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<br />. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />MINUTES <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />AUGUST 31, 1998 <br />6:45 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Dennis Probst called to order the regular <br />City Council meeting at 6:47 p.m. <br /> <br />Present: <br /> <br />Mayor Dennis Probst, Councilmembers Beverly Aplikowski, Susan Keirn, <br />Gregg Larson (arrived at 6:48 p.m.), and Paul Malone. <br /> <br />Also present were City Administrator, Brian Fritsinger; City Accountant, Terrance Post; <br />Assistant to the City Administrator, Kevin Ringwald; Public Works Director; Dwayne <br />Stafford; Associate Planner, Nancy Randall; Consulting Engineer, Greg Brown; and <br />Recording Secretary, Carla Wirth. <br /> <br />ADOPT AGENDA <br /> <br />Mayor Probst noted the revised agenda which includes Agenda Item 8alA, Authorize <br />Preparation of Construction Plans. <br /> <br />Council member Larson arrived at 6:48 p.m. <br /> <br />MOTION: <br /> <br />Councilmember Malone moved and Councilmember Aplikowski seconded a <br />motion to adopt the agenda for the August 31, 1998, Regular City Council <br />meeting as revised. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). <br /> <br />1999 BUDGET AND PRELIMINARY LEVY DISCUSSION <br /> <br />A. Resolution #98-53, Clarifying Proposed Sums of Money to be Levied for Levy Year <br />1998, Payable in 1999 <br /> <br />Mr. Terrance Post, City Accountant, explained that staff has developed, reviewed, and <br />summarized the proposed 1999 budget throughout this summer. At the outset of this process, <br />Council gave general direction to staff with regard to communicating project priorities from the <br />Spring retreat, headcount implications of such priorities, and capital plan items. Mr. Post stated <br />that it appears the City will need $1,923,937, the maximum levy allowed, as communicated from <br />the Minnesota State Department of Revenue Property Tax Division. He explained that the <br />preliminary 1999 General Fund budget needs to utilize 97.5% of the maximum levy to achieve a <br />balanced budget situation. At this present time, no other funds are being impacted by the <br />proposed levy except the General Fund. He noted the 1998 and 1999 numbers addressing the <br />TCAAP funding situation, and the plan outlays of $465,000 of which there is a funding shortfall <br />of$405,000. <br /> <br />-~ <br />