HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010 11-22 CCM 2011 Budget Hearing MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY
OF HENNEPIN AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA
2011 BUDGET HEARING
NOVEMBER 29, 2009
CITY HALL — COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1. CALL TO ORDER
The Brooklyn Center City Council met for the 2011 Budget Hearing and the meeting was called
to order by Mayor Tim Willson at 7:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Mayor Tim Willson and Councilmembers Kay Lasman, Tim Roche, Dan Ryan, and Mark
Yelich. Also present were City Manager Curt Boganey, Fiscal and Support Services Director
Dan Jordet, and Deputy City Clerk Maria Rosenbaum.
3. PRESENTATION ON 2011 PROPOSED BUDGET
City Manager Curt Boganey outlined the format for this meeting, the City Council Goals, and
shared some highlights from the 2011 General Fund. He informed that the Truth in Taxation
Legislation for 2010 requires cities to hold a public meeting at which the g eneral p ublic is
allowed to comment on the ro osed budget and prop tax levy prior to adopting the final
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budget and property tax levy.
Fiscal and Support Services Director Dan Jordet discussed revenues by sources, expenditures by
dep artment s, ears and provided the
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following for utility rate increases:
Water Utility 4.00 percent or $1.40 basis for charge /1,000 gallon
Sewer Utility 3.00 percent or $21.93 monthly residential fee
Storm Drainage 1.00 percent or $14.48 quarterly residential fee
Street Light 3.00 percent or $3.95 quarterly residential fee
Recycling 2.00 percent or $8.43 quarterly residential fee
City Manager Boganey discussed the 2011 Capital Improvement Projects and the sources of
capital improvement funding. It was noted that the East Palmer Lake Neighborhood
reconstruction had been moved from 2012 to 2011 due to the lower construction costs.
4. VIDEO PRESENTATION
A video presentation on 14 Reasons Why Property Taxes Go Up and Down prepared by the
League of Minnesota Cities, Association of Minnesota Counties, and Minnesota School Boards
Association was presented.
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5. PRESENTATION ON PROPOSED PROPERTY TAXES PAYABLE IN 2011
Fiscal and Support Services Director Jordet discussed Local Government Aid (LGA) reductions,
the 2011 proposed property tax levy, tax capacity for taxes payable in 2010 and 2011, the change
in median residential values, the change in median residential City tax, and the distribution of
property tax amount changes by number and percentage for single family residential, commercial
and industrial, and apartments. Of the 7,327 taxable properties in Brooklyn Center, 6,685 of
them or about 91.25 percent will see lower property taxes in 2011 according to data assembled
by Hennepin County. The other 8.75 percent will see increases ranging from 0.1 percent over
the 2010 amount to more than 20.0 percent. Less than 1 percent of properties will see an
increase of 10.0 percent or greater.
6. OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND QUESTIONS
Carolyn Orth, 4207 Lakeside Avenue N #127, addressed the Council to express her concern with
the increase of taxes being too high for her one bedroom condominium.
Carol Bauer, 4201 Lakeside Avenue N #306, address the Council to also express her concern
with the increase on one bedroom condominiums when two bedroom condominiums property
taxes are going down.
Fiscal and Support Services Director Jordet discussed that he believes this may have something
to do with the five year evaluation process and the adjustments made at the Beach
Condominiums included a number of factors. This topic of discussion can be brought to the City
Assessor to clarify the process and outcome for taxes.
Allen Franz, 2781 Freeway Boulevard, addressed the Council to express his concern with taxes
rising over the past four years when the buildings east of him having property taxes going down.
He indicated that he would like to meet with the City Assessor to go over his property taxes in
more detail.
7. REVIEW REMAINING ACTIONS FOR ADOPTION
City Manager Boganey discussed that the City Council will consider a proposed property tax
levy in the amount of $13,911,803 at the December 13, 2010, City Council meeting. Also on
December 13, 2010, the City Council will consider a resolution adopting the 2011 Employee Pay
Plan, and resolutions adopting all budgets for 2011 City operations. The property tax levy will
be certified to the Hennepin County Treasurer before December 28, 2010.
8. ADJOURN
Councilmember Lasman moved and Councilmember Ryan seconded adjournment of the 2010
Budget Hearing at 8:08 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 2011
Budget Hearing of the City of Brooklyn Center held on November 29, 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.
City Clerk Mayor
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