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Regular Council Meeti=ng September 25, 1990 page 5 1 Su.e VanderHeyden advised that the City Manager and the Public Works 2 Director will be meeting next week with representatives of Ramsey 3 County to discuss the Silver Lake Road project. The Mayor stated the 4 project can be stopped if this were to be the decision of the City Council . 5 G VanderHeyden noted that $198.00 was received from Sroga' s to be used for 7 the City's D.A.R.E. Program. This money resulted from two cars junked by 8 residents at the Clean-Up Day. 9 10 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS . 11 12 There were no public hearings. 13 14 8. NEW BUSINESS 15 16 A. Presentation of Information Regarding School Referendum 17 Crystal Meriwether, Superintendent of School District #282 explained that 18 the purpose for which the Referendum is being discussed at this meeting 19 is twofold. The first purpose is to explain why the Referendum is being 20 placed on the ballot at this point in time and the impacts it would have 21 if it were not approved; the second purpose is to solicit support from 22 Councilmembers individually and as an elected body. She referred to the �3 longstanding relationship of cooperation which has existed between the 24 City Council and the School Board. • 25 26 Dave Shapely, Finance Director of the District, distributed material which 27 addressed an overview of the 1990 Referendum Campaign. With the use of 28 overhead slides, Shapely reviewed costs, student population and expenditures 29 over the last ten years in the District. He noted that the School District 30 is experiencing a modest growth in resident students and nearly one hundred 31 students from open enrollment. He observed that there have been "controlled" 32 expenditures being administered by the School District, but that the revenues 33 have been "erratic" as they are controlled- by the Legislature. 34 35 The Referendum is seeking $750,000. The failure of the 1989 Referendum 36 finds the School District operating by using the Fund Balance. If the 37 1990 Referendum fails, the School District will be operating at a deficit. 38 39 Councilmember Makowske inquired what the impact of open enrollment would 40 have on the School District's funds. Shapely responded that for each five 41 students coming in via open enrollment , one leaves. The adjustment for the 42 gain in student population and flat foundation dollarsis not known until 43 October so the School Board could not use this data in its budgetary 44 deliberations. 46 Shapely stated that the referendum levy is discretionary and that the School 47 Board is not required to levy the entire amount approved. 48 49 Mayor Rana] lo requested Shapely to explain why the school's portion of tax • 50 dollars decreased in 1989. There were three reasons for this decrease.