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r! ~'\( ( )! !fl< River ITEM 7. MEMORANDUM TO: MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL FROM: PAT KLAERS, CITY~~NISTRATOR DATE: AUGUST 26, 1994 \ \~ SUBJECT: BUDGET WORKSESSION . August 29 and 30 were set up for City Council budget worksession meetings. The first part of Monday, August 29, is now scheduled to be taken up with regular City business items. The balance of the evening that is available for discussion on the 1995 budget may be somewhat short due to these regular business items plus the need to review old (1994) budget and financial issues. Before staff can present and discuss the 1995 budget, it needs to get City Council direction on three topics that were discussed at the 1994 budget meetings. These three items are a surface water management levy, City contribution to public improvement assessment projects, and personnel. Regarding surface water management and the City budget, staff is recommending a city-wide levy to help finance part of this program. Please see my attached 7/27/94 budget meeting memo which includes a discussion on this topic. Regarding City participation in public improvement assessment projects, the City Council needs to review its assessment policy. Of importance to the general fund budget is the use of City capital projects reserves for the City participation in these projects. Using these funds for public improvement projects limits their availability for the general fund and other City projects. Regarding the 1995 budget and this issue, we may need to have some discussion on the City participation in the Western Area II project. The final issue to review before discussing the 1995 budget are some left over 1994 personnel budget issues. Please see the attached minutes for background on these topics. . P.O. Box 490 . 13065 Orono Parkway · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425