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Home My WebLink About1993 08-16 CCM Special Session MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY OF HENNEPIN AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA SPECIAL SESSION AUGUST 16, 1993 CITY HALL CALL TO ORDER The Brooklyn Center City Council met in special session and was called to order by Mayor Todd Paulson at 7:05 p.m. ROLL CALL Mayor Todd Paulson, Councilmembers Celia Scott, Dave Rosene, and Barb Kalligher. Also present were City Manager Gerald Splinter, Finance Director Charlie Hansen, Director of Community Development Brad Hoffman, Chair of Financial Commission Donn Escher, City Assessor Mark Parish, Financial Commissioners Ned Storla, Ron Christensen, Denis Kelly and Council Secretary Debbie Wolfe. Resident Louie Larson appeared before the Council to discuss his issue of how the City Police handled an incident of damage to his property. Mr. Larson stated he has received no cooperation from the Police Chief and is seeking City Council action on the matter. Mayor Paulson suggested Mr. Larson seek the services of the North Hennepin Mediation Services which would involve a meeting between the Police Chief, Mr. Larson, and a mediator. Mayor Paulson explained to Mr. Larson the role of the mediator and stated if the problem cannot be solved through mediation, Mr. Larson may wish to use arbitration. The City Manager stated he will contact the North Hennepin Mediation Services and schedule an appointment at the earliest convenience for the Police Chief and Mr. Larson, and would call Mr. Larson to advise him of the appointment. APPOINTMENT OF BROOKLYN BOULEVARD TASK FORCE MEMBERSHIP The Director of Community Development reviewed the names of residents who have indicated a strong desire to serve on the Brooklyn Boulevard Task Force. Mayor Paulson presented a list of proposed Task Force Members as being: Dianne Reem, 6225 Chowen Avenue North Mark Holmes, 7207 Grimes Avenue North Bob Mickelson, 4006 Winchester Lane Bill Bartram, Brookdale Chrysler Dave Nelson, Uhde /Nelson 8/16/93 - 1 - Frank Slawson, Marquette Bank Janis Blumentals, Chamber of Commerce Dr. Duane Orn, Northport Medical Lee Cook, Jr., 5341 Brooklyn Boulevard Dr. David Monson, 6142 Brooklyn Boulevard Phyllis Owens, 6520 Brooklyn Boulevard Joan Gilbaugh, 5717 Brooklyn Boulevard Don Rosen, 6850 Brooklyn Boulevard Marty Iten, Iten Chevrolet Perry Watson, Brookdale Dodge Charles Gustafson, 3801 66th Avenue North Lee Anderson, 5344 North Lilac Drive Ron Christensen, 6101 June Avenue North Councilmember Scott asked the Community Development Director how many members should the task force have. The Community Development Director responded they had originally discussed 13 -15 members. Mayor Paulson suggested the group have an odd number of members to eliminate a vote tie situation. Councilmember Rosene stated he would be in favor of appointing all those who expressed an interest to the Task Force and does not see a need to limit the size of the group as probably all will not be in attendance at every meeting. Councilmember Scott stated an odd number does not matter since the Task Force will not be voting, only sending recommendations for Council approval. Mayor Paulson agreed all 19 should be appointed to the Task Force. Motion by Councilmember Scott, seconded by Councilmember Rosene to confirm the Mayor's appointment of 19 members to the Brooklyn Boulevard Task Force, as presented. Motion passed unanimously. PRESENTATION OF 1994 PRELIMINARY BUDGET The City Manager reviewed the 1994 Preliminary Budget for the Councilmembers and Financial Commissioners present. He stated the proposed property tax increase was due to: Budget Growth, Tax Base Decline, and Other Revenue Losses. The City Manager reviewed the Budget Growth Factors as being: ► Major increase in Capital Outlay (replacement equipment, delayed equipment purchases from previous years, and purchases of equipment for productivity improvement). 8/16/93 -2- I i ► Approximately 3 % inflation on City purchases. ► Continuing 6.5 % sales tax on City purchases. ► Operating Budget (labor, materials and contracts - no capital outlay) is up $112,878 (1.11%) from 1993 level $10,178,000 to Preliminary 1994 level $10 The Tax Base Decline Factors are: ► Commercial /Industrial and Apartment values have declined shifting taxes to residential homesteads. ► Classification rate changes by legislature reduced some Commercial /Industrial and non - homestead residential tax capacity. The Other Revenue Loss Factors include: ► Fines and Forfeitures. ► Business Licenses. ► Lodging Tax. ► Recreation Fees. ► Estimated 2% property tax uncollectible. The City Manager noted most of the figures are still preliminary and the final numbers will not be available until September 15, 1993 or later; however, the budget and preliminary levy must be approved by the Council prior to September 15. The City Manager further reviewed the details of the preliminary budget and answered Councilmembers and Commissioners questions in general. Councilmember Kalligher raised the issue of the revenue from the Pool and asked if there would be an increase in admission prices for next year. The Finance Director responded they are anticipating a 25 or 50 cent increase per person. Councilmember Kalligher stated she would like to see the admission price decreased to allow the cost to be more affordable by the residents. Councilmember Scott suggested the area schools be contacted and advised the pool is available for rental use by the schools. The City Assessor reviewed the tax base for the City is broken down as follows: 93% Residential 4% Apartment 3% Commercial /Industrial 8/16/93 -3 - I These rcenta es are based on the number of parcels. Another viewpoint looked at was b Pe g P wP Y market value which showed: 58% Residential 34% Commercial /Industrial 8% Apartment The City Assessor further explained the taxes in 1993 came from: 25.7% Residential 11.0% Apartment 63.3% Commercial /Industrial and the projections for 1994 are: 61.7% Commercial/Industrial 27.3% Residential 11.0% Apartment For property taxes, 1 /z - 2 % of value is paid by residential properties, while 6 % of value is paid by Commercial /Industrial. Financial Commissioner Kell arrived at 8:05 Y p.m. P The Financial Commission Chair suggested the City give consideration to no salary increases for City employees for a full year and asked what dollar amount would be saved for the year. The City Manager stated it would save approximately $35,000 for each 1/2% of salaries. The Councilmembers asked about detail on certain budget items and Mayor Paulson stated the Council will be provided with a breakdown of the budget in mid - October for their review. Councilmember Kalligher asked if the budget contained the two new Police Department officers. The City Manager responded no, it included an addition of two police officers when and if the City goes to County Dispatch. Councilmember Kalligher reminded the City Manager and Councilmembers that the residents were promised by the Council two officers would be added to the Police Force. The City Manager responded if that is the Council's desire, the budget number would have to be increased $110,000 to allow for the addition of two police officers. Councilmember Kalligher stated she would like to see the Council give the residents something they asked for and were promised. Councilmember Scott asked the status of the conversion to County Dispatch. The City Manager responded more information is coming from the County and he will share it after confirming certain information. A presentation will be made to the Council at an upcoming Council Meeting. 8/16/93 -4- I Resident Nancy Carlson stated the residents would rather see foot patrol officers than Sergeants sitting behind a desk. Ms. Carlson further questioned the amount for legal services and suggested the City hire an attorney to handle all legal matters. The City Manager responded the cost for legal services involves more than one attorney and one person hired by the City could not handle the workload. Ms. Carlson stated some of the social services the City handles is a duplication of County services and should be discontinued. The City Manager responded there is no duplication of services between the City and County. Mayor Paulson asked staff to prepare two options with dollar amounts, one for adding two officers, and another adding two officers plus two dispatchers. Mayor Paulson also requested a dollar savings if a salary freeze were possible. The City Manager agreed to prepare options detailing suggestions from the Council. The City Manager asked when the Council would like to vote on the Preliminary Budget and suggested the September 13, 1993, or last meeting in August. Councilmember Kalligher stated she will not be present at the August meeting. The City Manager suggested the item be put on the agenda for discussion only at the August meeting and the vote take place at the September 13, 1993, meeting. The Chair of the Financial Commission thanked the Council for allowing the Financial Commission to sit in on the Budget Review and announced that Pat Boran has recently resigned from the Finance Commission. Mayor Paulson read Pat Boran's letter of resignation. ADJOURNMENT There was a motion by Councilmember Kalligher and seconded by Councilmember Rosene to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously. The Brooklyn Center City Council adjourned at 9:15 p.m. ��I�i�lQll�t Deputy City Clerk Todd Paulson, Mayor Recorded and transcribed by: Debbie Wolfe TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial 8/16/93 -5-