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, . . . t"""""-, "-'if'" ~ 7 ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - SEPTEMBER 10,2001 l.,k stated they are David to Presbyterian Homes Goliath. He noted they would like to be informed about what was going on. He added they understand conceptual and preliminary. He stated when they see something in black and white there were nervous that they were left out of the process. Mayor Probst stated he thought their points were clear. He noted the COilllcil would do its best to keep the neighborhood informed. Councilmember Larson stated the Council would ask Presbyterian Homes to participate in a discussion with the neighbors. Mr. Lynch stated the Council could ask that the Planner contact them, but it would not be a requirement. Mayor Probst stated he hoped there would be some coordination so the Council would be updated on the neighborhood's comments. Councilmember Aplikowski stated nothing had happened that they had tried to hide. She noted the city had been without a staff planner for some time. She added the Council needs to check in that department to be sure there was nothing imminent. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS A. Lake Johanna Volunteer Fire Department 1. 2001 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Expenditure 2. 2002 Budget and CIP Budget Ap'proval Mr. Lynch eXplained that the operating budget had changed. He stated Lake Johanna Volunteer Fire Department had indicated they would like to continue with the program to have some on- call personnel to improve response time. He noted the Fire Board had agreed that it would eliminate the cost from the budget and pay it out of Alliant TechSystems funds. He added it would be a small savings to the City of Arden Hills and would reduce the budget increase to 6.28% increase for 2002. Mr. Post stated the ClP budget had one item for $30,000 for a portable generator. He noted the City has a public safety capital fund that would fund the generator. He added it would be a non- levied amount. Councilmember Aplikowski asked why the volunteers could not live on a 3% increase. Mr. Lynch responded the increase was based on the number of calls and was not an increase in the rate of pay. He stated the department had already experienced a 30% increase in the number of calls. He noted there were a lot of false alarms. Councilmember Larson stated he was not able to attend the last Fire Board meeting. He noted he had a similar reaction to Councilmember Aplikowski. He added the largest dollar amount change was in the professional fees.