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November 5, 1979 Page 2 the budget as recommended by the Finance Committee would make a good start in beating many of the needs and demanqs of the City of Elk River without raising taxesby' a significant amcnmt. The City Administrator explained to the members of the City Council that the" numbers presented. in resolutions 79-38. atl.c.i 79-39 were somewhat different than those considered by the Finance Committee at their last session as a result of modifications in the salary amounts . ~n . each. depart- ment budget. The Administrator indicated that through an oversight the entire amount .o.is<:ussed for reduction from the budget had to be taken" from all depart- ments and not just general, fund departments and, as such, the amount subtracted from the general fund was less than originally anticipated by the Finance Committee. Councilman Duitsman suggested that $1,000 be deducted from the salary accounts of the general fund to bring the numbers certified in the tax levy and the budget resolution more- in line with those considered by the Finance Committee. The City Administrator indicated that such. an . action by the Council would not achieve the expressed intention of the Council to allocate CJ10 in total to be made available for salary increases in 1980 for all City department. . COUNCILMAN DUITSMAN MOVED APPROVAL OF RESOLUTIONd~38 AMENDED TO $64~50.oo WITH THE ~oo REDUCTION TO BE MADE FROM THE SA . ACCOUNTs OF THE INISTRATION. DEP. POLICE DEPARTMENT . PUBLIC .WORKS DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNM DEVElOPMENT DEP~.. COUNCIL- MAN ToTH ~CoNDEbTHE MOTION. MoTION PAssED 3...1. COUNCIJJ1:AN oTTo OPPOSED. Councilmembers proceeded to discuss the deficit repayment for 1980 and it was a consensus of that discussion to increase the deficit payment to $;;,000.00 from the anticipated $40,000.00 expenditure in the 1980 budget since the increase in the deficit repayment taken in conjunction with the change in the benefit ratio between the urban and rural tax district would not signit;cantly increase the tax burden of the old City of Elk River and since the deficit repayment period could be shortened by' such an action. COUNCn..MAN OTTO K)VED APPROVAL OF RESOLU- TION 7~39 AMENDED TO REFlECT. THE $~OOO.OO DECREA~~ THE GENERA~ P1mD ~ ;I;NbI- CATED .RESOLUTION79-3~. COUNCIL romM'AN SECO .. . THEMOTIO .K)TION PASSED 4-0. . . .. .. " 9. Employee Holidays " CamCILMAN OTTO MOVED TO CONCUR WITH THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S RECOMMENDATION OF DEsIGNATING As THE TENTH HOLIDAY FOR Au, NON-UNION CITY EMPLOYEES . THE . DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING IN EACH CAf'ENDAR YEAR. COUNCILMAN DUITSMAN SkCONDED THE MOftON. MOTION PASSED 4-0. 10. Administrator's Update The City Administrator updated the members of the City Council on current activities regarding the Orono Dam and the Avon Acres road improvement. No action .was necessary on the items at this time. 10!. William Connett Variance Request The City Administratot' reviewed the Planning Commission'S recommendation regarding the William Connett variance request and informed the City Council that it was the opinion of the Planning Commission and the City" staff that should .thev~t,"iance be granted by the City Council for Mr. Connett to build a home on a ; acre parcel of land not on a public road, that such an action would effectively destroy the controls imposed by the interim zoning ordinance. Mr. Connett was present at the meeting and expressed to the Council his desire to have the variance granted so that he might build a home on the piece of property he had purchased. COUNCILMAN OTTO MOVED TO DENY THE .VARIANCE ~ST AND TO UPHOLD THE PIANNING COMMISsION RE- COMMENDATION ON THE BAsIS THAT A VARIANCE OF THIS NATURE IN A SPECIFIC SITuATION