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Clty of <br />Elk *= <br />River` <br />REQUEST FOR ACTION <br />TO <br />ITEM NUMBER <br />Mayor and City Council <br />6.3 <br />AGENDA SECTION <br />MEETING DATE <br />PREPARED BY <br />Work Session <br />September 10, 2012 <br />Tim Simon, Finance Director <br />ITEM DESCRIPTION <br />REVIEWED By <br />2013 Budget <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />REVIEWED BY <br />ACTION REQUESTED <br />Continue 2013 budget discussions. <br />BACKGROUND /DISCUSSION <br />Following is an overview of the Municipal Liquor and Wastewater Enterprise Funds. After the budget <br />review, we will review the information received from Sherburne County on value changes. <br />Attached are the department requested budget worksheets for those departments along with the <br />proposed 2013 department /division goals. Let me know if you would like more detail than what's <br />provided. <br />Liquor Enterprise Fund Budget <br />Liquor Store Manager Dave Potvin will be present to review the 2013 requested budget. In addition, we <br />will review the cash flow analysis of the Liquor fund for the next several years. The one significant <br />variance is the debt service payoff that was done in 2012. The Capital Outlay request is for upgrading the <br />lighting at Westbound Liquor store. <br />Wastewater Enterprise Fund Budget: <br />Chief Wastewater Operator Gary Leirmoe will be present to review the 2013 requested budget and the <br />anticipated capital improvement projects for the next couple of years. As part of the updated long -range <br />plan, staff feels a two percent utility rate adjustment for 2013 will be consistent with prior year <br />projections. A number of capital improvement and maintenance projects will be discussed. Please refer <br />to the summary sheet attached. The effluent project has been moved from 2012 to 2013. <br />Administration — No significant changes in the administration portion of the budget. <br />Plant — The plant Operating Supplies increased due to limits on phosphorus which means more chemical <br />costs. The significant Capital Outlay is the carryover for the effluent reuse project. The grant which <br />covers half of the cost will be carried over also. <br />Laboratory — No significant changes except the Capital Outlay for a portable sampler for manholes. <br />Operations — Equipment Repair and Maintenance services line item increases for slip line on 4`'' Street, <br />which is a maintenance project, and raising the manhole at Trott Brook. <br />P O f E 8 I U A Y <br />N: \Public Bodies \City Council \Council RCA \Agenda P2cket \09 -10- 2012 \budgetst2ffieport0910.docx MU <br />