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ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER 13, 2004 6 . Councilmember Holden asked what would happen if there were two no votes. Mayor Aplikowski replied staff would have to rework the budget. Mr. Siddiqui stated the south sidewalk construction was figured into the budget, but becausc Council made their decision at the time they did, staff did not have the actual dollar figure for the north side of the sidewalk. He stated the 2005 budget would need to be amended at some point. Councilmember Larson stated the reason he felt this issue was inconsistent with what had been done in the past in regards to budget amendments, was because in the past Council did not anticipate spending the money when the budget was approved. He noted this was an anticipated large cost and should be accurately reflected in the budget. He stated as a Council, they had to be accountable for their actions, and if they increased their budget by over $200,000 they needed to say what it was that was going to be postponed. Mayor Aplikowski asked if he wanted this vote delayed until staff came back with further information. Councilmember Larson replied that was not his intent. Councilmember Grant stated he believed it was bad precedent that the Council did not vote unanimous for the budget and he preferred they have a unanimous vote on the budget and if this meant it went back to staff to rework the budget, he believed that it was the appropriate way to . proceed. He stated he wanted to table the budget approval. Mr. Siddiqui stated the budget had to be approved prior to the start of the year and if it was not approved at this meeting, another Council meeting would need to be scheduled within the next week to approve it. Mayor Aplikowski stated she would rather see the budget go through without a unanimous vote, than have this delayed. MOTION: Councilmember Grant moved and Councilmember Holden seconded a motion to table the approval of the budget. The motion carried (3-1) (Mayor Aplikowski). Councilmember Larson stated he would approve the budget if it was accurately reflected where this additional money would come from. Mr. Siddiqui asked if Council would consider amending the budget at this meeting by increasing it by the additional $211,000. He stated this would not have an impact on the levy. Ms. Wolfe stated staff could provide an explanation of the impact of the $211,000 on the budget at the W orksession scheduled for next week. Councilmember Larson stated he appreciated the suggestion, but this did not address his . concerns. He indicated he had no objection to any of the other items in the budget, but he would not support a budget that did not truly reflect what they intended on spending.