City Council Agenda Packet 09-07-1999 Special
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AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING - MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday, September 7,1999 - 5:30 p.m.
Mayor: Roger Belsaas
Council Members: Roger Carlson, Clint Herbst, Brian Stumpf and Bruce Thielen
1. Call to order.
2. Workshop and discussion regarding 2000 municipal budget.
3. Adjourn.
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MEMO
MONTICELLO
TO:
Mayor and Council Members
FROM:
Rick Wolfsteller, City Administrator
DATE:
September 1, 1999
RE:
Second Budget Workshop - September 7, 1999 - 5:30 p.m.
Review of 2000 Proposed Preliminary Budget
Based on the Council's direction from our first workshop session, I tried to put together a new budget and tax
levy that did not exceed the amount oflevy we had for 1999. Department heads and staff were asked to take
another look at their specific budgets to see if we could find areas that could be cut or delayed to
accomplished your objective. To accomplish this goal, it initially appeared that we had very little funds to
work with in regards to capital outlay for equipment and projects if we were going to keep the budget at no
. increase. Modifications and alterations to the original budget proposal have been accomplished that may
allow us to keep the levy at the same level but many projects and improvements will have to be delayed
until future years to accomplish this goal.
After further reviewing our existing bond debt funds, it appears that we will be able to lower our bond levy
by $143,654 by eliminating the levy in two bond issues for next year. Our 1990C G.O. Bond was scheduled
to have a levy requirement of $25,054, but it appears that there are sufficient funds in this account to meet
our debt obligations without continuing the levy next year. During my review of the bond funds, I also
found that our 1993 Fire Hall Bond, which has recently been paid off, will have surplus funds available that
can be transferred to the 1996C Interceptor Sewer Bond to cover that levy of $118,800 that was scheduled
for next year. Elimination of these two levy requirements will actually result in our total bond levy for next
year being $38,792 less than the 1999 levy.
The revised budget worksheets, enclosed, arrive at a required tax levy of $4,61 7,725. A number of changes
were made in the general fund budget to accomplish this goal, some of which are summarized below:
. The new finance position was reduced to halftime resulting in a $15,000 savings.
. Professional services fees under Planning and Zoning were cut by an additional $15,000.
. Janitorial services for cleaning of city hall was cut by $2400.
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Equipment purchases for administration and data processing were added for $19,725.
. Police contract does not have any increase in hours of coverage, only the hourly rate increase
from $36.50 to $38.25 per hour.
Monticello City Hall, 250 E. Broadway, PO Rox 1147, Monticello, MN 55362-9245 · (612) 295-2711 . Fax: (612) 295-4404
Office of Public Works, 909 Golf Course Rd., Monticello, MN 55362 . (612) 295-3170 . Fax: (612) 271-3272
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Mayor and Council
September 1, 1999
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. Fire Department budgct was cut by $6,000 for building repairs while an additional $15,700
was included for capital equipment expenditures.
. A ncw pickup was deleted from the inspection department budget while a CADD printer
was added to the budget.
. Two-thirds ofthe cost of a new Public Works Street employee was deleted resulting in a
$24,000 savings by assuming a new person would not start until fall 2000.
. Shop and garage budget included the addition of a replacement pressure washer and air
compressor for $10,500.
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An additional $8,000 was added to the refuse collection budget to account for additional
recycling bins and recycling costs associated with the West Kjellberg's Mobile Horne Park.
These costs were not included in the original budget. ., ,,' I ~\ /_'
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Community development department included funding for the Central Minnesota Initiative
Fund of~~and continuation of the MCP contribution of $35,000.
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. The annual sealcoating allocation of $27,500 was deleted and replaced with funding for
overlaying the Third Street parking lot (Behind Flicker's).
The above modifications to the general fund budget required an additional levy of $87,490 over the original
proposed base budget that had no capital outlays included. Other funds that have also been modified include
the library budget which required an increase of $4,350 for shelving and bookcase improvements. The
proposed budget for the community center levy also assumes the option requiring $177,300 deficiency for
the operating budget which is proposed to be covered by the $200,000 transfer from the liquor fund. The
balance of the community center budget relates to debt service requirements estimated at $562,750.
The last component of the revised budget relates to the park fund. The Park Commission members met
Tuesday evening to review the capital equipment and projects in an attempt to prioritize the projects. In
order to meet the Council objective of no increase in the levy, there still remained $134,386 that could be
used by various departments including the park fund. The Park Commission put together a list of projects
they felt were important for the City that included $53,000 in equipment purchases and $291,000 in various
park improvement projects. The funds requested by the Park Commission exceed the amount of money
available by more than $209,000. This is also assuming that no other improvements or unfunded requests
.are included in the budget and that all of the remaining funds to reach the maximum levy of$4,617,000
were utilized by the park fund.
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September 1, 1999
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As you will note from the list included, there are many capital outlay projects and items that still remain
unfunded. As the community continues to grow by adding 200 homes a year, our operating budgets are
increasing simply to keep pace with the growth. There are additional miles of street to plow and sweep,
additional sewer and water lines to maintain along with additional parks being developed. All of these
require an increasing demand on our resources and when you add to this the City's share of various street
projects such as County Road 75, County Road 118, Dundas Road, Chelsea Road extension, and
Highway 25, it becomes very difficult to not expect our budget needs to increase. The Council will be faced
with some tough decisions on whether the level of service needs to be reduced or whether some type of
increase in taxes is necessary to maintain the current level of services.
The City will be facing a number of major improvements that will need to be addressed in coming years
including an additional water tower and wells, reconstruction of the core city streets, West River Street
improvements including curb and gutter and storm sewer, street light replacement along Broadway in the
business district, and numerous park development projects. All ofthese items will put a strain on our future
budgets and will likely make it difficult in the future to avoid increasing the levy unless we have substantial
. growth in our market values.
In regards to market value and tax capacity values, I have still not received any information from the County
Assessor that would tell us exactly what our tax capacity value will be for next year. I am hopeful that I will
have this information for the Council by Tuesday night as the assessor indicated a preliminary number may
be available by then. In the meantime, all of my worksheets assume that our tax capacity value is the same
as it was last year at $13,123,000. Although the City has $21,000,000 in new construction and $10,000,000
in increased valuation because of inflation, it is unlikely that this would amount to more than a 3% increase
in our overall tax capacity value. Subtracted from this potential 3% increase is the reduction in commercial,
industrial and residential tax capacity rates. For example, commercial and industrial properties will see a
2%-2.8% reduction in their tax capacity value next year compared to 1999. Likewise, residential tax
capacity values will also see a reduction of 1 %-1.8%, depending on the market value ofthe property. These
changes have been made to the class rate schedule by the state legislature and will likely result in the City not
realizing a true gain in its tax capacity value. In addition, I also assume that the NSP property value may also
see a slight decrease due to depreciation and they will also receive the 2.8% reduction as I noted above. The
bottom line is, I don't expect our overall tax capacity value to increase to help offset any additional budget
needs.
As I mentioned at our last workshop, the Council will be asked to look at issuing a general improvement
bond later this fall for funding all of the City's share of various projects we now have in progress. It is
anticipated this bond issue will be about $1,250,000 to $1,500,000 and will require future tax levies to pay
. back about half of the loan. As you may have noticed, no funds have been included in the budget levy at this
time to cover the City's share of the ISTEA pathway bridge project on County Road 1 18. The ISTEA grant
project needs to be completed next year if we are to receive the funds and will require a local contribution of
between $125,000 to $175,000 including engineering costs. The City has accumulated budget reserves in the
capital outlay fund totaling approximately $75,000 for various pathway segments associated with this ISTEA
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grant and if the project is to be financed next year, it will likely have to be included in the bond sale. lfnot,
financed by a bond, it would have to corne from cuts in other general or park fund budgets if the Council
keeps the levy the same without allowing any increase.
As a reminder, a preliminary budget and tax levy will need to be adopted by the Council by September 15th.
It is recommended that the City also adopt a resolution notifying the County Auditor that the City may have
a tax rate that is higher than last years. This resolution does not prohibit the City from adopting a final levy
that results in no tax increase or even a tax rate decrease, but without the resolution being adopted, the City
would be restricting its ability to raise the tax rate in the future. A public hearing is necessary before this
resolution can be adopted and it is expected to be on our council agenda September 13th. Finally, the Council
must select a date for the initial budget and levy hearing and it is recommended that the Council consider
having this hearing on Wednesday, December gth prior to our first meeting in December. In addition to the
public hearing meeting, a final budget and levy cannot be adopted until a subsequent meeting anticipated for
December 13th.
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TAX LEVY SUMMARY
2000 BUDGET
ALL FUNDS
Parks
General
Library
Transportation
Shade Tree
OAA
HRA
Debt Service
Capital Imp. Revolving
Community Center
$660,680
$2,100,238
$31,095
$17,460
$0
$7,000
$15,295
$1,302,927
$10,480
$472,550
$458,171
$2,550,678
$32,790
$21,722
$0
$4,425
$15,790
$1,264,135
$0
$540,053
$458,171
$2,280,639
$32,790
$21,722
$0
$4,425
$15,790
$1,264,135
$0
$540,053
$270,039
Net Levy Decrease to Cover Debt
Net Levy Increase for Non-debt Portion of Budget
Net Certified Levy Decrease/Increase
Maximum Levy Allowed
Remaining Levy Authority Available
-$38,792
$38,792
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$5,209,203
$591,478
Payable 1995 Tax Capacity Rate
Payable 1996 Tax Capacity Rate
Payable 1997 Tax Capacity Rate
Payable 1998 Tax Capacity Rate
Payable 1999 Tax Capacity Rate
Payable 2000 Tax Capacity Rate
18.228
18.509
19.136
27.001
35.186
35.186
94/Payable 1995 $15,586,930 28.228 $2,841,185
95/payable 1996 $15,792,922 18.509 $2,922,800
96/Payable 1997 $15,993,989 19.136 $3,059,880
97/Payable 1998 $14,413,597 27.001 $3,883,013
98/Payable 1999 $13,123,681 35.186 $4,617,725
99/Payable 2000 $13,123,681 35.186 $4,617,725
COMMENTS: *Community Center budget levy includes $562,750 for debt service and
$177,303 for operations with a transfer from Liquor Fund of $200,000
(Net Levy Required = $540,053)
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PARKS & RECREATION
Parks & Recreation/Cemetery
TOTAL PARKS & RECREATION
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Community Development
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GENERAL FUND SUMMARY
2000 RUDGET
REVENUE
1999
2000
TAXES
Current Ad Valorem
Penalty/Interest
Tax IncrementsnKmart
$2, 100,238
$1,000
$77,900
$2,280,639
$1,500
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LICENSES & PERMITS - NON-ROSINESS
Building Permits $210,000 $280,000
Variances/Conditional Uses $2,100 $3,000
Dog Licenses $250 $250
Others $5,800 $6,000
INTER-GOVERNMENTAL
Fire Department Aid $46,400 $47,450
Police Department Aid $18,500 $20,000
. State lIighway Aid $43,000 $57,000
State Aids - Other (PERA) $6,740 $6,740
State Aids - HACA $266,562 $270,039
State Aids - LGA $8,162
CHARGES FOR SERVICES
General Government $1,500 $2,500
Public Safety (Township Contract) $67,355 $71,645
Streets - CSAH maintenance $9,000 $8,700
Deputy Registrar $115,000 $120,000
Other $500 $300
Subdivision Fees $7,500 $7,000
Special Processing Fee (Garbage) $50,000 $60,000
Recycling Incentive $7,000 $7,000
Inspection Fees $35,000 $35,000
Garbage Cart Rental $11,000 $28,000
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PARK FUND SUMMARY
2000 BUDGET
EXPENDITURES 1999 2000
Salaries $176,280 $195,355
Benefits $42,200 $44,080
Supplies - Operating $20,950 $27,500
Bldg/EquipNeh Repair Supplies $6,100 $8,000
Pathway Maint. Fund $20,000 $20,000
Misc. Professional Services $5,700 $5,500
Telephone $4,000 $4,000
Travel/Conf/Schools/Dues $1,250 $1 ,400
Public Info/Advertising $1,500 $1,500
Utilities $10,800 $10,800
Repair & Maint - Bldg & Equip $7,500 $7,000
Uniform Rental $1,000 $2,300
Misc. & Community Celebrations $900 $6,350
Capital Outlay - Equipment $26,500 $53,000
Capital Outlay -Improvements $316,000 $81,386
TOTAL PARK FUND $640,680 $468,171
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REVENUE
Ad Valorem Taxes $458,171
Park Dedication Fees $10,000
$468,171
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2000 Community Center Budget.. Proposed
REVENUES: Original OPTION 2 OPTION 3
User tees 141,000 148.357 148,357
Membership Fees 213.000 214,100 214,100
Room/Space Rental 30,000 30.000 30.000
Concessions 42.000 42.000 42.000
Other Service Revenue 3.000 3.000 3.000
Gift Certificate Sales
Vendina Machine Revenue 6.000 6.000 6.000
ProeJram Revenue 10.000 10.000 10.000
Childcare Revenue 10.000 15,000 15,000
National Guard Revenue 600 600 600
Cash over
Grant Appropriations
TOTOAL REVENUE 455,600 469,057 469,057
EXPENSES:
Salaries - Fulltime 171,000 144,440 144,440
Salaries - Parttime 296,000 194,812 168.234
Salaries - T emparary
Pera Contributions 19.080 13.859 12.773
FICA Contributions 28.950 21,034 19.386
Medicare Contributions 6.770 4,919 4.534
Health/Dental/Ute Insurance 33.370 27,810 27.810
U.C. Benefit Payments 500 500 500
Worker's Comp Benefit pmt
Program ocerating costs 2.500 2.500 2.500
Mise Office supplies 2.000 2,000 2.000
Cleaning Supplies 12.000 12.000 12.000
Chemical Products 10.000 10.000 10,000
Mise Oceratino Supplies
Landscaoina Materials
Prof Services - Custodial 71.000 5.000 5,000
Maintenance aareements
Mise Professional Services 6.000 1.600 1.600
Telephone 8.500 8.500 8.500
Travel Expense 500 500 500
Conference & Schools 1.500 1.500 1.500
Freight
AdvertisinQ 11.000 11.000 11,000
General Public Information
Brochures 4.000 4.000 4.000
Property Insurance 10.000 14,083 14.083
Electric eo. 000 60.000 60.000
Gas 66.000 66.000 66,000
Repair & Mtc - Building 2.000 2.000 2.000
Repair & Mtc - Mach & Equip 2.000 2.000 2,000
Equipment Rental so. 000 2.000 2,000
Uniform Rental 5,200 4,000 4,000
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Dues, Mbrshics, subscrip 500 500 500
Imcrovements
Furniture & Fixtures
Office Eauioment
Other Eauioment
Lease Pmt to HRA - Prine
Lease Pmt to HRA - Interest
Prizes 1,000 1,000 1,000
Prof Serv ~ Websitelemail 1,200 0 0
Prof Serv - Lawn Services 850 0 0
Prof Serv - Newsletter 500 500 500
PostaQe 4,000 4,000 4,000
Radio Units 2,000 0 0
Mise Printina
General UabilltV Insurance
Cash Short
Uncollectible Checks
Riverfest
Walk & Roll
Comouter Eauioment
Credit Card % 5,000 5,000 5,000
Bad Debt
Prof Services - laundry 15,000 15,000 15.000
Concessions oroduct/supplies 31,500 31,500 31,500
OoeninQ Excenses 2,500 2,500 2,500
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TOTAL EXPENSES
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676.057
207,000
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Revenues as % of Expenses
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SUMMARY
DEBT SERVICE FUNDS
2000 BUDGET FORECAST
REVENUE
1999
2000
Current ad valorem:
Interest:
Special assmt. ~ County:
Transfer in ~ Tax Increment
Transfer in ~ Liquor Fund (Community Ctr. Bond)
Transfer in ~ Community Center Fund
Transfer in ~ Sewer access fund (VWVTP Note)
Transfer in ~ 93 Fire Hall Refundng Bond
$1,302,927
$106,225
$835,802
$249,850
$200,000
$361,925
$450,000
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$1,264,135
$134,355
$457,858
$103,150
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$562,750
$500,000
$200,722
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Principal $2,042,455 $2,407,546
Interest $1,430,471 $1,433,598
Paying agent fees $8,730 $7,974
I nterest Expense $19,675 $3,200
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CAPITAL OUTLAY INCLUDED UNDER OPTION #3
. liTEM COSTI FUND
Administration
Typewriter $1,200 General
Commercial Shredder $2,500
Dictaphone (Portable) $325
$4,025
Data Processin9
2000 Sheet Tray for Laser Printer $1,300 General
Deskjet Color Printer $400
AS 400 Printer (In place of forms burster) $4,000
Four (4) P.C.'s $10,000
$15,700
PW Inspections
Large CADD Printer $6,000 General
Sh2p
Replacement pressure washer $6,000 General
Replacement air compressor $4,500
$10,500
Refuse
(1000) Garbage carts $62,000 General
. (450) Sets recycling bins $10,000
$72,000
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New crack router $8,000 General
Overlay 3rd Street Parking Lot $20,000
$28,000
Snow/Ice
Second 1/2 of new plow truck (Original Budget $47,500) $68,000
Libra'Y
Shelving - Bookcases(Original budget had $12000 for ADA Imp.) $4,350 Library
Fire Department
(5) Airpacks $7,600 General
Balance of video imaging camera $8,100
$15,700
Economic Development
MCP Contributions $35,000 General
Central Mn. Initiative Fund Request $6,500
$41,500
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Broom Attachment Taro Mower
Adopt-a-Park Program
Riverfest Celebration
Replacement 1-ton truck with dump
Bleacher Retrofitting
Snow Blower attachment for John Deer 935
Various Park Improvements**
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$5,000
$5,000
$35,000
$10,000
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$144,386
General
TOTAL.ALLDEPARTMENTS
$410,161
"Specific Park improvements could be taken from the following revised list of projects recommended by the Parks Commisison:
VPlay Structures - 4th Street Park & Parwest Park
lC"Prairie/Otter Creek
ic~Cardinal Hills Tot Lot Paystructure & Landscaping
vPioneer Park - Shelter & Pathway
,/ River Mill Parking Lot
v Playground - West Bridge Park
/Lighting (2) Fields @ NSP Park
v Soccer Field Development
v' Adopt-a-Park Seed Money
$30,000
$2,000
$10,000
$94,000
$50,000
$35,000
$35,000
$30,000
$5,000
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CAPITAL OUTLA Y ITEMS
Requested but not Funded
Yet in Budget Proposals
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North Anchor Land Acquisition Funding
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Funding for "IS"TEA" Pathway Bridge - County Road I J 8
AMOUNT
$200,000
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$175,000
Increase in Police contract hours (4 hrs per dayl1460 year)
$55,845
Partial Funding (1/3) for future new fire truck - City share 2/3 of $200,000
$45,000
Housing Study - HRA
$20,000
Sidewalk Connection - Broadway to Parking Lot (Grassl Parcel)
$20,000
City share of local match for TIF Projects to avoid penalties of LGA & HACA
$100,000
Fire Department - (6) Replacement Pagers
- (1) Air Packs
$2,400
$ I ,900
Data Processing - (1) PC Computers
$2,500
Administration - (1) Portable Dictaphones
$325
Annual Sealcoating Projects
$27,500
Shop - Waste oil furnace
$7,000
Street Lighting - Replace (22) lights on Broadway
$130,000
Rebuild Fallon A venue - Chelsea Road to south city limits
$500,000
Street lights for South Highway 25 Project
$150,000
Street Replacement & Storm Sewer - West River Street
- 7th Street Overlay
$500,000
$60,000
Additional I-Ton Dump Truck (Street Dept)
$30,000
Library Addition
Library landscaping and fixtures
$600,000
$60,000
Various Park Improvements from previous list ($291,000-$81,386
$209,614
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CAPITAL OUTLAY FUND
ITEMS BUDGETED FOR OR COMMITTED
BUT NOT SPENT YET
Year Item Dollar Amount
1999 Library Building/Window Repairs $58,000
MCP Contributions - Matching $35,000
Future Industrial Park Land Acquisition (3rd year) $25,000
Central Minnesota Initiative Fund Request $2,000
1998 Funding for land acquisition along river $35,000
Future industrial park land acquisition (2nd- year) $75,000
Klein Farms Park $36,000
Additional ballfields - NSP Park $40,000
River Park enhancements $60,000
1997 River Park enhancements $20,000
Pathways - River Road to Middle School $15,000
Pathways - Ellison Park to Mississippi Drive $30,000
Concession Building - Meadow Oak Park $12,000
Future industrial park land acquisition (1 st year) $75,000
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County Road 118 pathway $15,000
Parking lot - Meadow Oak (113) $13,000
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1996 Sewer interceptor reserve $80,000
1995 Sewer interceptor reserve $60,000
1994 Sewer interceptor reserve $60,000
1993 Sewer interceptor reserve $100,000
Total intercelJtor reserve $300,000
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REVENUE AND EXPENDlTURE SUMMARY
2000 BUDGET
General $3,312,425 $3,324,425 $3,529,770 $3,529,770
Parks $670,680 $670,680 $468,171 $468,171
Library $32,295 $32,295 $32,790 $32,790
Transportation $74,900 $74,900 $89,300 $89,300
Shade Tree $8,160 $67,735 $3,665 $43,120
Community Center $516,650 $516,650 $1,209,110 $1,209,110
UDAG $8,370 $0 $10,130 $0
OAA $8,200 $8,200 $5,700 $5,700
11RA $419,795 $395,755 $752,480 $411,630
EDA $41,540 $7,120 $37,960 $7,000
SCERG $6,180 $0 $6,805 $0
CMIF $140 $0 $145 $0
Debt Service $3,506,759 $3,501,331 $3,222,970 $3,852,318
Liquor $2,080,675 $1,998,570 $2,531,225 $2,345,440
Water $279,500 $464,380 $306,875 $539,935 *
Sewer $696,115 $1,860,765 $737,080 $1,804,475 **
. Cemetery $23,975 $37,050 $23,090 $31,290
Capital Improvements $82,180 $82,000 $112,030 $0
Water Access $104,400 $0 $146,000 $25,000
Storm Sewer Access $181,450 $0 $174,760 $0
Sanitary Sewer Access $405,780 $745,800 $698, I 00 $535,000
COMMENTS:
* Includes $1,088,185 Depreciation ~ contributed assets sewer
**Includes $235,605 Depreciation - contributed assets water
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SUMMARY OF PROJECTED REVENUES
EXPENDITURES AND FUND BALANCES
(Cash and Investments)
Parks Fund $100 $468,171 $468,171 $100
General $2,941,900 $3,529,770 $3,529,770 $2,941,900
Library $2,4 75 $34,290 $34,290 $2,475
Tree $47,980 $3,665 $43,120 $8,525
OAA $10,530 $5,700 $5,700 $10,530
Water $271,865 $306,875 $304,330 $274,410
Water Access $567,685 $146,000 $396,000 $317,685
Sewer $357,280 $737,080 $716,290 $378,070
Sewer Access $1,450,480 $698,100 $535,000 $1,613,580
Transportation $100 $89,300 $89,300 $100
Liquor $214,480 $2,531,225 $2,345,440 $400,265
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HRA $139,040 $752,480 $431,630 $459,890
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EOA $419,420 $37,960 $7,000 $450,380
SCERG $157,830 $6,805 $0 $164,635
CMIF $540 $145 $0 $685
Storm Sewer Access $333,100 $174,760 $712,850 -$204,990
Cemetery $2,250 $23,090 $31,290 -$5,950
Community Center Fund $0 $1,209,110 $1,209,110 $0
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Income Expense
Membershio/Daily Passes 8,500
Full time Salaries 28,700
Part time Salaries 8,500
Employer's Contributions 9,100
PERA, FICA, Health, etc
Misc Equip Purchases 21,000
Fitness Equipment 30,000
Software/Hardware EQuipment 26,100
Pool Chemicals 800
CleaninQ Supplies 1,000
Misc Office Supplies 2,300
Telephone 700
Conference & Schools 700
General Public Information 800
AdvertisinQ 4,800
Insurance (1 month) 1,200
Electric 5,000
Gas 5,500
Uniforms 300
Laundry Services 1,300
Concessions Supplies 2,000
Prof Services - Bathrooms 1,100
Prizes - ODenine 1,000
Total 8,500 151 ,900
Net Income -143,400
1999 Budget -110,625
Over Budget 32,775
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1999 Budget Worksheet
Full.time Salaries:
Director
All other Full time for 3 weeks
Part-time for 2 weeks
22,500
6,200
8,500
Employer's Contributions:
PERA, FICA, Medicare, UC Benefit, HealthlDental
Kitty Baltos 8,100
Others 1,000
Misc. Start-Up Equipment:
Janitorial Supplies (cleaning cart, vacuum, floor buffer
brooms, buckets, mops, garbage cans) 6,200
Kitchen Supplies: (dishes, bus carts, utensils, airpots) 5,000
Activity Equipment: (gym balls and cart, teen center equipment,
climbing shoes, helmets and pads, pool toys
childcare toys, fitness stereo, exercise mats
Wrist bands for security, etc) 9.800
Total Misc. Start Up Equipment 21,000
. Fitness Equipment:
Bid from StairMaster 30,000
8 pieces of resistence equipment and
3 pieces of cardio equipment
Software and Hardware Equipment:
CSI Software and necessary hardware
(Bar code reader, receipt printer, etc)
3 PC's, 1 laser printer - Check-in desk
1 Year maintenance agreement
Sales tax (approximate)
15,725
7,500
1,800
1.075
Total Software/Hardware
26,100
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Territory Manager. Tim Block
Salea Coordinator. Geri Pa h
9902228
CITY OF MONTICEllO
AlTN: ACCOUNTS PA YAalE
PO SOX 1147
206-823-7151 STAIRMASTAR SPORTS
4121121 Pla5
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Commercial Sales Division
.mmerelal Sales Direct: (800) 777-4348
orate Main Office: 800 635-2936
Ship to: 9902228
CITY OF MONTICEllO
ATTN: KITTY BAt TOS
250 E BROADWAY
Commercial Fax: (800) 784-7381
Bill to:
MONTICELLO MN 55382
Tel: 612-271-3288
MONTICELLO MN 55362
Tel: 812-295-2700
Fu 612.295-4404
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RUG 30 '99 15:18
Proposal #: 1883
Date: 3D-Aug-S9
Page 1 of 2
Ext: 7630
Ext: 7327
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TA3aOO 1 ($300.00) (S300.00)
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Crating: $0.00 <\>\\0 t:
Volume DlKoum: $0.00
Subtotal belcre Tax: $28.103.00
Tax: $0.00
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Monticello Community Partners
2000 Budget Request to the
Monticello City Council
Summary
MCP is requesting a matching grant in an amount of (up to) $35,000 from the City of Monticello
for the year 2000. The city has provided MCP with a matching grant of $35,000 in 1997, 1998
and 1999 based on matching donations raised by MCP from businesses and individuals. We
anticipate that we will have adequate support to again request the full grant of $35,000 for
2000.
A summary of MCP accomplishments in 1999 is attached.
Objectives and New Initiatives for the year 2000
Monticello Community Partners will begin the year 2000 with a focus on bringing new
businesses to the greater Monticello area. We have recently completed a market survey listing
numerous 'holes' that we believe would prove successful in our market area. Armed with this
survey and detailed reports of market conditions in Monticello, we will be extending an invitation
to various businesses to 'come take a look' at what Monticello has to offer. There is a renewed
sense of urgency in maintaining the downtown area as we approach this new year. While major
growth lies knocking just down the road in the form of an outlet mall, opportunity to 'piggy-back'
on their success awaits us here in Monticello. Changing times and marketing strategies can
bring business into Monticello as never before.
Retaining our current businesses is also very important to MCP as competition looms around
the corner. We have currently, under production, a project (shopping directory) that will enable
current businesses and clients to better understand what is available in Monticello and to utilize
those services. One of the marketing survey results indicated that the public is not aware of all
the services available right here in town.
MCP also believes in 'dress for success'. By continuing our work on facade renovations, we can
assist our downtown business owners in achieving the look of success. MCP has compiled, and
is still expanding, sources and directories to make facade renovations affordable and exciting.
While providing administrative support for the Design Advisory Team, MCP continues to
expand its photo montages of the downtown, collect historical data, and research the cultural
and social history of Monticello. To date, eight buildings have proceeded through the City of
Monticello's matching grant facade renovation program. As of September first, five additional
building owners have expressed interest and the DA T team is working on bringing to them their
initial sketches and ideas.
Another new focus for the year 2000 will be encouraging the public to utilize the parking
facilities that are offered downtown. As businesses become more aware of the value of having
parking at their rear entrances, fixing up rear facades will become more important to these
owners. Again DAT will begin their work of sketching, promoting and analyzing the possibilities
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Projects Descriptions Status
Building Improvement MCP maintains a resource library for businesses and ongoing
Resource Library building owners who wish to build their business or
to make structural improvements to their buildings.
H RA Lot MCP maintains the HRA lot by planting flowers and cleaning ongoing
the gravel of debris. The plan calls for providing gathering
and sitting spaces downtown. This test space has proven that
pedestrians will use benches in the downtown area if provided.
Great Beginnings & MCP formally recognized 20 businesses/building owners for completed
& DMFR Program making major improvements to their buildings. A public slide
show showing before and after photos and presented plaques
to each participant commemorated these 20 improvements.
The positive public response to the degree of progress was
overwhelming.
Design Advisory OAT continues to provide project review and research services ongoing
Team (OAT) for projects that impact the aesthetic complexion of Monticello.
MCP provides the administrative support for the OAT.
Revitalization MCP sponsored speaker Jerry Kimball, past city planner for completed
. Know-how Duluth to speak on Duluth's revitalization efforts, challenges
and successes. Jerry's experiences were very encouraging
and was asked to return to kick off the North Anchor Project.
North Anchor MCP worked with Parks, HRA and Planning to help organize the completed
North Anchor committee. OAT participated at the actual planning
meetings.
Marketing Survey Intern Amanda Gaetz designed a comprehensive phone survey completed
to determine the shopping habits of Monticello. 300 area
residents were surveyed by MCP volunteers. TDS donated the
phone bank. This professional study, with an error rate of 2.5%,
indicates the new businesses that Monticello and area
consumers will support. It is a valuable tool in recruiting new
businesses to downtown.
Shopping Directory The creation of a local shopping directory that extols the unique December
goods and services that downtown businesses offer. This
project is aimed a getting residents to spend more of their
shopping dollars in Monticello.
New Business A major MCP focus in 2000 is to recruit new businesses to December
Recruitment Package downtown. This package of materials will be targeted at
businesses we think Monticello and area residents will
support.
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Events, Economic Revitalization, and Special Projects (cont.)
Projects
CSAH 75
Web Site
East Bridge Park
Descriptions
Status
An MCP representative worked on the CSAH 75 task force,
researching open issues and making recommendations
comparing costs to long term safety and aesthetic benefits.
completed
MCP initiated its web site in 1998 with basic
organizational information and meeting info. This
year work began to make the site a resource tool that
includes our resource library, links with local and
urban affairs, design guidelines, and revitalization status
reports.
ongoing
MCP continues to maintain East Bridge Park,
the park we have adopted. The hard work of
MCP volunteers and the Parks Department has
paid off. Most say the park has never looked better!
ongoing
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Main -Street making inroads in the 'burbs
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Although most of the plans result
from "visioning" sessions, in
which citizens help imagine a
more satisfying community, the
concepts have critics.
By David Peterson
. Star Tribune Staff Writer
Maple Grove is about to make
one out of a gravel pit. Coon
Rapids has dreamed of one for 30
years, and it's finally beginning to
happen. Champlin's trying to
bring one back that it had and
lost. Burnsville's in the midst of a
community squabble over wheth-
er to create one out of a drooping
retail strip.
Main Street is coming back,
and in the unlikeliest of places:
suburbia.
Suburbs all around the Twin
Cities are planning to develop
and redevelop in ways that turn
away from the "suburban" model
in favor of 19th-century village
greens, sidewalks, narrow tree.
lined streets and park benches.
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"commons." Goodbye strip cen-
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significant public presence in its
downtown, including perhaps a
major new regional library. What
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planner Randy Groves, is tradi-
tional enough that, "Who knows,
someday we may have a statue of
some guy on a horse!"
. ~ Chanhallen is promoting
: Village on the Ponds, "inspired by
: the best qualities of turn-of-the
.; century European and American
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;: types of housing along with retail
, in a Main Street configuration,
: offices, a church, a school. a mo-
, tel and other features amid lakes,
: woods, creeks, trails and parks.
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'. have a retail center similar to Edi-
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project, in that it will get folks out
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of their cars and lure them into a
setting that includes a pond,
landscaping, benches and trails.
~ Champlin is thinking about
closing some roads in an area
that used to be its downtown and
creating a new riverfront commu-
nity gathering place that includes
an old-fashioned bandshell.
More pUblic places
"Almost every community
wants a sense of place: said John
Kari, of the Metropolitan Council,
who often works with local offi-
cials on their plans. ~More and
more they are looking to civic
spaces that are more than just
malls, more than just consumer.
ism - that are more 'public'
places. Retail is a part of it, as it
was of the old Main Street, but
not the only part. ..
Maple Grove, for instance,
plans a new City Hall in connec.
tion with its Main Street, giving it
the feel of the old small-town
square with its county court.
house. A redevelopment zone in
an area of St. ouis Park that
gradually declined and now
houses pawn shops will incorpo-
rate a public park and recreation-
al center. Burnsville wants to in-
clude a new theater and arts cen-
ter as a centerpiece of its plans,
looking out over a park as the
Ordway Music Theatre does in
downtown St. Paul.
Some of the plans include mul.
tifamily housing that will help sop
up the area's rapidly growing pop'
ulation while allowing residents to
do multiple errands without using
their cars. And for that, some say,
we should all be grateful.
"We're talking about adding
650,000 people over the next 20
years and not expanding the
roadway system, " said Brad
Scheib, an urban planner with the
Hoisington Koegler Group Inc.,
Minneapolis. "So creating these
downtowns is a favor to the
region: It's that many fewer trips
taken out on the regional trans-
portation system."
Critics' fears
The suburban city councils are
considering ideas backed by
"New Urbanists,~ city designers
who oppose development pat-
terns that cater to cars and favor
development that encourages
walking, narrow streets to dis-
courage speeding, convenient ac-
cess to transit and the use of
common meeting places, such as
village greens. In the process,
however, the city leaders some-
times find themselves caught be-
tween their hip design teams
from Minneapolis' Warehouse
District and their own constitu-
ents, many of whom like the way
they're living.
Burnsville's plan, like some of
the others, uses 50th-and-France-
style multi-story parking ramps
tucked away out of sight as the
answer to what to do with peo-
ple's cars. And Mike Moore, own-
er of Red ion iquors, at the
heart of what is to be Bumsville's
new Heart of the City, warns
against Utopian visions of a pe-
destrian paradise here on the
blizzard-prone tundra.
"I keep telling these people,
'This is not Phoenix, Arizona,' "
he said. "We don't have 350 days
of sunshine. People gotta walk in
January and February from these
parking ramps out to the exclu-
sive little shops they want. ~
He and his allies have gath-
ered hundreds of signatures on
petitions opposing the project,
which the council wiU act on on
Wednesday.
Cities wanting to create down-
towns, especially in built-up ar.
eas, can find themselves with op-
position from everywhere. In try-
ing to establish a critical mass in
one part of town, using major
public investment, they can look
as though they're trying to lure
folks away from tax-paying busi-
nesses in other parts. But the
businesses in the area they're try.
ing to redevelop may be no more
enthusiastic for other reasons, in-
cluding the cost of special as-
sessments.
Another sore spot for some is
the inclusion in some projects of
high-density housing, including
that intended for poor people.
That's a major goal for state and
Met Council officials, but a
source of resistance for some
suburbanites already sensing ra.
cial and social class changes.
Woodbury, Maple Grove, and
other suburbs are being praised
these days by Met Council offi.
cials for their success recently in
approving hundreds of affordable
units. some of them in or near
quasi-downtown developments.
Another frequenrcomplaint is
that suburbs are trading one
numbingly-familiar style of de-
velopment for another that's
newer but will turn out to be just
as repetitive. A flier circulating in
Burnsville speaks of "high-priced
city planning consultants. . . that
apparently use the same pitch and
basic plans for each of the cities
requesting their assistance. ~
Ed Delmoro, a citizen leading
the charge for the project, dis-
agrees. NicoUetAvenue in Burns.
ville right now looks just like any
other suburban retail artery, he
said. "It's like, 'Blink your eyes
and now where are you?' ~ What
will replace it, he said, is distinc-
tive. "
"Our planners sometimes
mention 50th and France, or
Grand Avenue or Rice Park in 5t.
Paul, when they talk about what
we have in mind," he said. "But
we're not trying to copy any of
them. We want a pedestrian-
friendly gathering place, like they
are, but we'd like to see Bums-
ville's be unique. ~
Where Moore of Red ion iq-
uors foresees hapless consumers
fighting blizzard-force winds,
Delmoro sees himself someday
sipping a drink on a plaza along
one of the area's premier thor-
oughfares, on a street that climbs
the Minnesota River Valley to
overlook the whole of the Twin
Cities area, with the Minneapolis
slcyline gleaming in the distance.
"People think we're trying to
turn Burnsville into Boston," he
said. "That's not it at all. We're
taking a small parcel showing
signs of blight and trying to turn
it into a little jewel."