HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010 11-15 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 15, 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 6:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Mayor Tim Willson and Councilmembers Kay Lasman, Dan Ryan, and Mark Yelich.
Councilmember Tim Roche arrived at 6:32 p.m. Also present: City Manager Curt Boganey, Fiscal
and Support Services Director Dan Jordet, and Deputy City Clerk Maria Rosenbaum.
Others present were Financial Commissioners Steve Landis and Teneshia Plunkett. Financial
Commissioners Dan Schueller arrived at 6:35 p.m., Koffi Agbossou arrived at 6:43 p.m., and Rex
Newman arrived at 7:05 p.m. Teneshia Plunkett left the meeting at 7:43 p.m.
EDA, CDBG, DEBT SERVICE, MSA CAPITAL, STREET RECONSTRUCTION
CAPITAL, EBHC CAPITAL, TECHNOLOGY CAPITAL, CENTRAL GARAGE, PERB
(POST RETIREMENT), AND EMPLOYEE COMPENSATED ABSENCES FUNDS
City Manager Curt Boganey informed that he would like to add two items to the agenda. One
would be the discussion of Council Retreat dates, and the second would be discussion of a delegate
for the Metro Cities Policy meeting on Wednesday, November 17, 2010. There was consensus to
add these two items to the agenda.
City Manager Boganey discussed that the funds on this evening's agenda are straight forward and
Fiscal and Support Services Director Dan Jordet summarized the materials that had been provided
with the agenda. Some of the notables as part of the summary were as follows:
• EDA Fund will have a cash balance remaining if everything goes according to plan.
• CDBG Fund balances out.
• In the Debt Service Fund one of the six improvement bonds and one of the Tax Increment
Bonds will be paid off in 2011. The debt service capita from 2009 which is based on the
improvements bonds, dropped from $219 to $50 per capita and the total debt applicable to
debt limit dropped from 27 percent to two percent.
• MSA Fund has a project from 2012 moving to 2011 because of better pricing. All evens
out; however, in 2015 there will need to be review of possibly doing advance funding
bonds.
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• Street Reconstruction Fund needs to be reviewed for future cash flow planning. Alternate
revenue or funding sources must be identified and incorporated until the cash flow can be
built back up. The Council may want to consider a policy change within the next year.
• EBHC Capital Fund has projects not done in previous years incorporated into 2011.
• Technology Fund has money allocated for several expenditures including security
monitoring for the general public area around City Hall and EBHC, along with multi-
functioning copiers for City Hall.
• Central Garage Fund owns all of the rolling stock for the City and the replacement vehicles.
Police and Fire replacements are a challenge at times and increased funding is being
implemented to fund these acquisitions over a multi -year period of time. However, if the
Council would like to amend that decision they may do so at any time.
• Central Garage Fund cash balance had dropped significantly when the ladder truck had to be
purchased.
• Post Employment Benefit Program was closed in 2005; however, funds proposed are for
those employees that had been in the fund at that time and continue to receive benefits.
• Ten cities were included in the utility rate comparisons provided and with the City of
Brooklyn Center not having a water treatment plan that continues to help keep the costs
down.
• The State Auditor's Liquor Store Operations comparisons for the year ending December 31,
2008, was provided and discussed. A more updated version can be found on the State
Auditor's Website.
• There will be one fulltime liquor store position eliminated in 2011.
REVIEW NEXT STEPS
City Manager Boganey discussed the next steps as follows:
November 22, 2010 Grant Funds, Capital Improvement Fund, Police Forfeiture Fund, Tax
Increment Financing (TIF) 2, 3, and 4, and Infrastructure Construction on
City Council Work Session Agenda
November 22, 2010 Adopt Utility Rates, Pay Plan, and Cafeteria Contribution
November 29, 2010 Budget and Taxation Presentation and Hearing
December 13, 2010 Adopt Final Tax Levy and Final Budgets
COUNCIL RETREAT
There was discussion regarding possible dates for the 2011 City Council Retreat and there was
consensus for March 6, 2011. City Manager Boganey will inquire to see if that date will work with
the facilitator.
METRO CITIES POLICY MEETING
Councilmember Dan Ryan will be attending this meeting on Wednesday, November 17, 2010, and
vote on the City's behalf.
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ADJOURNMENT
Councilmember Lasman moved and Councilmember Roche seconded to adjourn the Work Session
at 8:10 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 15, 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 December 13, 2010, Regular Session.
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