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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—DECEMBER 9, 2013 8 The amendment carried (5-0). AMENDMENT: Councilmember McClung moved and Mayor Grant seconded a motion to restructure the budget to remove the transfers from the General Fund to the PIR therefore saving $5,000 which was a .16% savings to the levy. Councilmember Holden requested further information from staff regarding this matter. Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson explained that the budget had a structural imbalance and she indicated that maintenance items did not need to be covered by capital funds. Councilmember Holmes questioned why there was a $5,000 gain from the budget by removing the transfers. City Administrator Klaers discussed this matter in detail noting that in 2014, the PIP fund has $145,000 budgeted for streets and $50,000 for trails. He explained that these amounts nearly but not exactly matched the proposed 2014 budget transfer amount of $200,000. The difference results in a$5,000 savings in the budget. Councilmember Holmes stated that she did not support this motion. The amendment carried (4-1) (Holmes opposed). Councilmember Holden reported that the budget has now been reduced by $29,400 through the two amendments. The Council and staff were in agreement with this assessment. Councilmember Holden explained that the City would be receiving an invoice from Northeast Youth and Family Services in the amount of $14,500 for 2014. She recommended the budget reflect this expense. AMENDMENT: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember Holmes seconded a motion to amend the 2014 budget to include an expense in the amount of$14,500 for Northeast Youth and Family Services. Mayor Grant commented that this expense has been covered by private donations from St. Katherine's in the past but this would be an expense of the City in 2014. He indicated that Northeast Youth and Family Services was previously known as Northwest Youth and Family Services. Councilmember McClung questioned when the City was notified that St. Katherine's would not be covering this expense for Northeast Youth and Family Services. City Administrator Klaers stated he was awaiting official notification. However, he had been told that St. Katherine's donations were down and they did not know if they could make the contribution for 2014.