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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,December 9,2019 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Olson noted the City Council is asked to approve the General Fund Budget per state requirements. The <br /> estimated revenues are$9,143,200 and the appropriated expenditures are the same amount,which is a <br /> balanced budget. Special revenue funds budgets are also adopted including the park fund,the drug and <br /> felony forfeiture fund, and the TIF fund. <br /> Olson noted the general fund consists of$9,300,000,which is the biggest piece of the budget and biggest <br /> impact on the tax levy. The 2020 revenue budget is just under 16 million dollars and includes special <br /> revenue funds, capital project funds, debt service funds, and enterprise funds. With the combined <br /> summary of expenditures and other financing uses, it is expected to be 17 million,partly due to how <br /> capital improvement funds are collected and spent for various projects. <br /> Council members and Olson discussed what the City paid the LMCD (Lake Minnetonka Conservation <br /> District)last year, if the budget increased this year, how much it increased,then asked the LMCD rep, <br /> who was present in the audience, if he knew Orono's cost and whether it's been approved. <br /> Mr. Rich Anderson said it is being raised 2.3%. He hasn't been with the LMCD long but has looked at the <br /> budget many times. He stated it's a rounding error for the City of Orono so no one takes much interest, <br /> but after you see all the line items,you have to start asking questions. <br /> Seals noted if it's a 2.3% increase, it's about$1,300. <br /> Mr. Anderson reiterated it's a rounding error but pretty soon it becomes principle. <br /> Johnson said that is an increase even with the moratorium on. <br /> Seals asked what the LMCD used the funds for last year. <br /> Mr. Anderson said LMCD decided, for$100,000,they needed to have a survey done on their plan for <br /> going forward with AIS (Aquatic Invasive Species)harvesting. He took a strong position that Orono <br /> doesn't want to do any harvesting. There was a meeting a couple weeks ago and the LMCD was going <br /> through the AIS plan,which is a summary of what they are going to do. They added $100,000 as a line <br /> item. <br /> Walsh stated they added $25,000 as a marketing budget. <br /> Mr. Anderson said they have income on the top and expenses on the bottom. They had plenty of income. <br /> They put in a$100,000 line item on the bottom to justify the top income for the bottom deficit. <br /> Walsh said with one vote out of 14, Orono did not have a lot of impact. <br /> Mr. Anderson agreed and said he brought up the issue with the City of Minnetonka Bay and nobody is <br /> interested because it is a rounding error. It is the principle, in his opinion. <br /> Mayor Walsh opened the public hearing at 7:02 p.m. <br /> There were no public comments. <br /> Mayor Walsh closed the public hearing at 7:02 p.m. <br /> Page 3 of 34 <br />