City Council - 09/22/1987 Y
APPROVED MINUTES
' EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1987 7:30 P.M. , CITY HALL COUCIL CHAMBERS
7600 EXECUTIVE DRIVE
COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Gary Peterson, Richard Anderson,
George Bentley, Patricia Pidcock, and
Dr. Jean Harris
CITY COUNCIL STAFF: City Manager Carl J. Jullie, Assistant
to the City Manager Craig Dawson,
Finance Director John Frane, and
Recording Secretary Lori Day
ROLL CALL All members present
I . APPROVAL OF AGENDA Agenda was approved as submitted.
II . REVIEW PROPOSED 1988 CITY BUDGET
Pidcock stated she would like to see the mill rate remain at 19.23 rather than
raise it to the proposed 20.896.
City Manager Jullie addressed his memorandum of September 18, 1987, in which
assessed valuations , tax levies, mill rate, other non-tax revenues, and
program expenditures were addressed. Jullie noted that the 1988 budget calls
for expenditures of $10,527,000.
The Council proceeded to review the budget on a page-by-page basis. Questions
and concerns regarding specific items were noted and will be responded to
in a memorandum to the Council prior to the next time it considers the budget.
Discussion resulting in specific motions by the Council follows. i
MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by Peterson, to delete City Hall Fund of
$239,000 from budget. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION: Bentley moved, Pidcock seconded, to delete item #4550: Carpet Lobby
(of Community Center) @$13,000. Motion carried 5-0.
In reference to City Manager Jullie' s memorandum of September 21, 1987 regarding .
1988 budget requests from the Police Department, Fire Department, and equipment
certificates , Pidcock moved to keep Public Safety uniforms the same for next year.
There was no second.
MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded byPidcock, to defer discussion of name change
of "Public Safety" to "Police" to a later time. Motion carried 5-0.
III . COUNCIL RECESSED to a closed session at 9:00 to discuss matters of
litigation with City Attorney Pauly. The meeting was reconvened at 9:30.
IV. 1988 BUDGET REVIEW MEETING RECONVENED
MOTION: Bentley moved, Pidcock seconded, to delete item #4227: Drainage Fund
of $25,000. Motion failed, 2-3 (Bentley & Pidcock in favor) . Anderson moved
to cut the fund down from $25,000 to $10,000. Bentley seconded. Motion carried,
3-2 (Harris & Peterson opposed) .
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Council discussed item #4541, purchase of 4 new vehicles @$31,000. It was
noted that the purchase would be of three pickup trucks to replace old squad
cars , and one replacement car. Cost of the pickups would be $7,000 each; the
car would cost $10,000. Anderson suggested purchasing only the pickups, not
the car, to reduce the total cost from $31,000 to $21 ,000. Pidcock concurred.
Jullie added that buying four pickup trucks would reduce the figure of $31 ,000
to $28,000.
Bentley moved and Pidcock seconded to reduce the amount for new vehicles to
$21,000 and to reduce the number of two-way radios from four to three (saving q
approximately $1100) . Motion passed, 3-2 (Harris and Peterson opposed).
MOTION: Bentley moved, Anderson seconded, to reduce item #4312, Legal Counsel
Contractual Services, from $140,000 to $100,000. Motion failed 1-4, (Bentley
in favor). Harris moved, Pidcock seconded, to reduce only to $125,000.
Motion carried 5-0.
Council discussed Local Access Cable TV Operations listed on page 40 of the
budget proposal . It was decided that the local cable programming was not
necessary, and several items were deleted as follows:
MOTION: Bentley moved, Anderson seconded, to delete #4100: Communications 1
Coordinator @$25,000; delete #4321: mailing; reduce #4350: Publicity Brochure
@$10,000 to $3,000; increase #4350: printing, from $6,000 to $9.000; delete
#4550: video equipment and office furniture; delete#4130: cable TV operators;
and delete #4220: video supplies. Motion carried 5-0.
V. OTHER BUSINESS OR REPORTS. There was no other business to report at this time.
VI. ADJOURNMENT. Council adjourned the meeting at 10:47 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Lori Day
Recording Secretary
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