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City of Centerville <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br />September 9, 2015 <br /> <br />4.Special Event Permit Application ~ On Private Property, 1801 Main Street – CenterMart <br />~ MS Fundraiser in Parking Lot, September 13, 2015, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (FD & PD <br />Approved Event) <br /> <br />5.Mediation Services for Anoka County – Request for $17 for 2016 Funding <br /> <br />6.Res. #15-028 – Approving the City Acquisition of Two (2) Tax Forfeited Parcels (PIN <br />st <br />#23-31-22-34-0026, Outlot A, Pheasant Marsh 1 Addition & PIN #23-31-22-34-0056, <br />nd <br />Outlot A, Pheasant Marsh 2 Addition) ~ Approximately $302.65, Road Right of Way & <br />$180.63, Municipal Utilities & Access to Ditch Easement Respectively <br /> <br />7.Release Retainage, Final Payment ~ 2014 Royal Meadows Watermain Improvement <br />(Labor) ~ C & L Excavating, Inc. ($5,000) <br /> <br />Mayor Wilharber provided Council Members an opportunity to pull items from the Consent <br />Agenda for additional discussion. Council Member Fehrenbacher requested that Item #5 be <br />pulled from the Consent Agenda as a typographical error had been made in the amount ($417) <br />instead of ($17). <br /> <br />Motion by Council Member fehrenbacher, seconded by Council Member King, to approve <br />the Consent Agenda Items 1-4 & 5-7 as presented. All in favor. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Motion by Council Member Fehrenbacher, seconded by Council Member Paar to approve <br />Item #5 with the Request being $417 rather than $17 as presented. All in favor. Motion <br />carried. <br /> <br />VIII. OLD BUSINESS <br /> <br />1. Res. #15-029 – Approving Preliminary 2016 Budget and Tax Levy <br /> <br />Finance Director Paulseth provided Council with a proposed levy schedule for the upcoming <br />year, debt services schedule, cash balances and capital project fund balances through August, <br />2015 and debt service forecasts through 2018-2029 respectively. Ms. Paulseth reviewed the <br />documents with Council and answered questions that they had. <br /> <br />Discussion ensued regarding final expenses associated with the CSAH21/Centerville Road <br />Project, sewer and water fund balances, interfund loans and payments, park fund balance, park <br />dedication fees and their justification, justification for interfund loans and practice for accrual of <br />interest, anticipated franchise fees and levy increase funding of road project fund, storm water <br />fund, minimal infrastructure needs for sewer and water, Engineer’s proposed street project plan <br />and debt service reduction in 2018. Discussion also ensued in regards to optimal times for <br />bidding street projects and the ability of the City to limit the parameters of the bid depending <br />upon funding needs and availability. <br /> <br />Council questioned whether there was a possibility of refinancing any of the debt service funds <br />and Ms. Paulseth stated that not at this time as Northland Securities advises the City as to <br />optimal times for doing so. Finance Director Paulseth stated that she had budgeted $200,000 in <br />the road project fund as directed by Council and reiterated that state aid and fiscal disparity <br />figures have yet to be received from the County. Ms. Paulseth stated that the proposed budget <br />would increase the levy by 7% or approximately $60-$80 per home. <br />Page 3 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br />