2012-06-19 Council Workshop minutesMendota Heights City Council
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
Minutes of the Council Workshop
Held Tuesday, June 19, 2012
June 19, 2012
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Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a workshop of the City Council, City of Mendota Heights,
Minnesota was held at 4:30 p.m. at City Hall, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights, Minnesota.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Krebsbach called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. The following members were present:
Councilmembers Duggan, Povolny, Petschel and Vitelli. Also in attendance were City Administrator
Justin Miller, Finance Director Kristen Schabacker, and City Engineer /Public Works Director John
Mazzitello.
2013 BUDGET PROCESS
Miller presented the item and stated that staff was preparing the 2013 budget. Staff was interested in
knowing if the council had any issues that they would specifically like addressed in the draft budget.
Councilmember Petschel indicated that she would like to review the amount of debt being issued for
street projects. The council reviewed projected debt service levies provided by staff and asked that it
continue to be monitored through the budget process. The council also discussed potential budget
workshop dates and indicated their preference for it to be held on August 21st before the regularly
scheduled council meeting that evening.
INFRASTRUCURE MANAGEMENT PLAN REVIEW
Miller indicated that this was being discussed at a workshop as directed by the council during their
annual goal setting. Mazzitello briefly went through the basis for how projects were selected and
prioritized and explained the various funding mechanisms. The council had questions about specific
projects as well as questioned what the impact would be on pushing some projects back to future years.
Also discussed was the future ownership of the water system and the ongoing debt /bonding needs to
meet the project demands. While no formal action was taken, council directed staff to continue with the
plan but to be conscious of budget issues as each year's plan is approached.
ASSESSMENT POLICY REVIEW
Miller stated that this item was also brought forward in response to a council request during the council
goal setting workshop. After discussing the policy and asking questions about specific sections of the
assessment program, the council directed staff to continue the policy as presented.
ADJOURN
Mayor Krebsbach adjourned the meeting at 6:00 p.m.
Mendota Heights City Council
ATTEST:
Lorri Smith
City Clerk
June 19, 2012
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