HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010 11-01 CCM Joint Session with Financial Commission MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY
OF HENNEPIN AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA
JOINT WORK SESSION WITH FINANCIAL COMMISSION
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALL TO ORDER
The Brooklyn Center City Council met in Joint Work Session with the Financial Commission and
the session was called to order by Mayor Tim Willson at 6:32 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Mayor Tim Willson and Councilmembers Kay Lasman, Tim Roche, Dan Ryan, and Mark Yelich.
Also present: City Manager Curt Boganey, Fiscal and Support Services Director Dan Jordet, Public
Works Director /City Engineer Steve Lillehaug, and Deputy City Clerk Maria Rosenbaum.
Others present were Financial Commissioners Koffi Agbossou, Steve Landis, Rex Newman, and
Susan Shogren Smith. Financial Commissioners Teneshia Plunkett and Dan Schueller arrived at
6:38 p.m.
UTILITY FUNDS, RATES, AND ENTERPRISE FUNDS
City Manager Curt Boganey discussed that the Agenda had been modified to include the November
15, 2010, Budget Work Session with Financial Commission which had already been scheduled and
was missing from the agenda.
Fiscal and Support Services Director Dan Jordet provided an overview of the proposed 2011
Enterprise Fund Budgets for the Water, Sanitary Sewer, Storm Sewer, Street Light, Recycling,
Liquor, Centerbrook Golf Course, and the Earle Brown Heritage Center Funds. Some of the
notable highlights of the overview were as follows:
• Four ercent increase or art 1 for p rate of $1.40 per 1,000 gallons he Water Fund. o f
• Cash flows in the Water Fund involving capital improvements include combining two of
street projects in 2011 to take advantage of lower construction costs.
• Wells 4 and 9 will be rehabbed this year so that will fluctuate with year to year costs and
would be the most significant change for 2011.
• Three percent increase or a rate of $21.93 per quarterly rate (per dwelling) for the Sanitary
Sewer Fund.
• Changes to the Sanitary Sewer Fund are status quo with the exception of changes in the
capital improvements portion of the project including a significant reduction in 2011.
• All funds with personnel services do not include a cost of living budget for employees.
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• With "Other Costs" being relatively large in the Sanitary Sewer Fund, and some of the costs
are from the Metropolitan Council, it was suggested that a separate line be added. Staff will
work on getting this modified for the future budgets.
• One percent increase or a $14.48 quarterly rate per residential lot for the Storm Sewer Fund.
• With the amendment to the 2010 Budget for the Storm Sewer Fund of shifting a street
worker to the Storm Sewer Fund, staff will be deleting the $100,000 storm sewer transfer to
the General Fund.
• Three percent increase or a $3.95 quarterly rate (per dwelling) for Street Light Fund.
• In 2010 money had been budgeted for a City Wide Street Light Study and staff still hopes to
get that study done in 2010. This study would be done by a consultant to find methods and
materials to reduce electrical use. The outcome of the study would also be beneficial in
helping the City apply for grants in the future.
• Two percent increase or $8.43 quarterly residential rate for the Recycling Fund.
• Discussion regarding the City potentially adding a bi- annual curb -side pickup beginning in
2012 for an additional charge of $2.70 per quarter (per household). This could be looked at
as a sensitive subject for residents and a survey was discussed as part of getting feedback
from citizens.
• With the two liquor stores, the City's Capital Project Fund is provided with at least
$135,000 per year.
• Centerbrook Golf Course will continue to look for ways to enhance revenues and look for
strategies for cost savings.
• Earle Brown Heritage Center is working on adding ten new corporate clients and is actively
working with the Embassy Suites.
Some of the questions raised with answers needing to be provided at a later date included the
following:
Arsenic testing, is the City testing for this? Public Works Director /City Engineer Steve Lillehaug
will check to see if the City is already doing this as part of the process.
Can additional percentages be run and provided for the Street Lighting Fund to see what the
numbers would be by the year 2016 under alternate rate increase scenarios. Fiscal and Support
Services Director Jordet responded yes that would be feasible and will be provided.
Comparisons of utility rates in Brooklyn Center and other communities will be presented to see
where the City is with other communities.
The State Auditors Report providing information on liquor store comparisons will be provided.
REVIEW NEXT STEPS
City Manager Boganey discussed the next steps as follows:
November 15,2010, Budget Work Session with Financial Commission
November 22, 2010 Adopt Utility Rates, Pay Plan, and Cafeteria Contribution
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November 29, 2010 Budget and Taxation Presentation and Hearing
December 13, 2010 Adopt Final Tax Levy and Final Budgets
ADJOURNMENT
Councilmember Lasman moved and Councilmember Roche seconded to adjourn the Work Session
at 8:26 p.m. Motion passed unanimously.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA)
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) ss. Certification of Minutes
CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER)
The undersigned, being the duly qualified and appointed City Clerk of the City of Brooklyn
Center, Minnesota, certifies:
1. That attached hereto is a full, true, and complete transcript of the minutes of the of the
City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center Joint Work Session with Financial
Commission held on November 1, 2010.
2. That said meeting was held pursuant to due call and notice thereof and was duly held at
Brooklyn Center City Hall.
3. That the City Council adopted said minutes at its November 8, 2010, Regular Session.
City Clerk Mayor
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