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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – NOVEMBER 16, 2020 9 Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla reported staff would be working on this ordinance over the coming months and is anticipating bring this item forward for formal approvals in February 2021 timeframe. Councilmember Holmes stated it would be important for staff to review all of the comments that were provided by the public, while also reviewing other chicken ordinances when drafting an ordinance for Arden Hills. Councilmember McClung recommended the City post a news flash that the Council directed staff to draft chicken Ordinance language. Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla explained he would be posting the results of the survey on the City’s website and he could add a statement explaining the Council had directed staff to draft chicken Ordinance language. He the Council for their feedback. He reported he would begin drafting Ordinance language and would bring this item back to the Council at a future worksession meeting. C. 2021 Budget Discussion Finance Director Bauman stated a budget workshop was held with the Council on August 17, 2020. Staff was directed to reduce the proposed COLA for non-union employees from 3% to 2% and Council adopted a maximum tax levy increase of 4.25% on September 14, 2020. It was noted the final levy and budget adoption meeting was scheduled for December 14, 2020. Staff reviewed the proposed 2021 budget in further detail with the Council and asked for comments or questions. Councilmember Holden commented she was having a hard time with the proposed CIP. She explained she wanted to know more about the vehicles the City had, how they were being maintained and what vehicles were proposed for replacement. She wanted to be assured that the City was taking care of the vehicles that it had. Councilmember Scott questioned if the 4.25% proposed levy would meet all of the City’s priorities. He indicated he could deprioritize vehicle purchases. Finance Director Bauman explained in 2021 the expenditures exceeded revenues in the General Fund by $59,710. However, she noted the City has sufficient fund balance to cover this deficit so she reported staff was not too concerned with the levy being 4.25%. Councilmember Holden discussed the projects and expenditures for the next nine years. She reviewed which years ran in a deficit within the CIP. Mayor Grant thanked staff for the thorough report on the 2021 Budget and the Council directed staff to move forward with the proposed budget and levy at 4.25%. D. 2021 Fee Schedule City Clerk Hanson stated the City Council annually establishes a fee schedule for administrative, building construction, liquor licensing, copying of maps and ordinances, park and recreation