1993_0920_packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

city council 2 September 17 1993 3, New budget requests--the City has. two new budget requests for 1994, which are included in the budget. These requests are as follows; A. Domestic Abuse Network request for $5, 000 to support outreach to domestic abuse victims. Be Roseville Area senior program request for $12,000 to expand the block worker outreach program to identify additional seniors in the community needing access to programs (see attachment) ,# 4} Property tax alternatives: The existing property tax system provides a stable source of local government revenue. However, other revenue generating options exist which may be of interest to the City. Two specific examples come to mind. These include* A. Utility Franchise Fee--State Statutes allow cities to assess a fee on electric and gas sales. A 1 percent fee on such sales in Roseville would generate approximately $375lOOO, The rationale for such a fee is that the public utilities utilize public right-of-ways and the fee represents a rental cost for that use. The concept is very similar to the cable television franchise fees already in place. Be Street Fight and Forest Utility--State Statutes permit a special assessment for services, in this case street lighting and maintenance of street trees. The concept would be to move street lighting costs and total forestry costs of approximately $210,000 to a street light and forest utility. Charges would amount to approximately $16. 00 per. residential parcel. It is presumed that in each of these cases the City"s overall property tax would be dropped by the corresponding amount of revenue rece.ived from these alternative sources. A discussion of these item_ s will provide useful insights into the budget process, as well as provide direction for future budget planning sessions . It is anticipated that City staff will follow-up with additional information as needed, Respectfully submitted.