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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - DECEMBER 14,1998 8 Mayor Probst asked if all the items in the CIP for 1999 are incorporated into the budget. Mr, . Fritsinger stated that is correct. MOTION: Councilmember Malone moved and Councilmember Aplikowski seconded a motion to adopt Resolution #98-77, Adopting the 1999-2003 Capital Improvement Plan as amended to include language that the 1999 CIP is adopted to assist with the future financial planning efforts ofthe City "but is adopted as a general directional plan and its adoption does not confer the automatic purchase of any of the items listed in the Plan." Councilmember Larson asked if the items in 1999 should be exempted since those items are contained within the 1999 budget. Councilmember Malone stated that he would like to keep that open so it can be further discussed. He stated that he does not want to give away the Council's discretion. Councilmember Larson noted that the agenda includes adoption of a budget that contains that provision so it seems that the items in 1999 should be exempted. Upon the reading of the motion, Councilmember Larson withdrew his objection, Mayor Probst stated that it needs to be clear that this adoption does not commit the Council to future purchases. Staff would need to request authorization to go out for bids and the Council . would have to approve all ofthe purchases and contracts, Councilmember Malone stated that should something unforseen happen next year, the Council needs to maintain its discretion over the purchases, including the City Hall fimding. Councilmember Aplikowski concurred and noted that is also the thought behind the budget, it is adopted as a plan but the purchases require Council approval. Councilmember Malone stated that he does not believe this will be a problem with the City's Staff but he supports preserving the Council's discretion. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). C. 1999 Utility Rates 1. Resolution #98-78, Revising Water Utility Rates effeetive January 1, 1999 2. Resolutiou #98-79, Revising Sanitary Sewer Utility Rates effective January 1, 1999 3. Resolution #98-80, Revising Surface Water Management (SWM) Utility Rates effective January 1, 1999 Mr. Post explained that proposed capital outlays are significant over the ensuing years and noted . that the Council last took formal action in the Fall of 1994 to be effective in 1995 so rates have not changed for four years, During those four years, the revenues generated have been adequate to cover operating costs, fund on-going capital outlays at a predictable level, and improve the financial condition of the enterprise funds. However, some of the demands placed on these