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MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Item 5.5. <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br />Pat Klaers, City Ad,,~ ~o~, · <br />March 24, 2003 ~'y <br /> <br />Legislative Session and City Budget Update <br /> <br />Attached for your information is the Funding Street Construclion and Maintenance in Minnesota <br />Cities booklet that was put together jointly by the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC), the <br />City Engineer's Association of Minnesota, and the Minnesota Chapter of the American <br />Public Works Association. This document recommends funding options for street <br />improvements. The LMC has requested that the City Council consider adopting a resolution <br />that supports the findings. Also attached is a memo from the LMC Executive Director Jim <br />Miller regarding this document plus two brief articles from the LMC Cities Bulletin. ! <br />understand that legislation has been introduced that reflects the Report's recommendations <br />relating to funding options for non-MSA city streets. !t is recommended that the City <br />Council adopt the attached resolution, which supports the findings in this Report. <br /> <br />There is not much new to report to the City Council regarding proposed or pending bills <br />that would impact Elk River. Attached for your information is some recent legislative <br />updates as provided by LMC. A bill (which has been anticipated) has been introduced <br />regarding wine in grocery stores... There has been no progress made in modifying the <br />Governor's budget proposal...Also, the levy limit proposal by the Governor is generating a <br />lot of discussion... It also appears that the property tax freeze is going to the Senate floor <br />for a hearing... As previously discussed with the City Council, most of the decisions by the <br />legislature are not expected to be made until sometime in May. <br /> <br />Assuming that the budget cuts as proposed by the Governor (or something similar) are <br />approved, then the city needs to be prepared to adjust the adopted 2003 budget. I am <br />scheduling meetings with the finance director and all the department heads (individually) in <br />April. Following these meetings a list of recommendations and a list of other options to <br />consider will be presented to the City Council. In the meantime staff is trying to be as <br />conservative as reasonable in making municipal expenditures that are within the budget. As <br />always, Council feedback and input on priorities is appreciated. <br /> <br />S~ Coundl/ Pat/ Updates/ Ltgislative <br /> <br /> <br />