HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011 08-15 CCM Joint Work 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
AUGUST 15, 2011
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 Carol Kleven, Kay Lasman, and Dan Ryan. Also present:
BCS Director /Assistant City Manager Vickie Schleuning, 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
Dean Van Der Werf. Teneshia Plunkett arrived at 6:39 p.m. and left at approximately 7:38 p.m.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND CAPITAL FUNDS
BCS Director /Assistant City Manager Vickie Schleuning discussed that tonight's meeting was to
provide the overall plan for the Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) and Capital Funding. Several
changes have been made to the CIP and those changes will be highlighted to help with possible
policy changes and direction with moving forward for budgeting purposes. Also, there are
significant financial issues that need to be addressed this year particularly in the Street
Reconstruction Fund, Information Technology Fund, Capital Projects Fund, and the Building
Maintenance Program.
Public Works Director /City Engineer Steve Lillehaug summarized the 2012 CIP and highlighted
project costs and all the new projects added to this CIP.
Fiscal and Support Services Director Dan Jordet summarized the Capital Improvement Fund,
Municipal State Aid Fund, Street Reconstruction Fund, Infrastructure Fund, and Technology Fund.
As part of this discussion it was noted that staff was looking for direction on what options should be
considered for the Street Reconstruction Fund 2012 -2016. The four options discussed included the
following: increase the assessment amount for each property in the project; use Local Government
Aid (LGA) as available; extend the Reconstruction Program past 2021; collect property tax levy to
pay bonds sold for project completion.
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The Council and Commissioners discussed the four options and there was consensus that a
combination of all four options should be considered at this time.
ADJOURNMENT
Councilmember Lasman moved and Councilmember Kleven seconded to adjourn the Work Session
at 8:41 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 August 15, 2011.
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 September 12, 2011, Regular Session.
City Clerk Mayor
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