CC MINUTES 09231986 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

-6- RESOLUTION 86-031 A RESOLUTION OPPOSING VARIANCES TO THE MINIMUM • REQUIREMENTS OF THE MINNESOTA GAMBLING LAW Motion carried unanimously. Flag Presentation Commander Hearn presented three American flags to the Mayor, Council , and the City to be flown at City Hall , the fire station and a City park. The Mayor thanked the Legion for the flags and suggested he and Commander Hearn make a joint presentation of the checks the Tri-City American Legion Club and the St. Anthony Chamber of Commerce intend to give to the handicapped children's program at Wilshire School . The Legion Commander said he thought those who were present that evening might also be interested to learn his organization had donated more than $10,000 to worthy area causes since last February when the Legion moved to their new clubrooms in New Brighton. Councilmember Marks expressed his own appreciation for both the flags and the school program donations from the Legion. Revenue Sharing Hearing At 8:25 P.M. the Mayor opened the executive public hearing to receive public input on the proposed allocation of revenue sharing funds. Notice of the hearing had been published in the September 10th Bulletin. • The Manager stated that staff was recommending the City continue to use whatever revenue dollars it receives for capital expenditures rather than to institute any on-going, year-to-year expense which would have to be funded from some other source of revenue sharing becomes unavailable to the cities, as is quite possible in 1987. There were no residents present to suggest how the funds should be used and the hearing was adjourned at 8:26 P.M. to be reconvened when the City finds out what, "if any" , its Revenue Sharing allocation will be. 1987 Budget Hoc-tri ng At 8:27 P.M. the Mayor opened the public hearing to consider the 1987 City Budget, a notice of which had also been published in the September 10th Bulletin. Mr. Childs had highlighted the issues he considered especially important in the budget in his September 19th memorandum to which he had attached a comparison of the proposed 1987 budget and General Fund expenditure and revenues for 1985 and 1986. Also included in the agenda packet was a Budget Fact Sheet which anticipated a mill rate increase of -.009 for the City and a $14.53 increase in the City's share of the Property Tax before Homestead Credit for an average $84,750 home in St. Anthony in 1987. As stated in his memorandum, Mr. Childs reiterated that the mayor expenses in the budget reflected the City' s need to catch up after the large increase in insurance costs in the last two years: an automatic 10% increase in Metropolitan