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1•ffNUTES OF MAPLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL
7:00 P.M., Monday, October 3, 1988
Council Chambers, Municipal Building
Meeting 88-23
A. CALL TO ORDER
A special meeting of the City Council of Maplewood, Minnesota, was held in the Council
Chambers, Municipal Building, and was called to order at 7:02 P.M., by Mayor Greavu.
1 B. ROLL CALL
John C. Greavu, Mayor Present
Norman G. Anderson, Councilmember Present
Gary W. Bastian, Councilmember Pres~mt
Frances L. Juker, Councilmember Present
George F. Rossbach, Councilmember Present
C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Councilmember Juker moved to approve the Agenda as amended:
1. Manager's Meeting
Seconded by Mayor Greavu. Ayes - all.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. 7:00 P.M., Adoption of 1989 Budget
a. Mayor Greavu convened the meeting for a public bearing regarding the adoption
of the 1989 Budget and the levying of taxes payable in 1989 that will provide an
amount sufficient to support the 1989 Budget.
b. Manager Michael McGuire presented the Staff report.
c. Councilmember Juker stated that because of her fire department connection,
she is required by law to abstain from voting on the portion of the Budget per-
taining to the Fire Department.
d. Mayor Greavu called for persons who wished to be heard for or against the
proposal. The following were heard:
Don Hove, representing the Maplewood Fire Service, including the Relief
Association, spoke.
e. Councilmember Bastian moved to implement Alternative B which is to give the
$200 per month effective July 1 1989 and that $40 000 be levied entirely on the
taxes but the motion would read levied up to $20 000 and that we would ask the
Fire Department to go back to look at their budgets to see if there could be an
attempt to see if there is a way to match funds of up to $10 000
Seconded by Councilmember Rossbach.
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Don Hove readdressed the Council.
Jerry O'Fallon, 1863 Desoto Street, representing the Board of Trustees
of the Relief Association, spoke.
f. Councilmember Bastian withdrew his motion.
g. Councilmember Bastian moved a $200 per month increase effective January 1,
1989_, and a funding level o£ $20,000.
Motion died for lack of a second.
h. Mayor Greavu moved a $40,000 increase for the 1989 Budget for the Fire
Departments.
Seconded by Councilmember Rossbach. Ayes - Mayor Greavu, Councilmembers
Anderson, Bastian and Rossbach
Councilmember Juker abstained.
i. Councilmember Bastian moved that formal meetings be established with the
Fire Service and that the Staff explore whether or not we should initiate an
ordinance.
Seconded by Councilmember Anderson. Ayes - all.
j. Mayor Greavu asked for additional persons who wished to be heard in regard
to the 1989 Budget. The following voiced their opinions:
A representative of East Communities Family Services spoke.
Leo Hudalla, Mayor of Oakdale.
k. Mayor Greavu moved that $10,000 be taken from the Contingency fund
to replace the $10,000 eliminated by the Police Department's Budget request
for the East Communities Family Services.
Seconded by Councilmember Anderson. Ayes - all.
1. Councilmember Rossbach introduced the following resolution and moved its
adoption•
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA, that the
Budget for 1989 is hereby adopted as outlined in the following summary:
CAPITAL DEBT
OPERATING IMPROVEMENTS SERVICE
BUDGET BUDGET BUDGET
Estimated Balances 01/01/89 $ 5,213,006 $ (154,960) $6,607,141
Revenues 13,079,124 2,470,490 2,184,700
Net other increases (decreases) 37,879 4,120,700 191,780
Expenditures 12,925,890 7,121,390 3,536,003
Estimated Balances 12/31/89 $ 5,404,169 $ (685,160) $5,447,618
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following appropriations are hereby approved
for the 1989 Operating Budget:
GENERAL FUND:
$ 1,009,370 General Government
317,490 Finance
263,610 City Clerk
3,870,100 Public Safety
1,462,970 Public Works
1,066,940 Parks and Recreation
508,940 Community Development
8,499,420 GENERAL FUND TOTAL
HYDRANT CHARGE FUND:
101,210 Public Works
SEWER FUND:
231,410 City Clerk
2,146,800 Public Works
V.E.M. FUND:
326,110 Public Works
PAYROLL BENEFITS FUND:
1,620,890 General Government
$12,925,890 TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following appropriations are hereby approved
for the 1989 Capital Improvements Budget:
PARK DEVELOPMENT FUND:
796,500 Park Improvements
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT FUND:
100,000 Park Improvements
195,000 City Hall Addition
60,440 Debt Service
200 Audit Fees
355,640
STREET CONSTRUCTION STATE AID FUND:
10,000 Traffic Signals and Opticoms
120,000 Street Overlay and Sealcoating Program
90 Audit Fees
130,090
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DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT N0. 2 tax increment;
.5,160 Bond Issuance Costs
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS:
5,834,000 Public Works Projects
7,121,390 TOTAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS BUDGET
APPROPRIATIONS
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Finance Director shall establish a budget
for each public improvement project when the Council orders the project and
that the budget amounts shall be recorded at amounts specified in the feasibility
study for the project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following appropriations are hereby approved
for the 1989 Debt Service budget:
2,210,000 Principal
1,322,073 Interest
3,930 Paying Agent Fees
3,536,003 TOTAL DEBT SERVICE BUDGET APPRO-
PRIATIONS
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the transfer of appropriations among the vari-
ous accounts within a department budget or within a non-departmental expense
category, within a Fund, shall only require the approval of the City Manager.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all appropriations which are not encumbered
or expended at the end of the fiscal year shall lapse and shall become part
of the unencumbered fund balance which may be appropriated for the next fiscal
year except appropriations for capital improvement projects which shall not
lapse until the project is completed or cancelled by the City Council.
Seconded by Councilmember Anderson. Ayes - all.
m. Councilmember Rossbach introduced the following resolution and moved its
adoption•
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA,
that:
1. The following amounts of taxes be levied for 1988, payable in 1989, upon
the taxable property in said City of Maplewood, for the following purposes:
General Operations $4,233,380
Capital Improvements 318,000
Debt Service 455,800
TOTAL LEVY $5,007,180
2. There is on hand in the following sinking funds excess amounts as indi-
Gated after each fund and such shall be used to pay on the appropriate
obligations of the City:
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DESCRIPTION
1967 General Obligation Sanitary Sewer Bonds $ 10,900
1972 General Obligation Improvement Bonds: Series 1 40,000
1972 General Obligation Improvement Bonds: Series 2 9,200
1973 Improvement Bonds 116,600
1974 Refunding Bonds 80,400
1977 General Obligation Improvement Bonds: Series 2 170,000
1977 Refunding Bonds 264,300
1979 General Obligation Improvement Bonds 51,800
1988 General Obligation Improvement Bonds 514,484
TOTAL $ 1,257,684
In accordance with Minnesota Statutes 475.61 and 273.13, Subd. 19 (3),
(a), (b), (c) and Chapter 297a and Chapter 162 of Minnesota Statutes, the
County auditor of Ramsey County is hereby authorized and directed to reduce
by the amounts above mentioned the tax that would otherwise be included in
the rolls for the Year 1988 and collectible in 1989.
3. It has been determined that the 1977 General Obligation Improvement Bonds:
Series 1 bond issue has insufficient projected assets to meet projected lia-
bilities, as required by State Statute, and the original resolution levying
ad-valorem taxes must be increased by $206,000.
4. Changes set forth in sections one (1) and two (2) above result in a net
reduction of $1,051,684 in the scheduled levy of $1,507,484.
Seconded by Councilmember Anderson. Ayes - all.
E. NEW BUSINESS
1. Schedule Meeting - Planning Commission and Park and Recreation Commission
a. Councilmember Anderson moved that the date for the meeting with the Planning
Commission and the Park and Recreation Commission be scheduled for Monday the
10th day of October, from 6:30 to 8:00 P.M.
Seconded by Councilmember Rossbach Ayes- Mayor Greavu, Councilmembers
Anderson, Juker and Rossbach
Nay - Councilmember Bastian
F. COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS
1. Manager's Meeting
a. Thursday, October 6, was established as the date of the Manager's meeting.
G. ADJOURNMENT
8:45 P.M.
City Clerk
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