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~ . ~~HILLS Approved: July 11,2005 CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2005, 7:30 P.M. CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 1245 WEST HIGHWAY 96 Call To Order Mayor Aplikowski called the meeting to order at 5 :00 PM. Present: Mayor Aplikowski, Councilmembers: Gregg Larson, Brenda Holden, Lois Rem (6:25 to 8:00 PM) Absent: Council Member David Grant (Excused Absence) Staff present: City Administrator, Michelle Wolfe; Finance Dircctor, Murtuza Siddiqui; Assistant to the City Administrator, Schawn Johnson; Opcrations and Maintenance Director, Tom Moore; City Planner, Peter Hellegers; City Engineer, Grcg Brown . Lake Johanna Fire Department Cost Sharinl! Diseussion The Lake Johanna Fire Department Board of Directors has been studying thc issue of fire department funding between the three members (Arden Hills, Shorcview, and North Oaks) for about a year. Historically the operating budget has been divided in the following manner: . City of Arden Hills 25.0% . City of North Oaks 12.5% . City of Shoreview 62.5% The Fire Board recently reached a consensus and approved a new approach for budgeting future fire department expenses. In 2006, the operating budget will be based on a new formula. The new formula that was approved by the Lake Johanna Fire Board is based upon the following four factors: . Population 25% . Households 25% . Market Value 10% . Fire Calls (5 year average) 40% Under the proposed formula, the City of Arden Hills will be paying 26.3% of the total annual budget. Therefore, this is not a sigrificant increase for thc City, but the preliminary amounts are based upon a formula that could change over time. . Councilmember Larson said that he has been a Lake Johanna Fire Department board member for many years and that the current percentage breakdown of fire related costs between the three ----