HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992 01-06 FTFM• MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE FINCIAL TASK FORCE
OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER
JANUARY 6, 1992
CITY HALL
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Kelly called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
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Chair Kelly (left meeting at approximately 8 p.m.), Kanatz, Peppin,
Boran, Boyd, Christensen (arrived at 7:25 p.m.), and Escher. Also
present were Councilmember Pedlar, City Manager Splinter, Finance
Director Holmlund, Public Works Director Knapp, Public Works
Coordinator Spector, and City Engineer Maloney.
There was a motion by Kanatz and second by Escher to approve the
minutes of the December 9, 1991, meeting. The motion passed
unanimously.
Public Works Director Knapp and Coordinator Spector made a
presentation on the activities of the public works division and
departments. This presentation involved the organizational chart
of positions and employees plus the historical perspective on the
number of positions and employees. It included the budgets for
government buildings, engineering, street maintenance, vehicle
maintenance, park maintenance, water utility division, sanitary
sewer utility division, storm sewer drainage utility, and other
miscellaneous city services provided by this department. The
presentation also covered the roll of this department in city
improvements such as street reconstruction, building remodeling and
construction, park construction, other interdepartmental activities
and the goals and objectives of the public works department.
Members of the Task Force asked questions throughout the
presentation and requested copies of the Capital Improvements
Program be distributed to the members so as they could gain a
better perspective of the future capital commitments and needs of
Brooklyn Center. Members were provided with copies of the
materials presented by the public works department as a part of
their agenda packets.
Public Works Director Knapp requested an additional meeting with
the Task Force to review the street improvement program and its
needs and the members agreed that was a good idea.
Vice Chair Boran asked Manager Splinter to review the changes in
the draft of the Prioritization Process memorandum. Manager
Splinter reviewed the December 11, 1991, draft requesting two
changes. The first was to drop the word "attached" from the third
line on the first page and the second was to substitute on page 5
in the Methodology section the word "identified" for the word
"included" in the second sentence of this section. Member Escher
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0 moved and Kanatz seconded a motion approving the December 11, 1991,
draft of the City of Brooklyn Center Financial and Service
Prioritization Process as modified and recommended to the City
Council the adoption of this process. The motion passed
unanimously.
Vice Chair Boran and members discussed the Financial Management
Policies draft. Finance Director Holmlund reviewed the changes in
the draft from the previous proposals and the members discussed
sections of the policy as it related to use of Fund Balance.
Because of the lateness of the hour it was decided that staff do
further work on the policy to attempt to reconcile some of the
differences the Task Force members had and it will be discussed at
a later meeting. Members were encouraged to contact Finance
Director Holmlund or Manager Splinter with comments on this policy.
The Task Force briefly discussed the proposed meeting dates which
were submitted with the agenda. There was a general consensus
among the Task Force to approve the proposed meeting dates as
follows: January 22, 1991, February 3, 1992, and February 19,
1992.
Vice Chair Boran adjourned the meeting at 9:25 p.m.
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