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The City Council of Medina, Minnesota held a special meeting on
October 26, 1993 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers.
Present: Councilmembers John Ferris, James Johnson, Ann Thies,
Philip Zietlow and Mayor Anne Theis.
Absent: None.
Also Present: Public Works Director Jim Dillman, Police Chief
Richard Rabenort and Clerk -Treasurer Jeff Karlson.
1. BFI REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION OF WOODLAKE LANDFILL SURCHARGE FEES
Clerk -Treasurer Karlson said BFI submitted a request for exemption
status of the residual waste taken to the Woodlake Landfill which
came from their recycling plant in Minneapolis. In a letter to
Zoning Administrator Loren Kohnen, District Manager Mark Elsbernd
said a new state law allowed qualified recycling centers to be
granted an exemption of landfill abatement fees on residual waste
if the recycling plant recovered in excess of 850 of incoming solid
waste. Elsbernd said BFI received exemption status from the state
which allowed them to receive a refund on abatement fees paid since
October 1, 1992. Karlson said the refund would amount to
approximately $1,400 which accounted for 415.76 tons of residual
waste taken to Woodlake.
Moved by Zietlow, seconded by Mayor Theis, to grant BFI an
exemption from the surcharge fees imposed at the Woodlake Sanitary
Landfill for residual waste collected from its recycling plant and
to refund any abatement fees assessed for the residual waste.
Motion carried unanimously.
2. REVIEW OF 1993 BUDGET
The council reviewed a preliminary draft of the 1994 budget, which
showed the following:
Expenditures
General Government $367,044
Public Safety 639,301
Public Works 389,641
Parks 33,610
Recycling 27,188
Total Expenditures: $1,456,784
Less: Anticipated Revenues
Miscellaneous Taxes $ 20,500
Licenses and Permits 106,056
State Aids and Grants 288,962
Charges for Services 126,475
Fines 55,100
Special Assessments 14,500
Interest Earnings 99,000
175
Miscellaneous 25,000
Total Revenues: $ 735,593
Net Amount to be Raised by
Ad Valorem Taxes: $ 721,191
Add: Special Levies
1985 G.O. Improvement
1987 G.O. Improvement
1992 G.O. Refunding
Total Special Levies:
$ 10,500
23,900
141,600
$ 175,800
TOTAL TAX LEVY: $ 986,991
Clerk -Treasurer Karlson provided a summary of the each bond fund
which projected the revenues and expenditures for the life of the
bonds. Councilmember Ferris pointed out that the city had enough
reserves to cover the tax levies on the bond issues for several
years. Ferris said if the city reserved $350,000 in the general
fund, the city would not have to levy for any of the existing bonds
in the future to pay the debt on the outstanding bonds.
The council agreed not to levy for the outstanding bonds due in
1994 and that the bonds would be paid with excess bond fund
reserves.
The council reviewed each line item in the budget. Several
revisions were made and Clerk -Treasurer Karlson was asked to enter
the revisions and to provide a revised copy of the budget for the
November 2, 1993 council meeting.
The council discussed the salary ranges and pay steps recommended
by the League of Minnesota Cities. The council agreed to consider
the adoption of the job descriptions and a salary range at the
November 2 meeting. The council directed the department heads to
bring back salary proposals to the next council meeting using the
salary range of "5% above median" which was one of the three ranges
presented by the League.
3. ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Thies, seconded by Zietlow, to adjourn the meeting at
11:25 p.m.
ATTEST:
Jeffr4 arlson, Clerk -Treasurer
October 26, 1993
Anne E. Theis, Mayor