City Council Minutes 08-12-2024 WorkshopMINUTES
MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
Monday, August 5, 2024 — 5:00 p.m.
Academy Room, Monticello Community Center
Present: Charlotte Gabler, Lloyd Hilgart, Tracy Hinz, Lee Martie, and Sam Murdoff
Absent: None
Others: Rachel Leonard, Angela Schumann, Matt Leonard, Sarah Rathlisberger, Tom
Pawelk, Ron Hackenmueller, Jim Thares, and Jennifer Schreiber
1. Call to Order
Mayor Lloyd Hilgart called the workshop to order at 5:00 p.m.
2. 5:00 P.M. 2025 Budget Discussion
Sarah Rathlisberger, Finance Director, presented budget Workshop #3. This workshop
was to review all capital requests. These include requests for downtown, The Pointes at
Cedar, Bertram Chain of Lakes, City facilities, Fallon Avenue Improvements, utilities,
transportation, and Parks & Recreation. Ms. Rathlisberger also mentioned projects that
are planned for 2026-2028.
The proposed 2025 CIP items presented included the already committed projects or
development driven projects. These were: School Boulevard Roundabouts, Cedar Street
Improvements, CSAH 39 Pedestrian Pathway, Walnut Street Improvements, Parkland
Acquisition, Fallon Avenue Reconstruction, and Haven Ridge oversizing.
Staff and the City Council went through the list of items and discussed them. The cost of
all capital requests is significant, and it was noted that choices will need to be made and
items will have to wait. City Council was encouraged to review the items for future
decisions that will need to be made.
Ms. Rathlisberger also commented on the potential for additional funding sources such
as the local option sales tax, if it passes, and possible state bonding funds. Both of these
would help alleviate that cost burden of projects.
Mayor Hilgart requested information on what the bond payments would be to complete
the list of projects that were proposed and how much that would increase the levy. This
will be provided at a future meeting. Additionally, there was a request to show any
items or dollars that were budgeted in 2024 but not spent and moving forward to 2025.
The next budget workshop will be held on August 26, 2024.
3. Adjournment
City Council Special Meeting Minutes — August 5, 2024
By consensus, the meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
Recorder: Jennifer Schreib
Approved:
Attest:
City Council Special Meeting Minutes — August 5, 2024