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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 11-09-1989 Special141 NUT E S SPECIAL COUNCIL MFEIING November 9, 1969 The special meeting of the Plymouth City Council was called to order by Mayor Schneider at 7:31 p.m. in W Council Chambers of the City Center at 3000 Plymouth Boulevard on November 1!, 1999. PRESENT: Mayor Schneider•, Councllmembers Ricker, Vasil lout Zitur, ABSENT: None STAFF PRESENT: Manager Willis, Assistant Manager Boyles Park and Recreation UIrector Blank Director or Public Works Moore Sisk, X MOTION was made by Councilmember Sisk, seeot ied by Councllme.mber RESOLUTION N0. 89-701 Ricker to adopt RESOL''TION NO. 89-7019 CERIIFYXNc THE my , ELECTION RESULTS OF HOWMER 79 I -W. 1989 FLECTION RESULTS Motion Passed on a roll rail vote.. Five ayes. Manager Willis l.atroduced the Cmmmunity Center Item stat; ng that the design development phase ioas been completed. The deslgws developments plans and model have t,en prepared by the architect, SWBR. LLoyd Beraqulst and Stege Patrick were present to provide specifics for the Council. Lloyd BergquUn , BWBR, displayed a model cf the revised cnmmunity center. Me reviewed the process for planned develOpeu:nt and the plan modifications required to respond to projected cost overruns which had occurred. He i;tated that the architect is prepared to proceed with working drawings which would contemplate bidding in late December or 3anuary. McCough Construction has substantiated the project costs. He stated that the principle revisions involve the roof forms over the main entrance and Ice arena. Recause of a presently volatile rkat, he recommended bidJlnq on the center early next year. Mayor Schneider asked what the total project cost would have been for the bulldiog plan which BWBR originally submitted as part of the design ecmpetition. Lloyd Bergquist stated that bases upon tho information they now have, it is likely that it would have exceeded the $12 million budget by 6 to 7 percent or $600,000 to 5700,000. He stated that there are a number of reasons for the overrun. 6 COMMUNITY CENTER - REVIfW DESIGN/DEVtLQP. PLANS b PR031 CT HUDCF 1 0 Special Council Meeting November 9, 1989 Page 327 MOTION was made by Mayor Schneider, seconded by Counc!tw. nher Vasillou, Co adopt RESOLUIION N0., 89-74219 APNROVINC DtSIGH DEVELOPMENI PHASE AND SUSPENDING FURTHER CONSI0t9ATION OF 1HF LOMMUNITY CENTER UNTIL AFTER JANUARY 1, 1990. Notion carried on a roll call vote. Five ayes. Manager Millis stated that tht 1990 budget process was suspended In September following the Special Session of the State legislature. The materials supplied to the Council are Intended to bring the budqet Into balance with the changes the state has made to local government aids and levy limits. The net affect of the legislative action was to reduce the city's state alds from approximately $838,000 to SO. These cuts from municipal state ald are to be transferred to the school districts to assist in reducing their levies. The statute provides Lhat the "net -net" to taxpayers should b.: zero since th*. city's levy will rise to make up the loss in state .yid, but the school district's levy will be reduced because of thls additton•il revenue. A second featu%:e eaused by the leglslature Is a new l`%vy limit formula. Previously, the City could increase its levy 3 percent automatically, and for growing cities, they were allotted an additional percentage based upon population or household growtyh whichever was greater. The new legislation allows cities to take only half of the population or household rowth credit. In effect, this reduces qrowth In the city's levy limit by $368,000. This 13 the reduced amnimt which the revised budget Is Intended to reflect. Cuts were proposed after reviewing the budget with department heads and are lnc.lejslve of City Council actions at previous budget study meetleigs. Overall, the revisions prsented ret lett a Diet decrease of $i68,000 revlslnq the total general food hudgeet from $10,557,100 to $100?4'141600. Coune t tmember Vasl l.lou stared that she was concerned that snowplowing was bele.g reduced $40,000. Manayer Wt l l 1 s stated that they Council created a snowplowlnq reserve fund In order to assure sufficiee t montes In p4irticularly heavy snow and tee years. In effect, this '%.0,000 would be madra yip from the snowplowing reserve if needed. Counellmember Vaslltou stated that she was concerned at•oiet cutting social seevices $8,800 wheii the County is considerlieq i complete reduction of their contribution. Manager Willis stated that the $8,'x00 reflects the Counell's previous conslelearatleen of this category, and does not suyeje+st further pt dut•t1 ins. RT S0L I l T I ON N0. 49-74? APPROVINC WSWR OtVROPNENI F41A.SI & SUSPE NT) I NC F UR THt R CONS l 1>f' R A f I ON UN I I L AMR JANUARY 19 1990 RVVItW CITY KMAGFR'S Rf V I SF D 1991 BUIX;k f SpcJs Ial Council 400t ino Move mber 9, 1969 Paye 328 40 Counclimember Vasillou asked about deferrinq the Plan Nrch 1, 1990 to sage $4,800 when she has heard developers that the permit application process expedited. 0 0 Checker to from some should be Counelimember Vaslliou stated that It was her .inderstandlnq that the $6,000 residential survey hid already been cut by the City Council. ilanager Willis stated that that was true, that his cuts also reflect City Council ac!Lton. Councilmember lltur stated that: he is cutting the human servl^e funding. Me i that West Mennepin gets lots of its money elsewhere, and that the City should budgeting* also concerned about s especially concerned for private grants And consider this In its Councllmonber Ricker stated that 1* is his tenderstandlnq that this information only reflects thy: current status of the budget and that more meetings are to be scheduled in order that further discussion can take .lace. The point was to yet the Council's questions in order that additional Information could be supplied. Councilmember Vaslliou asked for a list of capital outlay reductions. Manager Willis stated he would provide that. Councilmember Vaslliou expressed e:oncern about the Lcaque of Miramta Cities' fees and was gratlfled to hear .h•t other cities were similarly concerned. Manager Willis stated that the 1990 duns for the League is S11,300, for the AMM $59311, the Municipal Legislative COWNIsston, $13,000. Counctimenker VasllIOU stater) that this ,irwwnts to S?9,600 and that she will be tnteresttd In tooktna at. Councilmember lltur statAd that he also wantea to look at this, but that in order to be effective In lobbytnq, the City must be a member of or participate in these organitations. He does not Intend to vote aratnst these organliatlons, although he may want to drop oi e*. Mayor Schneider asked If there were mope quest ior.s . Counc I I member Vasiltou contlrmed that the comm inity IdentlLy program had been reduced by $1,000 by the City Council. Sche also asked that the lint of reductions in trainlnq ar 1 onferences be: provided by department. ilmilarly, she wants to know wf,at was cut from the :ammunity identity ti dget. Special Council Meeting lbvember 9, 1999 Page 329 1PCouncllmembor a113111ou questiolted the telephoNe improvement reduction. Manager Willis stated that this i,.count has been reduced to about one-half since a new telephone system is beinq Installed which should reduce the necessity for itkprovemer,ts thiring the first year. the Council agreed to meet to further discuss the budget at 4:30 p.m., Monday, Eb•ember 13, 1989 Nrir r to the Area 1 Town Meeting. Councilmember Sisk confirmed thet the November eO meeting is the time for residents to express their concerns about the budget. The Council agreed that a second Budget study session shosild be scheduled for 4;30 p.m., Monday, December 4, 1959 prior to the regular City Council meeting. Cotincilmember Zltur announced that the League of Minnesota Cities *111 1%. holding their annual conference on November 16. He stated that Councilmember Ricker, Manager Willis and himself would be attending ar` extended an lnvltatlon to Mayor -elect Bergman and Councilmember-elect Helliwell to attend. The meeting was adjourned at 909 p.m. 0