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Mounds View City Council November 28, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 9 • needed. The three current vehicles are used by the Housing Inspector, Building Inspector, and. administrative staff. Councilmember Stigney asked about using retired police vehicles. City Administrator Ulrich advised that one of the three vehicles is a retired police vehicle. Councilmember Stigney asked when another police vehicle will be replaced. City Administrator Ulrich explained that two police vehicles will be replaced this year. Typically those vehicles have 80,000 to 100,000 miles on them and hard use. Councilmember Stigney suggested they be looked at to see if they should be kept for staff use. Mayor Marty noted that with City fleet prices, it seems the City should be able to spend less than $15,000 for a courier type of vehicle, such as a smaller and more gas efficient vehicle. Director Ericson stated staff is exploring those options and reviewing the State bid sheet. Staff needs flexibility for reviewing the options and will present them to the Council for consideration and authorization. Councilmember Gunn noted the vehicle will be at construction sites, which may be rugged. Mayor Marty commended the Council and staff for their work on the budget. He noted the City was lucky in not having street bonding projects for this year and being able to have a levy for 2006 at zero percent. He stated when he first got elected to the Council seven years ago, it was always his goal to do this and he has tried hard over the years but, because of cuts by the State to local government assistance and bonding for street projects, it has not worked out. Mayor Marty stated the last few levies have been relatively painful for him and the other Councilmembers so he is thrilled with the cooperation and work done at the Council and staff levels to finally "hammer out" a zero percent City tax levy for next year. Mayor Many noted that City Administrator Ulrich gave the Council a spreadsheet that shows a number of different cities in the Twin City metro area and Mounds View is the only city listed that has a zero percent general fund increase and zero percent total levy. Mayor Marty asked if this information could be included on the website to show Mounds View citizens there will be a zero percent levy increase. He again extended his thanks for the cooperation among the Council and staff who looked for areas to cut. 2. Discussion of Golf Course Auction Proceeds and Electricity Billing Councilmember Flaherty noted the net proceeds from the golf course auction equaled $123,204.04. He stated the Council has not yet decided where the proceeds should go. City Administrator Ulrich stated the immediate location for these proceeds would be the Golf Course Enterprise Fund. Then, at the end of year, staff will tally the remaining amount and