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City Council Minutes December 1, 2008 Page Ms. Johnson stated that the Environmental staff could come out and check the property to see if there were any violations taking place and propose some ideas and advice to the property owner. Ms. Sandeen stated this had already been done and there Frere no violations taldng place. She was wondering if the City would approach it as protecting a drainage ditch. TvTr. Beck stated the state has adopted wetland buffers and protection zones, which the City currently o .ows; however, the City would need council direction to revisit the buffer zones and consider charges. However, if the City were to change the zones, it wou .d only apply to new acdvities because you couldn't .reverse what's been done. Ms. Johnson stated that a staff member from p .bhc ors could visit the property to ensure the drainage was properly taking place. If there were no violations, though, the City wouldn't be able to do anything else. There being no one else for Open NLU�e, Mayor lazing closed the Open N& -e session. 5.1. Truth in Taxation Public HeajLng Mayor Min ing explained that the pose of the Truth in Taxation hearing is to discuss the general cite budget and general tax information and that it is not a time to discuss individual property values and taxes. She stated that if individuals have questions or concerns regarding their property values, d-iey should attend the Board of Review meeting m the spring or contact the Sherburne County Assessor's Office. Ms. Johnson briefly outlined the process of the Fruth Mi 'axadon Hearing and the budget process. She stated the Council approved the proposed tax levy, 511,250,878 on September 8, which is the maximum tax levy the City can adopt. ilrls. Johnson reviewed the tax levy by use and compared the levy with previous years. She also reviewed property tax changes and explained that a number of factors play a role in determining the property tax ainount. Ms. j ohn s on reviewed general f and revenues and expenditures. Ms. j ohns on stated that there were no new positions being added to the General Fund budget in 2009. Mr. Simon reel wed the special revenue funds and enterprise funds. He stated that the enterprise funds are self -supportive and not supported by ta.N dollars. He ex -played there were o new positions being added to the Enterprise Fund budget in 9.009. Mr. Simon handed out a link to the Minnesota Department of Revenue website for residents to determine if they qua. fy for a property ta.N refund. He stated this link NviU be placed on the City's website. He concluded that the council -%U adopt the 2009 ta-x levy and budget at a future Cite Council meeting g on December. Ms. Johnson stated the City is appro.u-mately $250,000 below the State -set levy limit. This evening, the council dll review approxdimately $75,000 in additional cuts to consider. meeting date to set the 2009 tax levy and budget -v-M be determined tonight as weU. Mayor Klimmig opened the public hearmig. Diane Mrsolek, 10089 — 179thLane, asked the council rho sets the tax rates. rl . Johnson stated each tang jurisdiction then sets its own tax ,rate based can the tax levy.