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City Council Minutes Page 6 <br />July 5, 2016 <br />----------------------------- <br />He requested council discussion regarding alcoholic beverages. It was the concensus <br />of the council to review and discuss this portion of the policy at a future work <br />session. <br /> <br />Councilmember Westgaard asked if the Arena Commission has reviewed this policy, <br />as they have a separate policy for certain levels of sponsorship at the arena, such as <br />dasher boards and the Zamboni. He wondered if the two policies should be <br />combined. <br /> <br />Mr. Hecker indicated the Arena Commission has not had an opportunity to review <br />the policy. He showed a chart establishing sponsorship dollar amounts for the City <br />of Shakopee’s community center, and suggested offering a public notice of available <br />sponsorship opportunities. He felt this policy could be combined with the Arena <br />sponsorship policy. <br /> <br />It was the concensus of the council to have Mr. Hecker prepare sponsorship cost <br />proposals and naming rights and allow the council to review the final draft of the <br />policy. <br /> <br />Mr. Hecker stated he would present this policy to the Arena Commission at their <br />next scheduled meeting in August for discussion and feedback. <br /> <br />10.3 2017 Budget <br /> <br />Ms. Ziemer presented the staff report and requested council direction for the <br />proposed tax levy expectations and budget process. <br /> <br />The council discussed preliminary budget figures and budget meetings. <br /> <br />Mayor Dietz stated to plan for a 2% pay increase but indicated he felt it could always <br />be adjusted. He liked the process of having departments heads involved with the <br />council to present their goals and budgets to them and be available to answer <br />questions about their requests. <br /> <br />Councilmember Westgaard indicated he would like to look at the budget as what it <br />costs to run the city, instead of figuring out a percentage of increase or decrease <br />from the previous year. He suggested starting with a budget with the same level of <br />service as the current year and comparing budgets with the last 3 years actuals. He <br />asked questions regarding using up the fund balance and indicated he didn’t like <br />carrying a big fund balance from year to year. He also expressed concern with a <br />possible community center vote to the taxpayers together with an increase in <br />proposed property taxes. <br /> <br />It was the consensus of the council to proceed with the budget process similar to the <br />previous year. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />