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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION - NOVEMBER 12,2024 Finance Director Yang confirmed. Councilmember Holden asked for clarification that the Public Works, Parks and Rec and General Government is up to the City. She wondered if the majority of the General Government is due to pay increases. Finance Director Yang confirmed. She said she can't say the majority of the General Government is pay increases, but it is in there. Councilmember Holden would like a breakdown of that. Finance Director Yang will get that. She discussed the2025-2029 CIP. The only changes since the September 23 meeting were provided on the first slide she shared. Mayor Grant said there are some sizeable Water Department expenditures. He asked if there was enough money in the Water Fund to cover expenditures, moving forward. Finance Director Yang confirmed. She will touch on those expenditures a little later. She moved on to the 2025 Cwpital Projects with a $4.9 million projected cost. The 621 Case Loader that was worth S300,000 was mor.ed to 2026. Councilmember llolden asked if the numbers for the fire department costs were accurate. She asked ifthey have accepted a budget yet. Councilmember Monson said they have not. Councilmember Holden said so we don't know for sure. The Lake Johanna Station is in there. Finance Director Yang said that will come from franchise fees. Councilmember Monson said the budget conversation has been primarily around COLAs and market adjustments for the full-time chiefs and a little regarding some HR things. Those don't change the numbers significantly from what is there. She believes the final will be close. Discussion ensued about which positions are included. Interim City Administrator Jagoe said the Fire Station bid will be received in the early part of next year. So she didn't think there would be a more defined number for the fire station this year. We've been earmarking about $24 million. Finance Director Yang said the proposed rate increase for Utility Fund is set for water at lYo, sewer at9oh and surface water at3Yo. The sewer fund is seeing a9o/o increase due to the Met Council wastewater year over year increase that is being passed down to users. Water is seeing a }Yorate increase. However, there is an increase of $361,000 over 2024 due to the City's contract with the City of Roseville. Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen sent out the contract renewal and changes to Council in October. The City of Roseville hired an engineering consultant to perform a cost of services analysis on the rate structures. That analysis determined the City of Arden Hills will continue to pick up its actual usage of water purchase through the St. Paul Regional Water Services. Additionally, it will include a share of the fixed operations and