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2000 Budget July 21, 1999 Pag-e 4 . management, special assessments, storm sewer bonds, and the fire department equipment bonds. The 2000 tax levy for these activities will be adjusted slightly, but the percentage of the total is expected to be similar in 2000 as it was in 1999. Intereovernmental Revenues Overall, this category is projected to increase $19,450 or 1.9 percent to a total of $1,048,250. . A number ofline items have changed in this budget category. First of all, the local government aid (LGA) amount is not yet available from the state and we are using estimates from the League of Minnesota Cities. Most of the increase in this budget category is in the LGA figure, but this is a "false" increase. This LGA increase is offset by the local performance aid (LPA) being eliminated by the state legislature. These LPA funds have now been wrapped into the LGA amount. Additionally, this LGA increase is offset by no local business contributions being received in the other revenue and transfer budget categories that, in the past, have been used to offset LGA reductions due to TIF Districts. This amounts to a $44,850 decrease in these two other revenue categories. Accordingly, the net impact is that the LGA increased in revenues in the amount of only $5,300; nonetheless, the "paper" LGA increase is $67,900. . The police relief revenue is proposed to increase $6,000 or 5.5 percent to a total of $114,900. The city contributes to the police PERA retirement and this budgeted revenue is state funds being provided to municipalities to help offset this expense...the gravel tax is projected to increase $4,000 (or 10%) to a total of$45,000...the federal COPS FAST grant program is projected to decrease $8,700 to a total of $71,450. This decrease includes an additional $28,300 being received in 2000 for the hiring of another COPS FAST officer. The city still has approval for one more position, which it has not filled. If the council decides to not fill this position, then this revenue will decrease by $28,300, but also, expenditures in the police department budget will decrease by $40,400. Not accepting this COPS FAST officer will have a positive impact on the budget in the amount of $12,100. This federal COPS FAST decrease in 2000 should have been much more and may actually end up being more depending on the City Council's decision to accept the last grant...the state COPS FAST grant program shows zero revenues for 2000, whereas last year $23,000 was projected in the budget.. .last year the city anticipated receiving a Safe and Sober state grant and Community Police state grant for overtime in the amount of $17,000 and no grants are projected to be received in 2000...the police department has received approval of a federal grant for the hiring of a CSO for one year and $8,000 is shown in the 2000 budget based on the assumption that this employee would be hired in 1999. If the City Council decides to not accept this grant, we would lose this $8,000 in