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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />August 27, 2013 <br />Page 4 <br />Councilmember Stille indicated the 2014 budget includes some inflationary factors but the City <br />has not done anything different in preparing its budget from prior years and the City was able to <br />keep the budget flat through efficiencies and other revenue sources, adding that the only <br />difference is the City's receipt of LGA in 2014 which will be used for things that the City had <br />previously postponed given the tightness in the overall economy and City's budget. He stated it <br />was important for the City Council to structure the budget so that the City is not dependent on <br />LGA because there is no guarantee the City will receive LGA in the future. <br />9 Mayor Faust expressed appreciation to Finance Director Rueckert and City staff for following <br />10 the City Council's philosophy in preparing the budget. <br />11 <br />12 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. <br />13 <br />14 City Manager Casey reported on the chemical spill on Thursday, August 15`h, on 37`h Avenue <br />15 and advised that the police department, fire department, and public works staff go through a <br />16 tremendous amount of training for these types of incidents and that training was apparent when <br />17 the HazMat teams responded to this chemical spill. He congratulated all the departments for <br />18 their coordination of efforts and cooperation with other cities in response to this event. <br />19 <br />20 Mayor Faust expressed thanks to Police Chief Ohl and Fire Chief Malenick for their <br />21 professionalism in responding to this event. <br />22 <br />23 Councilmember Jenson — no report. <br />24 Councilmember Roth — no report. <br />25 Councilmember Stille — no report. <br />26 Councilmember Gray — no report. <br />27 <br />28 Mayor Faust reported on his attendance at the August 19 MWMO special board meeting. <br />29 <br />30 VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM. <br />31 <br />32 Mayor Faust invited residents to come forward at this time and address the Council on items that <br />33 are not on the regular agenda. Hearing none, Mayor Faust moved forward with the agenda. <br />34 <br />35 IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS - NONE. <br />36 <br />37 X. ADJOURNMENT. <br />38 <br />39 Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 7:52 p.m. <br />40 <br />41 Respectfully submitted, <br />42 Barbara Hughes (TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.) <br />43 <br />44 ATTEST: Mayor <br />45 City Clerk <br />