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<br />Centerville City Council <br />June 11, 2003 <br />Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />Council Member Capra indicated that she is looking for volunteers to serve on the <br />Lifetime Achievement Committee and said they could vote by ballot if necessary. <br /> <br />Mayor Sweeney indicated he would make himself available to vote by letter or proxy. <br /> <br />Council Member Lee volunteered for the Committee. <br /> <br />Ms. Moore-Sykes indicated that the City lost $109,000 in LGA this year. <br /> <br />Mayor Sweeney indicated that cities larger than this gained as not every City lost LGA <br />and homestead credit. <br /> <br />Ms. Moore-Sykes estimated that the City lost as much as $169,000 when all is taken into <br />account. <br /> <br />Mayor Sweeney commented that the money budgeted for road repair has been taken by <br />the changes to LGA and the homestead credit. <br /> <br />Mayor Sweeney commented that he does not feel that it is fair that a City the size of <br />Centerville lost money while other larger cities gained as he was under the impression <br />that everybody would lose money. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra indicated that she spoke to Mr. Wilharber about this and he said <br />it goes way back because this City was responsible and never asked for LGA monies so <br />has never gotten very much in LGA but tried to live within its means. <br /> <br />Mayor Sweeney commented that those cities that were responsible and did not take a lot <br />of state money suffered the most. <br /> <br />Council Member Paar indicated he did not agree with how the state made the cuts and <br />further commented that it was out-of-control state spending that caused the problem not <br />city spending. <br /> <br />Council Member Paar indicated that he would not be at the June 25, 2003 meeting. <br /> <br />Council Member Paar indicated the EDC met and would like to thank Council for <br />attending the Business Appreciation Dinner. He also indicated that the EDC would like <br />to receive any available information from Staff on new business activity within the City. <br /> <br />Council Member Paar indicated that the EDC would like to have a City informational <br />booth at the Fete des Lacs Festival and is seeking approval from Council to sell City <br />merchandise and have historical information available. <br /> <br />Council agreed to the City booth at the Festival provided that the EDC staffs it with <br />volunteers. <br /> <br />Page 11 of 12 <br />