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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, December 5, 2016 Page 14 reserve dollars for levy relief and to funnel in part into the CIP; and therefore, stated he would likely continue to do so given the same set of circumstances. Councilmember Willmus asked for clarification, provided by Finance Director Miller, far use of carryover funds from the 2016 to 2017 budget cycle of total es- timated amount ($1,724,000) with $1.1 million from TIF, of which $800,000 had been allocated for building replacement and roadway improvements (e.g. Snelling Avenue, Lydia Avenue, and Lincoln Drive areas). For the benefit of the public, and as noted in l�is meinorandum dated December 5, 2016 as part of the RCA (Attachment D), page 2, Finance Director Miller refer- enced his 2016 results projected for the General Fund, prompting Councilmember Willmus' comments about the proj ected � 1,724,000 carry forward; of which $1.1 was tax increment financing monies realized from decertifying a TIF district, from which all cash had been distributed by Ramsey County to all taxing jurisdic- tions, with the City of Roseville receiving their share accardingly. Councilmember Willmus noted this provided an additional $300,000 not previ- ously allocated in addition to original projected operating surpluses. Mayor Roe suggested that a potential tentative action by the City Council tonight was to allocate the additional $300,000 not yet allocated but now available (At- tachment D), page 3. Mayor Roe noted the Park Fund had a similar situation for 2016, coming in approximately $325,000 ahead of revenues collected versus ex- penditures. To Councilmember Willmus' point specific to the memorandum pro- vided by Finance Commission Chair Schroeder, Mayor Roe with both the General Fund and Park & Recreation Funds in terms of how much is available above and beyond that projected mid-term, resulted in approximately $500,000 in additional monies between those two Funds. Specific to the 2017 levy, Councilmember Willmus noted that the proposed levy increase was proposed at $1,460,240 (RCA, page 1) or a 5.52% levy increase be- tween 2016 and 2017. Councilmeinber Willmus proposed a target increase of 3% for a dollar levy of $568,342, utilizing a reduction in cost of living adjustment (COLA) for non-union employees from the City Manager Recommended 2.75% to 2% resulting in a dollar reduction from $263,000 to $191,000 (RCA chart, page 1). Willmus moved, Laliberte seconded, utilizing an additional $406,110 in 2016 carry forward monies to the 2017 budget and levy to reduce the total net levy increase to $568,340 and to reduce the 2017 COLA for non-union employees to 2% rather than the staff-recommended 2.75%. Councilmember Laliberte agreed that repurposing the annual carryover funds made sense. Also, Councilmeinber Laliberte opined that the City Council had yet