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August 10th, 2026 St. Anthony Council Work Session - 4 City Manager Yunker reminded the Council that these funds relate to outside-of-City-operations sustainability projects, and that changes outside of City operations are much harder to measure due to increased variables, resulting in less data-driven measurement. He refocused the conversation on education. Councilmember Doolan suggested changing the label from “sustainability incentives” to “sustainability initiatives.” She encouraged clarifying incentives at the bare minimum, noting that incentives refer to educating citizens on what incentives are already available, not funding incentives. Mayor Webster expressed appreciation for the good news of finding excess TIF collections, which added 100,000 dollars in revenue. She thanked Finance Director Maloney for including this in her presentation. Finance Director Maloney confirmed to the Council that sustainability initiatives will be added to the General Fund Budget, bringing the levy increase to 6.54 percent. She informed the Council that the LGA will remain as is and will not generate additional revenue. She noted, however, that there are other intergovernmental revenues for which she does not have estimates at this moment. Finance Director Maloney highlighted that Staff will continue to monitor revenues and expenses to help reduce the tax levy increase. She asked whether the Council would be comfortable with the quoted 6.54 percent increase if Staff are unable to find ways to lower the levy. Councilmember Jenson stated that he was comfortable with the current quote. Mayor Webster reflected on past levy discussions and stated that she would prefer an amount closer to six. She noted that during these preliminary discussions, the Council planned for the levy amount to be higher than it typically is. Finance Director Maloney reminded the Council that Union contracts have not yet been finalized, and that this will also impact the levy amount. Councilmember Jenson asked if this would be the highest possible amount for the levy. Finance Director Maloney confirmed that Staff hoped it would not go any higher. Councilmember Doolan asked what the City is estimating for Debt Services. Finance Director Maloney stated that the current total levy amount for Debt Service is 2,099,000 dollars. Finance Director Maloney stated that she has not yet looked into the Debt Services Fund. She confirmed that her next step is to review the Debt Services Fund to determine whether any excess funds are available to reduce the amount. She noted finding extra funds is the only way to lower this amount, as it is based on the principal and interest payments for each of the individual debt issues which are still outstanding. City Manager Yunker clarified that these costs come from previous year’s projects, and payments begin at different times depending upon the timing of projects. Councilmember Doolan asked if the discussion of the CIP Fund increases was related to the Public Safety Incentives. Finance Director Maloney clarified that it was not, and that 30,000 dollars for the CIP Fund, 15,000 dollars for the Building Fund, and 5,000 dollars for the Park Improvement Fund were scheduled increases to align with cost increases. 6