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. .. '" ~ flit:- , w~' , '''''7-~1 . . CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM - DATE: July 21, 1997 - TO: Brian Fritsinger, City Administrator - - FROM: Terrance Post, City Accountant ~ 1 SUBJECT: 1998 Budget Process Planning Issues I A. 1997 Estimate 1. General Fund Building Permit revenues will result in a surplus estimated at over $100,000. Coupled with strong first half property tax collections, is there any 1 Council direction on how to utilize these unexpected revenues (e.g. pull-in 1998 CIP items, deal with Hamline Avenue and/or Snelling Avenue frontage roads)? 1 2. Strong first half property tax collections and declining commercial property tax appeals suggest that the 1998 property tax delinquency rate assumption could be reduced from that used in the 1997 budget (3.35% - $61,270). I. 3. Staff is intending to make unbudgeted 1997 Administration capital expenditures 1 to replace existing computer workstations and the network server. The planning assumption is that this hardware would transfer to the new facility. I 4, Within the Street Maintenance Department, $48,000 was budgeted, and levied for, in conjunction with the County's Cleveland A venue bridge reconstruction project. However, recent information indicates that this will be a 1998 project. Suggestion I to run a $48,000 General Fund budget deficit in 1998 (i.e" expenditures exceeding revenues). 1 B. 1998 Preliminary 1. Administration 1 a. Issue of how aggressive to be in allocating Community Development Director salary into TIF administration (5% currently), I b. Staff resources in planning/code enforcement area. Issue of adding staff or internship to focus on code enforcement and updating the City's historical . zomng map. c. Contract renewals for residential curbside recycling and animal .- enforcement as both expire December 31, 1997. I