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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 14, 2009 Page 9 those charges remain unpaid, staff is to recover costs as specified in Minnesota Statute, Section 407.07B; with costs to be reported to the City Council following the abatement. Roll Call Ayes: Roe; Pust; Ihlan; Johnson; and Klausing. Nays: None. c. Approve City Abatement for Unresolved Code Violations at 1350 Ryan As reported by staff, this item was removed from the Agenda, as unresolved code violations had been resolved. d. Adopt a Resolution Adopting the 2010 Preliminary Tax Levy and Budget Finance Director Chris Miller highlighted staff recommendations for the City Council's adoption of a preliminary 2010 tax levy and budget, as detailed in Re- quest for Council Action dated September 14, 2009. Mr. Miller advised that staff was recommending that the City Council adopt a preliminary levy based on ag- gregate City needs, while the Budgeting for Outcomes (BFO) process continued over the next few months, and prior to a final levy and budget adoption in De- cember. Mr. Miller reviewed categorized priorities within tax-supported funds, and four staff recommendations, totaling $17,973,195, representing $4,834,335 in non-tax revenues leaving a tax levy needed in the amount of $13,138,860. Priority needs included compliance with Federal or State mandates; compliance with City Code or contractual obligations; and discretionary expenditures. Mr. Miller provided discussion points, including impacts to the City of lost state aid, loss of market value homestead credits (MVHC) and unallocation of funds by the State of MN; equipment and vehicle replacement cycles; and inflationary im- pacts over the last several years and the need to stabilize those previously ab- sorbed negative impacts. Mr. Miller highlighted those projected impacts to an av- erage single-family home with this proposed tax levy; current comparisons of Roseville's tax levy with peer communities; and proposed fine-tuning of the pre- liminary budget over the next few months. Councilmember Roe sought clarification on Staff Recommendation #3 related to monies for vehicles and equipment replacements and whether the total amount was new or being applied to previous negative balances or projected purchases. Mr. Miller advised that the maximum recommendation was for $500,000; with the Capital Investment Plan (CIP) identifying a total need of $9 million total over the next 10 years, representing the need for $900,000 annually to fully fund this cost, with the requested $500,000 this year being applied for replacements and some restoration of the fund.