2013.11.05 Work Session Packet (2nd)CRYSTAL CITY COUNCIL
SECOND WORK SESSION AGENDA
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
To immediately follow the Regular City Council Meeting
Conference Room A
Pursuant to due call and notice given in the manner prescribed by Section 3.01 of the
City Charter, the second work session of the Crystal City Council was held at ______
p.m. on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 in Conference Room A located at 4141 Douglas
Drive, Crystal, Minnesota.
I. Attendance
Council members Staff
____ Selton ____ Norris
____ Adams ____ Therres
____ Budziszewski ____ Hansen
____ Deshler ____ Mathisen
____ Hoffmann ____ Revering
____ Libby ____ Norton
____ Peak ____ Serres
II. Agenda
The purpose of the work session is to discuss the following agenda item:
· 2014 Budget
III. Adjournment
The work session adjourned at ______ p.m.
Memorandum
DATE: October 31, 2013
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Anne Norris, City Manager
SUBJECT: 2014 Budget Update
The City Council approved the preliminary levy for the 2014 budgets on September 3.
The preliminary levy for the the general fund maintains the current level of services, one
of the Council’s three goals in preliminary budget discussions. The Council’s other
goals of little or no tax levy increase and not using the LGA increase for general fund
operations were not incorporated in the preliminary tax levy.
At its October 10 budget work session the Council reviewed options for the 4 budget
alternatives regarding deficits, reducing the tax levy and not using the increase in LGA
for general fund operations.
Based on the Council’s discussion and subsequent discussions with staff, the following
changes will be made to the 2014 budget:
- Reduced special assessment and interest income by $100,000
- Increased building permit revenues by $15,000
- Increased miscellaneous fire permit revenues by $1,500
- Increased mechanical permit revenues by $2,000
- Increased sign permit revenues by $1,000
- Increase pawn shop transaction revenues by $10,000
- Increased school resource officer revenues to reflect addition of Lions Gate
Academy
- Reduce expenditures throughout budget to reflect sales tax exemption
(approximately $25,000)
- Eliminate $4,500 from Mayor and Council budget for Commission/volunteer
appreciation event
Staff will continue its review of the 2014 budget for additional changes. Recreation
Director Gene Hackett and I are meeting to review recreation fee structure and
revenues. All the changes will be summarized and provided at the November 5 Council
work session.
The $188,764 increase in LGA will go directly to the PIR and reduce the transfer from
the general fund by that amount.
The City Council will be having a discussion of the policy/practice of plo wing sidewalks
in the coming months. Since we wouldn’t implement any change until the 2014 -15
snow season, this discussion will happen in early 2014.
The Council should provide any additional direction at the November 5 discussion of
the 2014 budget.