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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, December 06, 2010 Page 14 for those maintained costs with tax monies, not increases to the budget. Council- member Roe advised that those two items were included by staff to maintain what we now have with property taxes as opposed to other revenue sources; and in managing City finances, it made sense. Roll Call Ayes: Ihlan. Nays: Johnson; Pust; Roe; and Klausing. Motion failed. Line 25 (RCA) Councilmember Ihlan suggested that, instead of raising the tax levy, $100,000 in TIF reserve monies be used to create a fund for EAB response if and when needed; but also be available for other tree replacement and maintenance issues. Councilmember Ihlan reiterated her concern that once the levy was increased, it builds in increases in future years, compounding the problems. Ihlan moved, Pust seconded, removing the $100,000 allotment for the new Eme- rald Ash Borer (EAB) program from the tax levy and fund it from TIF proceed cash reserves adequate for that purpose. City Manager Malinen noted that this program ranked 25 out of 85 by the City Council in their ranking process. Councilmember Pust recognized that the high ranking indicated monies needed to be set aside; however, she spoke in support of using the one -time TIF dollars, due to this bad economy; and opined that the funding be evaluated during next year's budget process to determine if funding needed to be continued. Roll Call Ayes: Ihlan; Pust; and Roe. Nays: Klausing and Johnson. Motion carried. Line 26 (RCA) Councilmember Ihlan noted that this new program for Code Enforcement $165,000 had been previously funded from the Community Development De- partment's building permit fees and suggested that it should not be a General Fund expenditure, but fit better with the role of the HRA and should be funded from their levy dollars or remain in the Community Development Department. Ihlan moved, if Code Enforcement was not fully funded by the Community De- velopment Department fees supported revenue, it should be funded by HRA Levy funds, not shifted to the General Fund tax levy.