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4City Council Regular Meeting Minutes August 28, 2012 Page 4 1 indicated the City has received over $15 million in grants since 1999, which amounts to 2 approximately $1,855 per resident. She stated the proposed 2013 general operating budget totals 3 $3,098,343 and the proposed 2013 capital equipment budget totals $299,100. She stated the City 4 Council will set the proposed 2013 operating budget and preliminary property tax levy at its 5 September 11, 2012, meeting followed by formal adoption of the 2013 budget and levy on 6 December 11, 2012. She added if residents have questions, they can call (612) 782-3316. 7 8 Councilmember Stille stated the General Fund increase is comprised mostly of salaries and 9 benefits for the City's union contracts, the CIP increase is intended for maintaining the City's 10 infrastructure, and the road improvement levy will pay for prior year's street projects. 11 12 Councilmember Roth noted that the City's partnerships include working with the City of New 13 Brighton to purchase gas and this partnership has helped the City upgrade its public works 14 facility and these types of partnerships help the City stretch taxpayer dollars. 15 16 Mayor Faust expressed the City Council's appreciation to Finance Director Rueckert and City 17 Manager Casey for their work on the budget. 18 19 C. Ordinance 2012-06; Amending Chapter 32.07�_of the City Code, Being the Planninpt 20 Commission Bylaws. 21 22 City Manager Casey explained the City recently moved from an in-house planner to a consultant 23 planner and the consultant planner has a conflict with the third Tuesday of the month. He stated 24 the Planning Commission recommended changing its meeting dates to the fourth Monday of the 25 month starting in October and noted this change opens up the Council Chambers on the third 26 Tuesday so the School Board can hold their meetings at City Hall on the first and third Tuesdays. 27 28 Mayor Faust stated this change will give the School Board an opportunity to televise both their 29 meetings and will also give staff adequate turnaround time to prepare materials from the 30 Planning Commission meetings for the City Council. He added this will make the process more 31 user-friendly for staff and applicants coming before the Planning Commission and City Council. 32 33 Motion by Councilmember Roth, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve First Reading 34 of Ordinance No. 2012-06; Amending Chapter 32.07(A) of the City Code, Being the Planning 35 Commission Bylaws, and to set Second Reading for September 11, 2012, 36 37 Motion carried unanimously. 38 39 VIL REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 40 41 City Manager Casey announced that the City has been assigned Mr. Nick Voss as its GreenCorps 42 member and he will be starting in October. I -le stated the GreenCorps program is an 11 -month 43 position funded through the MPCA and Mr. Voss will be working on sustainability projects such 44 as storm water recycling and partnering with the watersheds on educational programs. 45 46 Councilmember Gray - No report.