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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 9, 2013 Page 9 McGehee moved, Etten seconded, approval of the request of Fantasy Flight Game Center, 1975 W County Road B-2, Suite 1, Roseville, MN for an On-Sale and Sunday Intoxicating Liquor License,for the period through December 31, 2013. Mayor Roe welcomed the expansion of this business in Roseville; and noted that the applicant would need to provide and retain evidence of staff training on file and available for verification and review by the City's Police Department at all times; expressing his confidence that the applicant was well aware of those re- quirements and their willingness to meet those standards. Roll Call Ayes: McGehee; Willmus; Laliberte; Etten: and Roe. Nays: None. Recess Mayor Roe recessed the meeting at approximately 6:46 p.m. to address technological issues, and reconvened at approximately 6:47 p.m. 12. Budget Items a. Receive Public Comment and Adopt a Preliminary 2014 Tax Levy and Budget Staff Note: You may wish to include Finance Director Miller's September 9, 2013 Power Point presentation with RCA for permanent record. Finance Director Chris Miller provided a presentation of the Preliminary 2014 Budget & Tax Levy; cautioning that numbers be kept in context, with not all spending coming from tax-supported revenue sources. Mr. Miller referenced items detailed in the RCA dated September 9, 2013, and related attachments. In summary, the 2014 City Manager Recommended Budget for the tax-supported programs is in the amount of $23,008.060, an increase of $1,223,258 or 5.6% over that of 2013. Of that amount, Mr. Miller advised that this represented a tax levy of$18,028,721 (programs, services and debt service), an increase in that levy of$758,895 from 2013, of a levy increase of 4.4%, with monthly impact to medi- an value homes $4.47 per month. Mr. Miller reviewed some of the reasons the City's tax levy had outpaced infla- tion, including the recent recessionary period of stagnant or declining non-tax revenue, reduced interest rates, the reinvestment of additional asset replacements during 2008 to 2013 to address a lack of investment in capital improvement areas of the City over a ten (10) year period, including a significant street replacement and park facility construction program. Mr. Miller noted that these redevelop- ment cycles were not unique to the City of Roseville, bur proved common among communities. Mr. Miller provided additional information, including comparisons with peer communities; a context of events over the last 15-20 years; ongoing deficit fund-