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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />NOVEMBER 18, 2013 <br />5:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY HALL <br /> <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Grant called to order the City Council work <br />session at 5:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Present: <br /> Mayor David Grant; Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Fran Holmes, Dave <br />McClung, and Ed Werner <br /> <br />Absent: <br /> None <br /> <br />Also present <br /> : City Administrator Patrick Klaers; Director of Finance and Administrative <br />Services Sue Iverson; Public Works Director Terry Maurer; Community Development <br />Director Jill Hutmacher; Community Development Intern Matthew Bachler; Park and <br />Recreation Manager Michelle Olson; Finance Analyst Kyle Howard; City Planner Ryan <br />Streff; and City Clerk Amy Dietl <br /> <br />1. AGENDA ITEMS <br /> <br /> <br />A.2014 Budget Adjustments <br /> <br />City Administrator Klaers <br /> reviewed the 2014 budget adjustments as discussed by the Council at <br />their November 12, 2013, work session. The TCAAP loan was discussed. He explained the 2014 <br />budget had a proposed general fund increase of $120,000 and a tax levy increase of $97,797. He <br />stated that at the last work session, the Council had discussed decreasing these amounts. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant <br /> asked for comments from the Council. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung <br /> discussed the sales and use tax relief that the City would see in 2014. <br />He estimated this tax relief could equate to a $12,000 reduction general fund budget. <br /> <br />Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson <br /> explained that she was still in <br />conversation with the League of Minnesota Cities and the Department of Revenue regarding this <br />matter. <br /> <br />