, the levy could not be increased. The Council has indicated a desire to reduce the final levy below 8%. City Administrator Ulrich advised the proposed 2006 base property tax levy is $3,814,064, special levies are $331,337, for a total net property tax levy of $4,145.401. Based upon last Council direction, the levy was brought down from 12% to 8% for the preliminary levy. He explained that for .the reduction, Staff considered four components: increase the franchise revenue by $55,000; reduce City Council contingency to $58,000; remove the electronic bulletin board from the general fund budget and put it into the special project budget; and non work comp insurance deductible saves the City $25,000. City Administrator Ulrich explained this is the preliminary levy and the final levy .would be approved in December. During that time, the levy could be lowered but not increased so the cap would be 8%. Councilmember Stigney asked if it was the Council direction to set the preliminary levy at 8% City Administrator Ulrich stated it was discussed at the Council Work Session. Councilmember Stigney stated he supports a cap of 5% and at the. Work Session, Councilmember Flaherty had supported a cap of 4%. • Councilmember Thomas stated she said a cap of 8% but wants to go for zero.