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Mounds View City Council September 22, 2008 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br />Finance Director Beer indicated that there was a transfer of $248,000 from the levy reduction <br />fund. <br />Mr. Glidden asked whether reduction in property values will affect the budget. <br />Finance Director Beer indicated that the impact shows up in 2010 as the 2009 market value has <br />already been sent. <br />Dan Mueller of 8343 Groveland Road noted that at one of the last meetings the franchise fee was <br />reduced by .25%. He then said that he understood that the money goes to roads and it goes to <br />public safety and he would like to know why some voted not to reduce and some voted to reduce <br />franchise fees. <br />Mayor Marty indicated that, in 2005, the City came into money when the golf course was sold, <br />and he wanted to use that as a starting point to start reducing the franchise fee but that did not go <br />anywhere. He then said that he had been approached years before the golf course was sold <br />regarding the franchise fee and, he feels, that it is time to reduce the franchise fee, even if <br />slightly. <br />Mr. Mueller indicated that residents are expecting that their streets are going to be fixed and it <br />concerns him that the franchise fee was reduced because that was to be one of the funding <br />sources for the roads. <br />Mr. Mueller said that he would present a check in the amount of $4.56 to the City to contribute <br />toward the road project with his franchise fee savings. <br />Mayor Marry indicated that the franchise fee was reduced by .25% which is approximately <br />$39,000., annually. Half of the franchise fee goes toward streets and the other half goes into the <br />general fund to assist with funding the operations of the City, and that the franchise fee come up <br />every year in the budget process, and it will be up to each Council every year to determine if it is <br />reduced or not. <br />Council Member Stigney said that the biggest benefactor of the franchise reduction is Medtronic. <br />6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS <br />A. Award to Steven Petty -Mayor's Choice Award -Car Show <br />Mayor Marry presented an award to Steven Petty for the Mayor's Choice at the Festival in the <br />Park Car Show. <br />B. Constitution Week Sept 17 - 23 Reminder <br />w Mayor Marty announced Constitution Week September 17 - 23, 2008. <br />