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City of St. Anthony CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION Minutes July 7, 2020 Present: Mayor & Council Randy Stille, Mayor; Bernard Walker, Councilmember; Thomas Randle, Councilmember; Wendy Webster, Councilmember and Jan Jenson, Councilmember. Absent: None Staff: Mark Casey, City Manager, Charlie Yunker, Assistant to the City Manager and Shelly Rueckert, Finance Director. Call to Order: Mayor Stille called the Work Session to order at 5:00 p.m. 2021 Preliminary Budget and Levy: Staff presented the 2021 preliminary budget & levy that would maintain present city services. Jenson stated he was comfortable with 2% wage increase. In regards to Webster’s question about decrease in excess TIF, staff explained on how excess TIF is generated. Excess TIF is anticipated to be less than 2020. In response to Stille’s question on permits revenue not higher, staff stated the city budgeted conservatively to keep levy flat. Additional revenue would go towards the fund balance. In response to Stille’s question on how is 2020 tracking, staff stated ok so far and tax collection remains consistent. In response to Jenson’s question on how much CARES Act does SAV get, staff stated approximately $680,000 in reimbursable. Not in budget because it is intended for extra costs. In response to Randle’s question on ending the fuel contract with New Brighton, staff stated they are building their own fueling station and ending the contract that will not bring in $3,000 in revenue. In response to Randle’s question on why we retired dog-licensing fees, staff stated that this was done away with several years ago as part of a Hamline University study concluded not worth the work anymore. Stille stated the COLA survey average was 2.48% Public Safety Commission: Staff stated they believe the focus of a public safety commission is not a civilian oversight commission of the police department, but a vehicle for engagement on Police, Fire, and Emergency Management. Randle stated not being comfortable moving forward in current environment. He is confident in leadership, and comfortable in the police department’s direction with collaborative reform. Walker stated it is a good time for this commission. Could build trust with community. Could be safeguard for the future. In response to Walker’s question on the pros and cons, staff stated a police oversight commission is not the best model to handle personnel issues, etc. In response to Walker’s question on what would be power of the commission be, staff believes in engaging residents, but concern is with maintaining authority at elected Council level and not shifted to appointed residents. System is in place