HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013 09-13 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
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
CITY HALL—COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1. CALL TO ORDER
The Brooklyn Center City Council met in Special Session and was called to order by Mayor Tim
Willson at 5:05 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Mayor Tim Willson and Councilmembers Carol Kleven, Kris Lawrence-Anderson, Lin
Myszkowski, and Dan Ryan. Also present were City Manager Curt Boganey, Interim Finance
Director Greg Andrews, and Assistant City Manager/Director of Building and Community
Standards Vickie Schleuning.
3. REVISED PRELIMINARY BUDGET ITEMS
City Manager Curt Boganey asked the Council to consider resolutions approving the Preliminary
Tax Capacity Levy to meet the State requirements.
Interim Finance Director Greg Andrews provided information as stated in the PowerPoint. The
resolutions being considered to revise the preliminary budget items include the maximum levy
limit for property taxes payable 2014 being revised to be in compliance with State requirements.
This involves modifying General Fund revenues and expenditures to provide a balanced budget.
In order to accomplish this, Local Government Aid is increased for operations, excess tax
increment for operations is increased, the General Fund contingency is eliminated, Police and
Fire pension contributions per State Law are increased, and the Housing and Redevelopment
Authority(HRA)Levy is increased. The revised maximum Preliminary Levy is due to Hennepin.
County by September 16, 2013.
The HRA Levy can be increased due to the most recent market value calculations from Hennepin
County. They are higher than the previously reported values. The final debt payment for Police
and Fire bonds is in 2013. After adding Local Government Aid (LGA) and subtracting special
levy then multiplied by three percent you get the total maximum 2014 Preliminary Property Tax
Levy of$15,315,880. The difference is that the starting certified levy amount should have been
$13,632,000,then factor out LGA.
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For 2014, the levy is the 2013 amount plus the abatement for Embassy Suites and possible levy
to service public service bonds for the street improvements. Funds can be passed on from HRA
to the Economic Development Authority (EDA). The results are 0.36% versus the 3.5%
originally calculated. C3 column is proposed this evening. This is proposing the levy to the
maximum,which means the levy cannot exceed this amount.
The projected City property tax change for taxes payable in 2014 is less for all categories than
the original version. In the previous version, a median value single family residential home saw
a decrease of 8.85 percent increase, while the commercial, industrial, and apartments increased
approximately 5 percent increase. In the revised version, a median value single family
residential home on average will see an 11 percent decrease. The commercial, industrial, and
apartments will see an increase of 2.6 percent and 2.5 percent.
1. RESOLUTION APPROVING A PRELIMINARY TAX CAPACITY LEVY
FOR THE GENERAL FUND AND DEBT SERVICE FUNDS AND A
MARKET VALUE TAX LEVY FOR THE HOUSING AND
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR PROPERTY TAXES PAYABLE
IN 2014
Councilmember Ryan moved and Councilmember Kleven seconded to adopt RESOLUTION
NO. 2013-113 Approving a Preliminary Tax Capacity Levy for the General Fund and Debt
Service Funds and a Market Value Tax Levy for the Housing and Redevelopment Authority for
Property Taxes Payable in 2014. Motion passed unanimously.
2. RESOLUTION ADOPTING A PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR THE 2014
FISCAL YEAR
Councilmember Myszkowski moved and Councilmember Lawrence-Anderson seconded to
adopt RESOLUTION NO. 2013-114 Adopting a Preliminary Budget for the 2014 Fiscal Year.
Councilmember Ryan stated that staff had done a good job proposing a solution; and the Mayor
expressed he had concerns about the capital budget and LGA use. Motion passed unanimously.
4. ADJOURNMENT
Councilmember Ryan moved and Councilmember Lawrence-Anderson seconded adjournment of
the City Council meeting at 5:30 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 a
Special Session of the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center held on
September 13, 2013.
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 23, 2013, Regular
Session.
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