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Minutes of Regular Council Meeting Village of Arden Hills Monday, September 22, 1986 Village Hall Call to Order Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Woodburn called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Roll Call Present: Absent: Also Present: Mayor Robert Woodburn, Councilmembers Dale Hicks, Nancy Hansen, Gary Peck, Thomas Sather. None. Public Works Supervisor Robert Raddatz, Treasurer Donald Lamb, Clerk Administrator Charlotte McNiesh and Deputy Clerk Catherine Iago. . Approval of Minutes Sather moved, seconded by Peck, that the minutes of the September 9 Council Meeting and the September 13 Joint Meeting with Shoreview be approved as submitted. Motion carried unanimously. (5-0) Business from the Floor None. 1987 BudKet Finance Committee Recommendations Council was referred to the recommendations of the Finance Committee (Minutes of 9/18/86) and to transparencies of the attached summaries: Budget Adjustments - General Fund Budget Adjustments - Utility Fund Net Effect on Tax Levy McNiesh summarized the Finance Committee recommendation for the proposed revised levy as follows: General Fund Shade Tree Disease ~ater Utility TOTAL $938,685 7,945 35,000 $981,630 McNiesh explained with this proposal the mill rate for 1987 would be 3/4 mill or 8% over the 1986 rate and that less than 10% of total property taxes paid goes to Arden Hills. She stated the $150,000 increase over the 1986 estimated budget, was due to increased costs in the areas of Police Protection, Animal Control, Fire Protection and Park Maintenance. Mayor Woodburn asked the Councilmembers if they had any items for discussion. Enaineerina Study - Public Works Hansen questioned the amount of $10,000.00 proposed for an engineering study which will determine the condition of the streets and what type of repair/reconstruction is necessary. . Hicks asked if there was any data available regarding the results of this type of study and how effective it was. Public Works Supervisor Raddatz explained the process used, however, he advised he was not aware of test results. He suggested contacting the Engineer and requesting this data be provided for Council review. Hicks moved, seconded by Peck, that the amount of $10,000.00 be deleted under Item #303, Public Works Engineering Fees, from the 1987 Budget. Motion failed. (Hicks, Woodburn voting in favor; Hansen, Peck, Sather voting in opposition) (2-3) Sather thought the study would help Council recognize problem areas and assist staff in projecting a long term plan for street repair/reconstruction. Hansen concurred and asked the Engineer to provide support data before actually spending the money. Sather requested Raddatz to get a list of references from other cities.