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Mounds View City Council May 27, 2008 <br />Regular Meeting Page 6 <br />• Council Member Flaherty said that local government aid of an additional $521,000 is a nice <br />bonus, so he would like to look at another zero percent increase. <br />Council Member Stigney agreed. <br />Mayor Marry indicated that a zero percent increase can be the goal, but there is a lot of discussion <br />that still needs to occur. <br />Council Member Mueller said that a levy increase does not always mean that a resident's taxes <br />will go up. <br />Mayor Marry noted under revenues there is $4,265, and he is wondering what that is. <br />Finance Director Beer indicated it was a grant that was received. <br />Mayor Marty asked whether the irrigation system at City Hall is being done, as he has not seen <br />anything on it. <br />Mayor Marry noted that Well No. 4 is scheduled for the year 2010, and he is wondering if any of <br />the funds are from Medtronic. <br />• Mayor Marty said that he was looking at the facts and figures, and in 2014 Random Park <br />Building is scheduled to be resided and he is thinking about suggesting steel or new types of <br />siding, because now there is siding that lasts 20 to 50 years, but 2014 is a long way out. <br />Mayor Marry ,for 2014, County Road 10 southeast and northwest end gateway sign for $297,000 <br />and $165,000, said that seems a bit high to him. <br />Finance Director Beer indicated that these have been removed from the CIP. <br />Mayor Marty, said that for 2013 expenditures, there are streets and highways for approximately <br />$6,000,000, and he thought that there was only the 2009 big project. <br />Finance Director Beer indicated that in 2013 there is the County Road I intersection estimated at <br />$2.1 million. <br />MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Mueller. To Waive the Reading and Introduce Ordinance 806, <br />Adopting a Five Year Financial Plan for 2009 through 2013. <br />Council Member Mueller asked how pending foreclosures and vacant properties will affect the <br />budget in the next couple of years. <br />Finance Director Beer indicated that there was an increase in delinquent property taxes, but it <br />• was only approximately $75,000, and the City could absorb that amount as well as an increase, <br />