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<br />e <br /> <br />SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER CITY COUNCIL <br />HELD AT THE ELK RIVER CITY HALL <br />MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1999 <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Mayor Klinzing, Councilmembers Dietz, Thompson, Farber, <br />- and Motin <br /> <br />Members Absent: <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />Staff Present: <br /> <br />Pat Klaers, City Administrator; Lori Johnson, Finance <br />Director; Tom Zerwas, Police Chief; Jeff Beahen, Asst. Police <br />Chief; Michele McPherson, Director of Planning; Sandra <br />Peine, City Clerk; Michele Bergh, Community Recreation <br />Programmer; Phil Hals, Street/Park Superintendent <br /> <br />1. Call Meetina To Order <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River City Council <br />was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Mayor Klinzing. <br /> <br />2. Consider 8/30/99 Aaenda <br /> <br />The following items were added to the agenda: <br /> <br />3.1. <br /> <br />Other Business <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />3.1.a. Sewer Department/Gary Leirmoe/Acting Superintendent <br /> <br />3.1.b. Ice Arena Bids <br /> <br />3.1.c. Discussion Items <br /> <br />COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON MOVED TO APPROVE THE 8/30/99 CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA AS AMENDED. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE <br />MOTION CARRIED 5-0. <br /> <br />3. Discuss 2000 General Fund Budaet <br /> <br />The City Administrator explained that the budgets in the packet reflect the <br />changes requested by the City Council on 7/26/99. The changes include 5 <br />percent growth in to the net tax capacity, keeping the tax rate level and having <br />growth related revenues reflect 90 percent of the 1998 actual amounts. He <br />stated that these and other minor changes result in a revenue projection of <br />$5,701, 100. <br /> <br />The City Administrator reviewed the expenditure programs in each individual <br />budget. After reviewing the budgets, the Administrator noted that with total <br />expenditures at $5,940,400 there is a budget gap of $239,300 in the general fund <br />budget plus a gap of $64,500 in the ice arena budget between available <br />revenues and requested expenditures. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />The council recessed at 7:50 and reconvened at 8:03. <br /> <br />Mayor Klinzing questioned the history of carry-overs, and indicated that a carry- <br />over should be part of the revenues for the budget. She questioned how carry- <br />overs are tracked and indicated that she would like to see an estimated 1999 <br />