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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • September 12, 2000 Page 6 1 Thuesen asked if the fire department's budget met all of the OSHA requirements. Morrison 2 stated that those requirements have been met. 3 Hodson related some concerns over;the figures presented on the budget. He stated he would like 4 for the department heads not to have to come back to the Council and have figures approved,but 5 rather he would personally count on the City Manager to handle the budgets for the department 6 heads. 7 Horst-noted that he has talked to the police department,and that department feels that more funds 8 could be utilized, and the same response was obtained from the fire department chief. 9 Cavanaugh explained that all the departments were funded and even so, the City did not have a 10 large amount of reserves. I I Thuesen noted that even though the departments are funded, he would like to see appropriate 12 funds allocated to the service departments. 13 Cavanaugh responded that the budgefs were approved by the City Manager, and Thuesen noted 40 that the City Manager was simply reacting to a directive given by the Council on a divided vote. 15 Morrison responded by explaining the prior practices of the budget process and prior Council di- 16 rection, and the reason for the type of budget that is being presented this year. He explained in 17 detail the process that Staff works with to arrive at the budget. 18 Horst inquired if an alternate plan for Apache would be considered, where would those funds 19 come from. Mornson noted that any funds would come from the H.R.A. project funds. 20 Motion by Hodson to approve Resolution 00-068, a Resolution Authorizing a Tax Rate Increase 21 for the 2000 Tax Levy, Collectible:2000. 22 Motion carried unanimously. 23 IX. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL. 24 A. Frontline Church Ordinance Amendment Request. 25 Cavanaugh asked for a report from the Planning Commission. Chair Bergstrom of the Planning 26 Commission approached the Council and reviewed the application by Frontline Church. Mr. 27 Bergstrom noted that the request by the Church-was to amend the City's permitted uses in com- 28 mercial districts. Currently, churches are not an-allowable use in a commercial district, but only 29 in a residential district. Mr. Bergstrom noted that the Planning Commission had significant con- cerns because if the request would be approved, it would apply to all of the commercial districts in the City, not just the Frontline Church property. Mr. Bergstrom noted that the Commissioners 32 had a long discussion about the imp"ad of a church within a commercial district.