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Page 2 August 10, 1987 Community Education. Should the City contribute to the operation of the Care -A -Van in 1988? For many years the City has contributed $933 for the operation of the North Suburban Developmental Achievenent Center. During that time the i;ity has not received any information, even though requested, About the operations of the Center or whether it has served any Mounds View residents. Should the City continue to contribute to the Center? Commissions. Costs of the Planning Commission's recording secretary, training/conferences, the repayment of the loan for the Comprehensive Plan Update to the Metropolitan Council and Festival expenses are budgeted in this Account. The Festival Account does not reflect the entire cost of conducting the Festival in The Park. Costs of City staff's time preparing, setting up, and conducting the Festival are not cherged to this Account but charged to various departmental accounts. Staff estimates that were these costs added to the Festival Account costs reported would, at a minimum, be doubled. Should staff's time by budgeted in the Festival Account? �Planning. Reorganization of the Public Works/Community Development Department provided for the creation of the position of City Planner. Staff proposes creation of a planning department for budget purposes. fur the 1983 Budget, staff proposes inclusion of the sew, y of the Planner and one=half the salary of the Public Works Department Secretary plus supplies be included in the Planning Budget. Elections. Costs associated with the conduct of the Primary and General Elections have been budgeted in these accounts. No change is proposed in salaries paid to election judges. Finance. Finance Department contractual services are budgeted at an amount less than that which was budgeted in 1987. This is because costs of data processing paid to Ramsey County are no longer necessary since we are now using our own computer exclusively. operating costs of our In-house computer system are budgeted in the City Hall accounts. Lam. Legal expenses have exceeded budget estimates the past three veats. First, the costs of the airport lawsuit and now expenses of dealt„g with the pipeline have caused expenses of these accounts to be over budget. Should more be budgeted for legal expenses? Staff has budgeted what should be enough for normal costs (not including pipeline and airpor'_ costs) plus $10,000 for a minor lawsuit (i.e. Highway 10 Radiator). Expenses for an airport or pipeline nituation have not been budgeted. Staff seeks Council direction on how to finance future pipeline expenses. Last year's (1986) ;ipeline expenses were $171,585. The General Fund absorbed those expenses through a combination of a 1986 Budget surplus and a draw down of undesignated Fund