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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC WS PACKET 08102026CITY OF SAINT ANTHONY VILLAGE WORK SESSION AGENDA Monday, August 10, 2026 at 5:30PM Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting may do so in person. Minutes Approval Of CC WS Meeting Minutes CC 07 -28 -2026 WS.PDF Work Session Topics Updated 2027 Levy Scenarios & Detailed General Fund Budget Deborah Maloney, Finance Director, presenting. 2027 OVERALL LEVY SCENARIOS.PDF CALCULATION OF 2025 EXCESS FUND BALANCE TRANSFER UPDATED.PDF Future Work Session Dates, Times And Agenda Items Future Agenda Items FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.PDF Adjournment If you would like to request special accommodations or alternative formats, please contact the City Clerk at 612 -782 -3334 or email city@savmn.com . People who are deaf or hard of hearing can contact us by using 711 Relay. Our Mission is to promote a high quality of life to those we serve through outstanding city services. 1. A. Documents: 2. A. Documents: 3. A. Documents: 4. 1 CITY OF SAINT ANTHONY VILLAGEWORK SESSION AGENDAMonday, August 10, 2026 at 5:30PMMembers of the public who wish to attend the meeting may do so in person.MinutesApproval Of CC WS Meeting MinutesCC 07 -28 -2026 WS.PDFWork Session TopicsUpdated 2027 Levy Scenarios & Detailed General Fund BudgetDeborah Maloney, Finance Director, presenting.2027 OVERALL LEVY SCENARIOS.PDFCALCULATION OF 2025 EXCESS FUND BALANCE TRANSFER UPDATED.PDFFuture Work Session Dates, Times And Agenda ItemsFuture Agenda ItemsFUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.PDFAdjournmentIf you would like to request special accommodations or alternative formats, please contact the City Clerk at 612 -782 -3334 or email city@savmn.com . People who are deaf or hard of hearing can contact us by using 711 Relay. Our Mission is to promote a high quality of life to those we serve through outstanding city services. 1.A.Documents:2.A.Documents:3.A.Documents:4. 2 City of St. Anthony CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION Minutes 07/28/2026 Present: Mayor & Council : Mayor Wendy Webster, Councilmembers Lona Doolan, Thomas Randle, and Jan Jenson Absent : Councilmember Nadia Elnagdy Staff : City Manager Charlie Yunker, Assistant City Manager Ashley Morello, and Finance Director Deborah Maloney Others: None Call to Order: Mayor Webster called the Work Session to order at 5:30 p.m. 1.Approval of CC WS Meeting Minutes . A.Ju ly 14 th , 2026 , City Council Work Session Minutes Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Randle, to approve the City Council Work Session Minutes of July 14th, 2026, as presented. Motion carried 4-0. 2.Work Session Topics . A.2027 Initial Property Tax Levy Scenarios Mayor Webster thanked Finance Director Maloney for putting together the scenarios in the packet for 2027. Finance Director Maloney stated that the City is between a 6.85 and 7.4 percent increase for the total levy. She noted that some considerations are union contracts, proposals for the police budgets assuming 30 sworn officers, a small decrease in health insurance premiums, additional costs from the 2050 Comprehensive Plan, digital scanning costs to modernize records, intergovernmental revenues, a loss of 32,400 dollars in revenue due to a Dish antenna rental contract ending, excess TIF collections, the liquor fund transfer which is set at 300,000 dollars, the HR levy which is the same as past years, the debt service levy which had no increase, building infrastructure levy, park improvement levy, and capital equipment levy which are all the same as previous years. She highlighted that the CIP levy includes a reduction of 150,000 dollars. Mayor Webster expressed gratitude for Finance Director Maloney’s conservative approach when beginning this process. Councilmember Doolan asked if the police force currently has 30 sworn officers, or if they are still working towards that. Finance Director Maloney said they are still working towards that and looking to hire more, and have two cadets whom they are looking to promote. She highlighted that the cost will likely be the same even if the police do not hire more officers, as the City will have to pay more overtime. 3 July 28th, 2026 St. Anthony Council Work Session - 2 Councilmember Doolan asked if the 130,000 dollars allotted for the Comp Plan was the RFP for the vendor. Finance Director Maloney stated that they do not have an RFP yet; the cost in the brief is based on previous costs adjusted for inflation. Councilmember Doolan asked if possible grants were included in this estimate. Finance Director Maloney confirmed no grants were included in these estimates. Mayor Webster reported that the preliminary levy, which accounts for the items that Finance Director Maloney discussed earlier, will put the levy at 6.85 percent. She noted that there are also three options to increase the levy up to as high as 7.4 percent. Finance Director Maloney stated that the first option reflects incentives that the police force can utilize, including recruitment incentives. She highlighted that the St. Anthony portion of these incentives would be 17,400 dollars, and that many other cities use these kinds of incentives. Mayor Webster recalled that there were two levels of recruitment incentives, one for police officers looking to move from a different city, and one set of incentives for retaining current St. Anthony police staff. Finance Director Maloney clarified that the proposed incentives will not include current staff retention. Mayor Webster stated that she felt that the recruitment incentives had been successful in the past. City Manager Yunker informed Mayor Webster that these incentives had been mostly successful, and that the Cadet Program was also quite successful. He noted that the police have still not reached the staffing levels necessary for St. Anthony and their contract cities. Councilmember Doolan asked if the cadet program is independently funded from another area of the budget and asked if it will continue. City Manager Yunker stated that the police department hopes to continue the program even when fully staffed. Mayor Webster highlighted that the Cadet Program will be beneficial as current officers begin to retire. Councilmember Jenson asked how many sworn officers St. Anthony currently has. City Manager Yunker reported there are currently 26 officers. Councilmember Jenson expressed that the incentives could be important for recruiting the remaining four officers needed by the City. City Manager Yunker reminded the Council that St. Anthony is always competing with other cities for police recruitment, and many of those departments offer incentives. Assistant City Manager Morello reminded the Council that they had previously discussed having a separate line item for sustainability initiatives, which the second levy option explores. She stated that Staff understands their discussion to mean that there was interest in exploring this option and its costs, while attempting to use the funds for community-based programming, grant matching, and more. She highlighted that in 2027, St. Anthony will acquire a Green Corps member, so there will be additional capacity to provide this programming. Mayor Webster reflected on the prior discussion of the separate line item for sustainability initiatives, and reminded the Council that they estimated these initiatives costing around 20,000 dollars. Councilmember Jenson recalled the Council expressing interest in a small investment into sustainability efforts, but nothing large, as they can be very expensive. He expressed that he was in favor of the second option due to the in-depth discussion and favorable tone from the majority of the Council to provide funding for these efforts. 4 July 28th, 2026 St. Anthony Council Work Session - 3 Councilmember Randle reminded the Council that he is not in favor of providing any City dollars for sustainability. Mayor Webster expressed a desire to see the impact of these programs on the levy. She proposed lowering the amount given towards sustainability from the amount on the brief, but launching smaller incentives as a pilot program. She provided an example of lowering the amount to 10,000 dollars and utilizing this solely to match grants. Councilmember Doolan reaffirmed her strong support for providing supportive funding for sustainability programs. She overviewed examples of sustainability programming from Roseville and St. Peter. She encouraged the Council to speak about sustainability and energy efficiency in terms of how much it saves in energy costs, rather than speaking about how it raises the levy. Councilmember Randle stated that he felt that it should be the residents’ choice. He expressed that if they are using taxpayer dollars to encourage residents’ decisions about their homes, they should consult the community. He noted that if there is strong community support for these programs, then he would be supportive. Councilmember Jenson reminded the Council that the prior discussion was related more to improving the energy efficiency of City buildings, and that he is not supportive of raising the levy for residential incentives. He expressed his dislike of the word “incentives.” Assistant City Manager Morello concurred with Councilmember Jenson and reminded the Council that this funding would be used for sustainability initiatives, not incentives. She provided examples of what these funds could be used for, such as clothing swaps, fix-it days, curbside pickup programs, and other community-based items. Councilmember Doolan stated that she would like to see this funding used to help residents weatherize their homes. She provided an example of residents currently struggling in the heat if they do not have air conditioning. She stated that her goal is not to pay people to make their homes more energy efficient and sustainable, but to help them learn why doing so would be beneficial. Councilmember Doolan affirmed her desire to help connect residents with resources and grants. Councilmember Randle commented that he is supportive of education, but does not want the City to tell people what to do with their homes or offer them money to do certain things with their homes. Councilmember Jenson agreed. Mayor Webster informed the Council that last year, she had a home energy audit done on her home. She noted that the company informed her of what rebates she could acquire when she insulated her roof. She highlighted how helpful this was in understanding how she could reduce her own energy usage and what the true cost of doing so would be. Mayor Webster asked the Council if there would be appetite for helping residents pay for home energy audits, as they are educational. Councilmember Doolan and Councilmember Jenson stated that they felt the proposal to assist with home energy audits would be beneficial. Councilmember Doolan noted that some people are affluent enough to make improvements on their own, but that this program would be targeted at those on fixed incomes who are not able to make many improvements, so they would like to see where the most important areas to target are. 5 July 28th, 2026 St. Anthony Council Work Session - 4 Councilmember Randle felt this program seemed to look down on people’s intelligence and imply they do not know how to improve their own homes. He reminded the Council that many of these improvements come down to personal choice. He asked how they distinguish between who needs the help and who does not, and who wants the help and who does not. Assistant City Manager Morello gave credit to Councilmember Randle’s point and reminded the Council that this is why City Staff were aiming to have these funds directed at community programming rather than individual-level incentives or assistance. She informed the Council that the City recently received a grant from Met Council to replace outdated appliances, and that this grant also provides funds for low-income residents to improve their own appliances. She stated that she felt this provides a good example of how grants can be utilized to help the City and lower-income individuals in the community. Mayor Webster expressed her gratitude for how well St. Anthony Staff can acquire grants that target specific community needs and uplift low-income residents, such as the INI Sewer Line grant. She hoped to begin by using these funds for education and then explore initiatives that assist lower-income residents or elderly residents. Mayor Webster asked how the Council is feeling about providing 20,000 dollars for sustainability initiatives. Councilmember Randle reaffirmed that he would not support this. Mayor Webster asked if there is any number he would feel comfortable with. He stated he would be comfortable with zero. Councilmember Jenson stated that he is okay with 20,000, but expressed that he did not expect 20,000 dollars to make such a large impact on the levy. He noted that he does not want this to be a given for every year, and would like to test the waters for one year to begin with. Councilmember Jenson highlighted that he would only support this going towards education. Councilmember Jenson proposed adding information on these programs to community newsletters to ensure all citizens know about upcoming events. Assistant City Manager Morello informed the Council that the Green Corps member would work on community outreach for these programs as well. Councilmember Doolan stated that she would vote for this option. Mayor Webster stated that they will recommend keeping the figure at 20,000 dollars. Finance Director Maloney stated that the third option for the levy would be a national community survey. City Manager Yunker expanded that this survey had previously been completed five years ago, and that the purpose of this survey is to gain an understanding of the mood of the community and opinions on City services. He highlighted that this survey can be compared to other cities around the nation. City Manager Yunker raised that there will already be expanded community engagement due to the Comp Plan, so there may not be a need for this survey to be completed next year. Councilmember Jenson expressed that the facilitator that will be hired for the Comprehensive Plan is being brought on to seek and interpret community feedback, so he feels this survey could be a redundant use of tax dollars. Mayor Webster stated that she also felt that due to expanded community engagement for the Comp Plan in the next year, it would be beneficial to move the survey to 2028. Councilmember 6 July 28th, 2026 St. Anthony Council Work Session - 5 Doolan agreed and stated that if it is postponed, the survey could also capture public opinion on the Comp Plan process. Councilmember Randle noted that he does not think that community surveys are very beneficial, as they do not often sample the opinion of the entire population. City Manager Yunker highlighted that Polco performs their surveys to be statistically sound. Councilmember Doolan asked how confident the Council and City Staff are in obtaining enough community feedback in the Comp Plan process. City Manager Yunker informed the Council that the Staff being brought on to obtain community feedback during the Comp Planning process are experts in that area. City Manager Yunker noted that the National Community Survey does not aim to inform the City on Comp Planning items, and it is not intended to provide direct, actionable items. Councilmember Randle expressed hesitation with data-driven decision-making. Councilmember Jenson stated that conducting the National Community Survey would not be fiscally responsible, as there is too much overlap between this process and the Comprehensive Planning process. Mayor Webster confirmed with the Council that there was consensus to move discussions surrounding the National Community Survey to 2028. 3.Future Work Session Dates, Times, and Agenda Items . A.Future Agenda Items Mayor Webster reminded the Council that the next Work Session will be Monday, August 10th, as Tuesday, August 11th is the primary election. She stated they will continue to discuss levy options and the general fund budget. City Manager Yunker informed the Council that they will continue discussion on broadband franchise fees in September. Councilmember Doolan requested that Staff and the Council explore a time to reflect on findings from their Salo visit. 4.Adjournment . Mayor Webster adjourned the meeting. The meeting adjourned at 6:19 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Samina Crabtree TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 7 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE 2027 BUDGET OVERALL LEVY *2027 OVERALL PRELIMINARY LEVY 2026 $ Change 2027 % Change General Fund 7,158,845$ 610,542$ 7,769,387$ 8.53% Based on preliminary estimates; will be refined as process continues HRA Fund 209,414 - 209,414 0.00% CIP Fund 308,200 30,000 338,200 9.73% Includes $150,000 levy relief from 2025 one-time funds Debt Service Funds 1,840,953 258,708 2,099,661 Infrastructure Fund 721,228 (258,708) 462,520 Building Improvement Fund 130,500 15,000 145,500 11.49% Park Improvement Fund 40,000 5,000 45,000 12.50% Total 10,409,140$ 660,542$ 11,069,682$ 6.35% Options Sustainability Incentives 20,000$ 11,089,682$ 6.54% *Factors included in Preliminary Levy estimate: 1 Every $104,000 in incremental spending 2 Assumes full Police Department staffing level of 30 sworn officers equals a 1% overall levy increase. 3 4 Past five year levy increases 5 Digital Scanning - AD contractual services $18,000 Year Levy % increase COLA 6 Use of excess fund balance for one time Police recruitment expenses/comp plan estimates 7 Loss of Dish Network antenna rental lease reduces general fund revenues by ($32,400)2027 6.35% 3.50% 8 2026 charges for police services not included in General Fund 2026 *7.51% 3.00% 9 Includes increased level of excess TIF collections $100,000 2025 5.34% 3.00% 10 Liquor transfer to General Fund remains at $300,000 2024 5.80% 3.50% 2023 5.39% 3.00% 11 HRA Levy remains at same level as 2026 * Added 3 Fire Department FTEs 12 Debt service levy at a zero levy increase 13 Building, Infrastructure, Park improvement annual levy increases are consistent with Long Term Capital plans General Fund Revenue Impacts HRA, Capital and Debt Levy Impacts 0.00% Combined debt & infrastructure 0% increase General Fund Cost Impacts Includes known Union contract proposals that are in active negotiation. 3.5% applied as general COLA Health Insurance premiums - no increase 2050 Comprehensive Plan Updates will have additional costs that will be known after RFPs are received; current estimate for 2027 is $130,000 8 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE EXCESS FUND BALANCE TRANSFERS PRELIMINARY 42.5%45%47.5%50% Actual Actual Actual Actual 2026 Budgeted Expenditures 9,715,196$ 9,715,196$ 9,715,196$ 9,715,196$ Less Finance contracts 238,458 238,458 238,458 238,458 Net 2025 Budgeted Expenditures 9,476,738 9,476,738 9,476,738 9,476,738 Unassigned Fund Balance @ 12/31/2025 A 5,252,904$ 5,252,904$ 5,252,904$ 5,252,904$ 2025 Ending Fund balance %55%55%55%55% Minimum fund balance range 35-50% Opening 2026 Fund Balance (reset to 42.5%-50%)B 4,027,614$ 4,264,532$ 4,501,451$ 4,738,369$ 2026 Transfer to Capital / Special Revenue Funds A-B= 1,225,290$ 988,372$ 751,453$ 514,535$ Allocation of Proposed Transfer General Fund (no transfer)147,400$ To account for Comp Plan Update/PD recruitment one-time costs in 2027 Capital Improvement fund 367,135$ Supports replacement of equipment as scheduled Park Improvement fund -$ Building Improvement fund -$ Community Center fund -$ Police Services Fund -$ Establish reserves for unexpected costs or changes in the fund 514,535$ 9 FUTURE COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS Date Type Staff Present / Contributing Packet Due Date 2026 August 25 Work Session Salo Presentation City Council City Manager August 19 August 25 Regular Police Officer Swearing-In 2027 Proposed Budget and Levy Presentation Gas and Electric Franchise Fees-PUBLIC HEARING Climate Dashboard City Council City Manager Police Chief Finance Director Sustain. Coord. August 19 September 8 Work Session Broadband Franchise Fees City Council City Manager September 2 September 8 Regular Planning Commission Items from August 2027 Preliminary Operating Budget and Debt Levy-PUBLIC HEARING City Council City Manager Finance Director September 2 September 22 Work Session Existing and Future Community Center Needs Discussion City Council City Manager September 16 September 22 Regular Fire Prevention Presentation Planning Commission items from August Climate Plan Update Energy Action Plan Update City Council City Manager Fire Dept Sustain. Coord. September 16 October 13 Work Session 2027 Long Term Capital Budget Plalns City Council City Manager October 7 October 13 Regular Spirit of St. Anthony Award Students in Leadership-Consent City Council City Manager October 7 October 27 Work Session 2027 Utility Rates and Budgets City Council City Manager Finance Director October 21 October 27 Regular Quarterly Donations & Grants Quarterly Goals Update City Council City Manager October 21 November 10 Work Session Green to Go Ordinance City Council City Manager Sustain. Coord. November 4 November 10 Regular Score Grant Funding Application Approval Canvass Election Results City Council City Manager November 4 November 16 Work Session Commission Interviews City Council City Manager November 10 November 24 Work Session City Council City Manager November 18 November 24 Regular Fire Poster Contest Winners Approval Plans & Specifications & Order Advertisement for Bids for the upcoming Street Project Fee Schedule Review City Council City Manager Fire Chief City Engineer November 18 December 8 Work Session Goal Setting Preparation City Council City Manager December 2 10 FUTURE COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS Date Type Staff Present / Contributing Packet Due Date December 8 Regular Planning Commission items from November Appoint Parks and Planning Commissioners and Chair/Vice Chairs Setting Salary of City Manager Authorizing Transfers & Closing of Specified Funds Setting the 2027 City & HRA Budgets and Final Property Tax Levy - PUBLIC HEARING 2027 Fee Schedule MS4 Quarterly Goals update Final reading and adoption of water, sewer, & stormwater City Council City Manager Finance Director December 2 December 22 Regular (Typically Cancelled) 2027 January 12 Work Session City Council City Manager January 6 January 12 Regular Planning Commission items from December Housekeeping Resolutions Quarterly Donations & Grants NYFS Agreement Outside Orgs-Council City Council City Manager NYFS January 6 January 26 Work Session 2027 Goals Draft City Council City Manager January 20 January 26 Regular Public Works Snow Plowing Operations presentation City Council City Manager PW Director January 20 February 9 Work Session City Council City Manager February 3 February 9 Regular Planning Commission items from January Public Hearing-2028 Budget Calendar and Process 2027 Planning Commission Work Plan- (motion only) 2027 Parks and Environmental Commission Work Plan- (motion only) Adoption of Strategic Plan City Council City Manager Finance Director February 3 February 23 Work Session Miscellaneous Ordinance Revisions City Council City Manager February 17 February 23 Regular City Council City Manager February 17 March 9 Work Session City Council City Manager March 3 March 9 Regular Planning Commission Items from February Finance Annual Report Public Works Annual Report NineNorth Presentation City Council City Manager Finance Director PW Director March 3 March 23 Work Session City Council City Manager March 17 March 23 Regular Fire Annual Report Police Annual Report City Council City Manager Police Dept Fire Dept March 17 April 13 Work Session City Council City Manager April 7 11 FUTURE COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS Date Type Staff Present / Contributing Packet Due Date April 13 Regular Planning Commission Items from March Quarterly Donations & Grants Arbor Day Proclamation Earth Day Proclamation Quarterly Goals Update City Council City Manager April 7 April 27 Work Session City Council City Manager April 21 April 27 Regular Insurance Renewal & Tort Limits- Consent Villager of the Year and Business of the Year City Council City Manager Finance Director April 21 May 11 Work Session City Council City Manager May 5 May 11 Regular Planning Commission items from April Salo Park Concert Series Presentation City Council City Manager May 5 May 25 Work Session City Council City Manager May 19 May 25 Regular City Insurance Renewal City Council City Manager Finance Director May 19 June 8 Work Session City Council City Manager June 2 June 8 Regular Planning Commission Items from May City Council City Manager June 2 June 22 Work Session City Council City Manager June 16 June 22 Regular City Council City Manager June 16 July 13 Work Session 2028 Initial Property Tax Levy Scenarios City Council City Manager Finance Director July 7 July 13 Regular Planning Commission items from June Quarterly Donations & Grants Audit Report Quarterly Goals Update City Council City Manager Finance Director July 7 July 27 Work Session City Council City Manager July 21 July 27 Regular Liquor Operations Mid Year Report VillageFest Presentation Night to Unite Presentation Night to Unite Proclamation Public Safety Engagement Presentation City Council City Manager Liquor Op Mgr Police Chief Fire Chief July 21 August 10 Work Session Discuss Updated Levy Scenarios/Detailed General Fund Budget City Council City Manager Finance Director August 4 August 10 Regular Planning Commission items from July City Council City Manager August 4 12 FUTURE COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS Date Type Staff Present / Contributing Packet Due Date August 24 Work Session City Council City Manager City Planner August 18 August 24 Regular 2028 Proposed Budget & Levy Presentation SANB School District Update City Council City Manager Finance Director August 18 September 14 Work Session City Council City Manager City Planner September 8 September 14 Regular Planning Commission items from August 2028 Preliminary Operating Budget and Debt Levy-PUBLIC HEARING Students in Leadership-Consent Election Judges General-Consent Certify Outstanding Utility Billings City Council City Manager Finance Director September 8 September 28 Work Session City Council City Manager September 22 September 28 Regular Spirit of St. Anthony Award Fire Prevention Presentation Planning Commission items from August City Council City Manager Fire Dept Sustain. Coord. September 22 October 12 Work Session 2028 Long Term Capital Budget Plalns City Council City Manager October 6 October 12 Regular City Council City Manager October 6 October 26 Work Session 2028 Utility Rates and Budgets City Council City Manager October 20 October 26 Regular Quarterly Donations & Grants Quarterly Goals Update City Council City Manager October 20 November 9 Work Session City Council City Manager November 3 November 9 Regular Score Grant Funding Application Approval Canvass Election Results City Council City Manager November 3 November 23 Work Session City Council City Manager November 17 November 23 Regular Fire Poster Contest Winners Approval Plans & Specifications & Order Advertisement for Bids for the upcoming Street Project Fee Schedule Review City Council City Manager Fire Chief City Engineer November 17 December 7 Work Session Goal Setting Preparation City Council City Manager December 1 13