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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes December 10 ,2013 Page 5 1 services, salary increases of2% to reflect cost of living adjustments, a 13.3% increase in health 2 insurance premiums, and for the first time in several years, the City will receive LGA. She 3 stated the overall levy increases by $206 ,218 or 3.8% and pointed out that the overall levy would 4 have increased by 6.9% without LGA. She stated that 37% of LGA will be used to provide more 5 resources for unmet capital needs, 25% will be used for property tax relief by negating the 6 impacts of annual wage adjustments, health insurance premiums, and increased energy costs, 7 24.5% will be used to address severance obligations and litigation risk, 10% will be used for 8 property tax relief by supplementing anticipated decreases in General Fund revenue and police 9 state aid, and 3% will be used to slow the growth of the road improvement levy. She stated that 10 in 2014, the average homeowner cost for City services is $813.14 for a home valued at $208 ,000, 11 or a pproximately $68 per month. She advised that in 2013 the City issued road improvement 12 debt of $1,775,000 and in 2014, the average homeowner cost for road improvements is $460.77 13 or $38.39 per month. She indicated that since 1999 the City has used grants/donations and 14 partnerships to mitigate the impact of the annual levy and since that time has received over $17 15 million in grants and donations or $2,090 per resident. She stated the 2014 general operating 16 levy totals $3,140,501, the proposed 2014 capital equipment budget total s $299,100 , liquor 17 operations transfers total $347,444 , and the increase in all levie s totals $206,218 or 3.8%. 18 19 Councilmember Roth noted that the City has made a significant investment over the last 15 years 20 on the City'S infrastructure and a large portion of what residents pay in taxes is intended to make 21 the City a very livable place and a better community, adding he felt this investment would pay 22 dividends in the future as public buildings are paid off and the City gets to a point where road 23 projects are coming off and no new road projects are coming on. 24 25 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Jenson , to approve Resolution 26 13-085, a Resolution Setting the City ofSt. Anthony's 2014 General Operating Budget and 27 Property Tax Levy. 28 29 Motion carried 4-0. 30 31 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 32 33 City Manager Casey reminded residents of the retirement celebration for Fire Chief Malenick on 34 Thursday, December 12th , from 3:00-6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. 35 36 Councilmember Jenson reported on his attendance at the City Council worksession on December 37 2 nd 38 39 Councilmember Roth reported on his attendance at the City Council worksession on December 40 2nd • He also reported on his attendance at the December 9th Parks Commission meeting. 41 42 Councilmember Stille -no report . 43 44 Mayor Faust reported on his attendance at the City Council worksession on December 2nd • He 45 also reported on his attendance at the December 6th League of Cities planning meeting for the 46 annual conference. He also made reference to his attendance at the Regional Council of Mayors 47 meeting on December 9th .