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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION City Council Chambers August 2, 2010 5:30 p.m. Work Session Meeting Minutes Present: Council: Jerry Faust, Mayor; Jim Roth, Councilmember; Hal Gray, Councilmember; Jan Jenson, Councilmember; and Randy Stille, Councilmember. Staff: Mike Mornson, City Manager; Kim Moore - Sykes, Assistant City Manager; Mike Larson, Liquor Operations Manager, John Malenick, Fire Chief; Roger Larson, Finance Director; John Ohl, Police Chief; Jay Hartman, Public Works Director; and Don Drusch, Assistant Fire Chief/ Fire Marshall. Also Present: None Absent: None Call to Order. Meeting called to order by Mayor Faust at 5:30 pm. 1. Budget Overview. Mike Mornson, City Manager, gave an overview presentation of the May 3, 2010 work session, whereby the consensus of the City Council was that they wanted to see a 2011 budget that had no increase in the General Operating budget. The Finance Director briefly summarized the chart on page 2 that compared the proposed tax levy for 2011 to 2010, showing no increase in the proposed tax levy for 2011. He also reported that as it stands, 2011 is the last year that levy limits will be in effect. Larson indicated that the legislature could change that at the next session. The Finance Director also reported that based on items discussed at the May 3rd budget worksession, the proposed 2011 budget shows a 3.68% increase over the 2010 budget. Mornson reviewed the 2011 budget calendar with the Council. He stated that he plans to present the 2011 budget at the August 24th City Council meeting, which is the meeting prior to the September 14w meeting where the Council will be adopting the resolution that sets the 2011 property tax levy and the 2011 budget. The City Manager and Finance Director provided information regarding the financing of Emerald Park, the reduced Road Improvement Levy and the allocation of $68,808 from the Chandler TIF District. Morrison also stated that the Department Heads have worked hard to find money through donations and grants and tightening their department budgets. Discussion Councilmember Gray indicated that he would like to have a better sense of what expenditures are increasing and asked staff to provide that information. He stated that he doesn t get a clear sense of the percentage of increases in costs the individual departments are dealing with. He asked if the costs are inflationary or deflationary. Discussion. C: \Documents and Settings \barb.sucMLocal Settings \Temporary Internet Files \OLK24 \Council Staff worksession 08022010.doc