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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/06/1977CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota October 6, 1977 Minutes of the special City Council meeting, City of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota held October 6, 1977, at 7:00 o'clock p.m. PRESENT: MaYor Branning; Councilmembers Fitzsimmons, Hayes, Holton, and Savanick; Clerk Asleson. ABSENT: None. Mayor Branning called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. The purpose of the special Council meeting was to continue review ofvarious 1978 Departmental Budgetsand to consider adopt- ion of a tax levy resolution for taxes payable in 1978. It was noted that the City Council, following proper public,notice, had met formalty on September 20th, 1977, at which time they had reviewed, in detail most of the General Fund Budget and the Budget reviews at this meeting would include further consideration of items held over on the General Fund, as well as review and consideration of the detaiisof other City operating budgets. MOTION: of Fitzsimmons,.NO SECOND, to approve the:Forestry budget in the amount of $82,015. Motion died for lack of a second. MOTION: of Hayes, seconded by Branning, to approve the Forestry Budget FORESTRY BUDGET in the amount of $58,615. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 1 (Holton). MOTION: of Holton, secondedzby Hayes, to aPprove the Fire Department FIRE DEPT. Budget in the amount of $42,690, with account 4100 hefng BUDGET adjusted to $3,600 and account 4210 being reduced to O. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Hayes, seconded by Holton, approving the Police Department POLICE DEPT. : budget in the amount of:$455,000. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 1 (Savanick).BUDGET C0uncilmember savanick noted that she was voting no on this department: budget because of her concern that the over all City budget apparently would be resulting in a tax levy increase that she considered too large. MOTION: of Savanick, NO SECOND, to adopt the Park Department budget in the amount of $158,000 Motion died for lack of a second. MOTION: of Fitzsimmons, seeonded byHolton adopting the Park Department PARK DEPT. budget in the amount of $169,383. BUDGET MOTION: of Branning, seconded by Savanick, amending the foregoing motion by deleting the $3,800 shoWn in account 4540 for bleachers at the Westview Building; Ayes , 5 - Nays - 0. Vote was taken on the original motion as amended. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 1 (Savanick). MOTION: of Hayes, seconded by Branning, approving the Recreation Dept. RECREATION DEPT. budget in the amount ·of $36,000. Ayes - 5 - Nays - O. BUDGET MOTION: of Hayes, seconded by Holton, approving the Golf Course budget in GOLF COURSE the amount of $267,797 including the allOcation of $5,000 of said BUDGET amount to be authorized as an expenditure in 1977 for thepurpose of renting equipment to make grading improvements on the driving range on Hole 15 and on certain additional tees in accordance with the memorandum to theCouncil dated October 6, 1977. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 1 (Savanick). CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota October 6, 1977 Page 2 MOTION: of Hayes, seconded by Holton, approving the Arena Operating ~ARENA OPERATING budget in the amount of $186,533. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. BUDGET The City Clerk then reviewed with the Council the requirements related to adoption of the tax levy resolution and the overall budget. It being noted that State Law requires the tax levy resolution to be filed on or before October 10th of each year, with the Gounty Auditor, and it being further noted that Revenue Sharing Regulations require adoption by the Council of an overall City budget showing how Revenue Sharing Funds relate Co the rest of the budget. The Council then proceeded to review the draft of the tax levy resolution which, in accordance with the Staff proposed budget, was in the total amount of $1,142,135 The City Clerk was requested to. determine the corrected amount for the tax levy resolution based on the reduction in the Forestry budget approved by.the Council. TheClerk advised that the reduction of $23,400 in the Forestry budget would result in the special levy for Forestry being reduced from $53,510 to $38,100, it being noted that the February budget assumes reimbursement from the State of Minnesota of 35 percent of its total, with the other 65 percent being derived from the tax levy. Of the revised budges amount of $58,615, 65 percent is $38,100. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Hayes, approving Resolution No. 1977-RES; 1977-204 204 approving the 1977 tax levy for collection in 1978 in TAX LEVY the amount of $1,126,725, with such amount reflecting the $15,410 reduction in the special levy for Forestry purposes discussed above. The Council requested that the City Clerk provide information as to what a tax levy in this amount would mean to the owners of various valued homes in theCity. The City Clerk stated he could only make, what he considered to be relatively close estimates because the final impact of fiscal disparities is now known and,. fUrthermore, the valuation of personal property in Apple Valley is now known. Based on the information available, the Clerk advised that the estimated mill rate for 1978 would be 19.72 compared to 16.064 for 1977. The Clerk further Commented that the 1977 Minnesota Legislature Changed the method of determining assessed value on homesteaded property and, therefore it was likely the assessed valuation against which the mill rate applies would be lass for most homes in the City in 1978. The Clark further commentedlthat the combination of the reduced assessed valuation and the increased mill rate would likely result in a tax increase of approxi- mately $45.00 for a home with a market value of $50,000. The $45.00 change consists of approximately $15.00 for operating coStS and $30.00 for debt service. Vote was taken on the motion. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. The Mayor stated Dakota Electric Association was hosting a meeting on the evening of October llth, 1977, for the purpose of,advising municipal officials, in its service area, of current operating policies of Dakota Electric and to receive input from municipal officials. The Mayor announced he, along with other Councilmembers, had received copies of corres- pondence concerning 140th'Street and that a group Of Apple Valley residents would be meeting informally with the Dakota County Board on October Llth at 11:00 a.m. and suggested as many Councilmembers as possible attend. The Mayor announced the appointment of Mr. Harold Tuset as Apple Vallay's United Nations Chair for United Nations Week, being the week of October 24th, as proclaimed by Governor Rudy Perpich. MOTION: of Hayes, seconded by Holton to adjourn. Ayes - 5 -Nays.- 0. The meeting adjourned at 11:10 o'clock p.m.